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NNF - 100 Years of Cholesterol

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January 16, 2004

NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS

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Today's Topic: 100 Years of Cholesterol

 

The Journal of the American Medical Association has a regular feature

highlighting an article published in it 100 years ago. In the

December 17, 2003 issue, an article about cholesterol was reprinted.

At the time, it was believed that cholesterol was unlikely to play a

part in any metabolic processes in the body.

 

The only medically important condition described in the 100-year-old

article was gallstones, many of which are primarily cholesterol.

Coronary heart disease and stroke were rare conditions at that time.

Yet the diet generally contained more meat, saturated fat, and

cholesterol. Makes you wonder what else has contributed to the

epidemic of heart disease.

 

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Cholesterol's primary function

in the body is structural, forming membranes of every cell.

Cholesterol serves as the precursor to a variety of hormones and

vitamin D. It gets converted to bile acids in the liver which are

used to digest fat. You can't live without cholesterol.

 

 

Note: Nutrition News Focus will not be published on Monday because

it is a U.S. Federal holiday.

 

 

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