What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a type of fatty acid.
Cholesterol is a type of lipid. (7)
Cholesterol is a type of sterol. (7)
Cholesterol is a waxy substance located in all animals. (6)
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is only found in animal foods like meat, eggs, and dairy products. (5)
Cholesterol has no calories. (5)
What does cholesterol do?
Cholesterol travels through the blood on lipoproteins. (2)
Cholesterol can cause clogged or blocked arteries (1)
plays an important role in the production of hormones, vitamin D, and the bile necessary for digesting fats. (6)
What foods contains cholesterol?
1 cup of chicken heart contains 351 mg (6)
3 oz of canned shrimp contains 214 mg (6)
1 large egg contains about 210 mg (1)
3.75 oz of sardines contains 131 mg (6)
4 oz of pasture-raised steak contains 62 mg (6)
3.5 oz portion of fatty pork contains about 61 mg (5)
1 cup of full-fat yogurt contains 31.8 mg (6)
1 slice of Swiss cheese contains 20 mg (6)
cheese (6)
shellfish – clams, crab, shrimp (6)
processed meats (6)
fried foods – deep-fried meats, cheese sticks (6)
fast food (6)
desserts – cookies, cakes, ice cream, pastries, other sweets (6)
Where is cholesterol located?
Cholesterol is located inside lipoproteins.
What produces cholesterol?
Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all animal cells (7, 9)
hepatic cells typically produce the greatest amount of cholesterol (7)
What does NOT contain cholesterol?
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It is absent among prokaryokes (bacteria and archaea), although there are some exceptions, such as Mycoplasma, which require cholesterol for growth. (7)
Can you have to high cholesterol levels?
High cholesterol levels are a risk factor for heart disease. (3)
What can reduce cholester levels?
methionine
What is the RDA for cholesterol?
Cholesterol is synthesized by the human body and has no known beneficial role in prevent chronic diseases, and thus is no required in the diet. Therefore, no AI, EAR, or RDA is set. (4, pg 4)
Cholesterol and Humans
What produces cholesterol?
The liver produces most of the cholesterol located in the blood, while dietary cholesterol contributes much less. (5)
In most people, eating more eggs prompts the human body to produce less cholesterol, resulting in stable levels of cholesterol in the blood. (5)
Does the human body absorb cholesterol from food?
The human body may not absorb most of the cholesterol a person eats from food. (5)
Resources
1. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000747.htm
2. https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm
3. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/corn-oil#benefits
4. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/10490/chapter/2#4
5. https://www.dietdoctor.com/nutrition/eggs
6. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/high-cholesterol-foods
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
8. ChatGPT 4, 7/1/23 “Is cholesterol is located inside lipoproteins?”
9. ChatGPT 4, 7/1/23 “Do all animals have cholesterol?”
