1) History of cholesterol, when was it identified? Write out its structure.
2) What are its functions in the body? Why do we need it?
3) What are normal and abnormal levels?
4) What are some of the connections with heart disease?
5) Discuss the drugs that are prescribed to keep cholesterol under control. How do they work?
6) Also discuss omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and how they are connected to cholesterol levels.
7) Discuss the “good” and the “bad” cholesterol (HDL and LDL). Just what does “good” and “bad”
mean with cholesterol? Do we need both in our bodies?