So higher cholesterol isn’t bad? 90% of the cholesterol in you body is made in the liver and brain, not from dietary consumption.  So why is the body so vigorously making this supposed villain? It’s not stupid. It makes it because it is totally necessary for survival. You would die without cholesterol. It is the necessary building block for cell walls and hormones. It is needed for digestion, and for brain protection. Your brain is 65% cholesterol, you want less? And it is also necessary for energy production. These a clearly essential body functions that would be impossible without cholesterol. Removing cholesterol reduces the effectiveness of all these body functions. So why is it villainized and what it the real problem with cholesterol? See in the next issue