Cholesterol is known as a bad thing that you should avoid, especially if you wan to lose unwanted fat. Unfortunately there are a lot of myths about cholesterol. Let's see why lowering you cholesterol could actually harm your health.

1. Cholesterol you eat has no connection with blood cholesterol. In fact your liver produces three to six times more cholesterol than you can actually eat. It is proven that there is no relationship between the amount of saturated fat that you eat and the level of cholesterol levels.

2. There is no such thing as bad cholesterol. LDL cholesterol carries proteins from you liver to the whole of your body and into your cells. HDL cholesterol goes from these cells and back to your liver, where it is recycled. Recycling isn't bad, it is actually more efficient.

3. Having high cholesterol does not increase the risk of heart disease. Cholesterol is the cause of particles getting built up as plaque, which can block your arteries. However, this is only due to a deficiency in antioxidants.

4. Cholesterol is needed to make new cells. Muscles need cholesterol to help them get repaired and be built up after exercise. Cholesterol is needed form the production of hormones such as testosterone, which is vital for being healthy. Cholesterol helps to repair and build new cells that are damaged due to stress and strains.

5. High cholesterol has many benefits such as it protects you from infections and disease, makes you live longer, and raises your testosterone levels, which will build lean muscles, burn more calories and fat.

Now, don't go and eat all that high fat junk food and hope it will raise your cholesterol levels and provide you with better health. You can only get good quality cholesterol from good fat sources such as olive oil, flax seeds, nuts, and fish oils. Get your omega 3, 6 and 9. This will definitely increase you fat loss. I hope I have proved to you that fat can be good for losing weight and being healthy.