In This Section:
Why Our Bodies Need Fats
Essential Fatty Acids
Triglycerides Levels
Cholesterol Levels
Lipoproteins
Dietary Guidelines
Cholesterol is an odorless, white, waxy, powdery substance
Functions in the body
Vital role in metabolism and for proper
functioning of the brain and other organs.
Needed to make all steroid hormones.
The skin uses cholesterol to produce 7
- dehydrocholesterol under sunlight which
is turned into Vitamin D.
Is needed to form bile acids. Bile
acids help fat in the diet to be digested
and absorbed into the body.
Needed to form cell membranes, especially
in the skin and intestines.
The body can produce it's own cholesterol in the liver. It
helps carry fat through the bloodstream for energy or
for storage.
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