5. You avoid dietary cholesterol like it’s the plague. Dietary cholesterol is found in nutrient-dense, fat-fighting, disease-preventive foods you should be eating regularly and without restraint. Dietary cholesterol is not bad for you; it’s necessary for good health—heart, brain, hormonal and nervous system health. Yes, it’s true! Cholesterol is protective, balances hormones, and regulates brain and nervous system function—all things you want in ship-shape if you want to lose weight! Also, research reveals women with higher cholesterol live longer than women with lower cholesterol. Your body can’t make enough cholesterol on a daily basis to function properly. The more cholesterol you eat, the less cholesterol your body makes. Because there’s no bad dietary cholesterol, when you eat more of it you prevent your body from making the “bad” kinds of cholesterol.