1.0BIOptimizers Bloghttps://bioptimizers.com/blogMeg Savane, BA, JDhttps://bioptimizers.com/blog/author/meg-s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nKsvyb3w1r"><a href="https://bioptimizers.com/blog/what-causes-high-cholesterol/">What Causes High Cholesterol and Does It Really Cause Heart Disease?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bioptimizers.com/blog/what-causes-high-cholesterol/embed/#?secret=nKsvyb3w1r" width="600" height="338" title="“What Causes High Cholesterol and Does It Really Cause Heart Disease?” — BIOptimizers Blog" data-secret="nKsvyb3w1r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://bioptimizers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1.png17781079Your body needs cholesterol. But what about when it gets too high? And what if your diet is high in cholesterol? Are you doomed to have heart disease? In this article, you’ll get the answer to these questions and better understand what causes high cholesterol and what your blood test results mean.