Cholesterol and triglycerides are substances normally present in our body, but must be kept under control because their increase can lead to serious dangers and the onset of chronic diseases in the medium and long term, even fatal. It is usual to distinguish cholesterol in good and bad: the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol lies in the type of protein that transport it to the inside of our body, necessary because cholesterol is not water-soluble and therefore to be able to travel the blood vessels must bind to these proteins. The bad cholesterol is the one known as LDL and becomes dangerous when its quantity in the blood increases to such an extent that different oxidation processes lead to its deposition on the inner wall of the arteries and therefore to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques that diminish the useful lumen of blood vessels . The restriction of the space useful for the transit of blood also implies an increase in the necessary cardiac pressure, necessary to make the atherosclerotic obstacle pass to the blood. An excessive accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries, therefore an excessive hypercholesterolemia, can also cause the total loss of patency of the blood vessels and consequently, the infarct. This is why it is useful and proper to maintain a healthy lifestyle and nutrition and to periodically measure the values ​​of cholesterol in the blood in order to avoid this type of consequence in time. The supplements of this section help to keep the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood low, proving very important to preserve our health from serious and unfortunately sometimes irremediable damages. Triglycerides are very large complex molecules that contain a variable number of fatty acids and most of them are taken with the diet and not produced spontaneously by our body. They constitute a valid reserve of energy, but when their value exceeds the limits of energy utility, these fats accumulate in the blood creating potential situations of hepatic and cardiovascular damage. The diet first of all and a healthy lifestyle in general are the determining factor to prevent this from happening and it can be useful, of course, to integrate the food with the products you find in this section.