This is the ever-popular concern many people have when starting on a high-fat diet and is exactly what kept most of us in a fatphobic state for decades. There is so much information in the literature now regarding the essential role cholesterol plays in a healthy body.

When you become Fat Adapted, healthy fats become your main source of fuel. Our bodies are more efficient at turning fat into energy than glucose (glucose generates free radicals in the cell as a byproduct) making fat the preferred source of fuel, especially for the brain, heart, and muscles.