2.  All fatty foods are high in cholesterol.  It is a waxy substance made in the liver.  It is needed to make cell membranes and cell walls, so it is vital to produce new cells.  High cholesterol levels in the blood is very unhealthy.  Too much cholesterol in the blood can lead to heart disease and diabetes.  Some of the factors that can lead to high cholesterol are: Age, weight and if it is hereditary. Cholesterol

3.  Diabetes is an incurable condition in which the body cannot control blood sugar levels, because of problems with the hormone insulin.  There are two main variations of the illness, Type I and Type II.  Normally, insulin would regulate glucose levels in the body.  Insulin stimulates cells all over your body to absorb enough glucose from the blood to provide the energy, or fuel, that they need.  Diabetes is when either the Pancreas stops making insulin, doesn’t make enough insulin, or the body is resistant to it. Diabetes

4.  It can be difficult reduce cholesterol levels just by eating healthily. As a person eats less animal saturated fat, the liver compensates by producing more cholesterol.  Statins lower the levels of cholesterol in the body in a form of an easy to take pill.  They are able to block the action of a chemical in the liver that is necessary for making cholesterol.  People with diabetes use statins to help with their condition, as well as heart attack and stroke victims.  There are minor side effects such as headaches and rashes, but has been known to cause liver failure and severe muscle pain. Statins

5.  In the 1950s, Thalidomide was produced as a sleeping pill.  Doctors found it to help with morning sickness for pregnant women.  Doctors gave drug to pregnant women.  Thalidomide wasn’t tested to proper standards and was highly unsafe.  12,000 babies were born with severe limb abnormalities because of this, and the drug was banned in 1961.  In 1968, the ‘medicines act’ made sure that drugs had to be tested before they were licensed to be sold.  Recently, doctors have discovered that the drug helps with Leprosy and other similar diseases. Thalidomide tragedy