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To understand high blood cholesterol (ko-LES-ter-ol), it is important to know more about cholesterol.
  • Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is found in all cells of the body. Your body does need some cholesterol to work the right way but it also makes all the cholesterol it needs.
  • Cholesterol is also found in some of the foods you eat.
  • Your body uses cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.
Blood is watery, and cholesterol is fatty. Just like oil and water, the two do not mix. To travel in the bloodstream, cholesterol is carried in small packages called lipoproteins (lip-o-PRO-teens). The small packages are made of fat (lipid) on the inside and proteins on the outside. Two kinds of lipoproteins carry cholesterol throughout your body. It is important to have healthy levels of both:
    Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is sometimes called bad cholesterol. "
  • High LDL cholesterol leads to a buildup of cholesterol in arteries. The higher the LDL level in your blood, the greater chance you have of getting heart disease.
  • High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is sometimes called good cholesterol.
  • HDL carries cholesterol from other parts of your body back to your liver. The liver removes the cholesterol from your body. The higher your HDL cholesterol level, the lower your chance of getting heart disease.
  • Cholesterol, is vital to the human body- but we make all that we require and do not need to ingest any through our diets. There are fats that the body cannot produce, however, and they are termed "essential" and referred to as essential fatty acids (EFA's ) Primary among this class of fats is what is known as Omega-3's. The vast majority of people are actually deficient- and we have included flax as a key ingredient and source of Omega 3's in all the bars.
  • Numerous scientific studies have shown that Omega 3's act as a natural anti-inflammatory within the body, also reducing pain, the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and lowering cholesterol levels.

All Omega Smart bars are formulated to supply a healthy dose of Omega 3 fatty acids and contain no cholesterol.