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Sugar does not contain cholesterol, but consuming an inappropriate amount of it will most certainly have a negative impact on your blood lipid profile.

• onebot 6y ago
  Do you have a reference by chance? Would love to dig in a bit. I know that high sugar consumption raises triglycerides. But haven't seen anything yet on cholesterol.
  • PoachedSausage 6y ago
    A good start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid#Biosynthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid#Biosynthesis
  • amanaplanacanal 6y ago
    One missing piece of this puzzle is that your body is perfectly able to make its own cholesterol even if you never eat any.