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Why does the body produce cholesterol?
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15y ago
Updated: 9/16/2023
Cholesterol is essential for:
Formation and maintenance of cell membranes (helps the cell to resist changes in temperature and protects and insulates nerve fibers.)
Formation of sex hormones
(progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, cortisol)
Production of bile salts, which help to digest food.
Conversion into Vitamin D in the skin when exposed to sunlight.
(www.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.htm)
Simply put, without it we would get sick and die.
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