Here was a strong connection between diet and heart disease, but one that took a different path from cholesterol.

In about 1758, he isolated for the first time the crystals from cholesterol.

Like other steroid hormones, testosterone is derived from cholesterol (see figure to the left).

Blood vessels may become blocked as a result of plaque build up from too much cholesterol.

For example, vitamin C takes part in the manufacture of corticosteroids from cholesterol.

Millions of Americans take herbal remedies for ailments ranging from high cholesterol to depression.

At 16, he weighed more than 200 pounds, and suffered from high cholesterol.

A steroid is a chemical substance derived from cholesterol.

In the other, the world we live in, people die from high cholesterol.

A steroid hormone is one that is made from cholesterol.