Humans produce the majority of the cholesterol essential for cell membranes for vitamin D and steroid hormone production. What would you anticipate to happen if a person's diet has an abnormally high level of cholesterol? Justify your answer.

Humans produce the majority of the cholesterol essential for cell membranes for vitamin D and steroid hormone production. What would you anticipate to happen if a person's diet has an abnormally high level of cholesterol? Justify your answer.

Ebk:Nutrition & Diet Therapy

10th Edition

ISBN:9780357391747

Author:DEBRUYNE

Publisher:DEBRUYNE

Chapter22: Fat-controlled, Mineral-modified Diets For Cardiovascular Diseases

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