Encyclopedia: Cholesterol

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Cholesterol is a lipid found in the cell membranes of all animal tissues, and it is transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol is also a sterol . Because cholesterol is synthesized by all eukaryotes, trace amounts of cholesterol are also found in membranes of plants and fungi. The name originates from the Greek chole- and stereos , and the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol, as researchers...

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Do you only have to worry about getting high cholesterol if you eat animals? In...

You only find the bad cholesterol in animal fat. So that's meat, eggs and milk. If you're a veggie eating...

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I just found out that my cholesterol is in the highest category, including the LDL...

Well dietary factors can include eggs are a source of cholesterol, I think so does milk and dairy products. But...

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