Cholesterol is both our friend and enemy at normal levels, it is an essential need for the bodies normal functioning, but if levels in the blood gets too high, then it becomes a silent danger which becomes a cause of Heart Attack and also increases Obesity and High Blood Pressure. Cholesterol travels through your blood in small packages called lipoproteins These packages are made of fat on the inside and proteins on the outside There are two types of lipoproteins which carries cholesterol throughout your body: low-density lipoproteins Bad Cholesterol and high-density lipoproteins Good Cholesterol. We should have both lipoproteins in the body to maintain the healthy body.