Hi, I'm Dr. Neil Barnard. Welcome to the exam room. Today we're going to talk about cholesterol.

Did you know your body already produces all the cholesterol you need? You don't need any

in your diet. You're better off without it. And in this episode, weight loss champion Chuck

Carroll is going to be here with Dr. Steve Neibor from the Barnard Medical Center. And

he'll tell you exactly how cholesterol is made. Everything you need to know to be safe.

You'll hear about all the risks associated with high cholesterol, including not just

heart disease, not just strokes, but even erectile dysfunction related to cholesterol. Surprising.

They'll also talk about the effectiveness of making some diet changes and the pluses

and minuses of popular medications when it comes to lowering cholesterol. So here's Chuck.

This is the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee, the Weight

Loss Champion Chuck Carroll here with you as always. Thank you so very much for giving

the show a listen. And while you're in the generous mood, be sure to hop on the Twitter

and follow the show at PCRM, then jump on Facebook, like the Physicians Committee. And as long

as we're doing some plugs, as long as we're doing that at Chuck Carroll WLC stands for Weight

Loss Champion, that's good for Twitter and Instagram. A ton of stuff on there, always

going to get you motivated and educated today. Show all about cholesterol. We get asked

a lot about cholesterol. What is it? What's good cholesterol? What's bad cholesterol? What

causes bad cholesterol to go into the blood system? How does it affect me? How does it get

treated on and on and on? Aside from fiber and protein, cholesterol is probably our most

requested topic. So we're going to tackle that for almost a full hour today and joining

me for that entire hour is a man who is always in demand, hasn't been on the show for a

little while, but it's always great to welcome back Dr. Stephen Nebore from the Barnard Medical

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