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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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