cholesterol is produced in your liver from the "food bricks" called nutritinal principles. All lipids, proteins and glucides are transformed here – after very complex chemical (actually biochemically) reactions – in compounds that can be used by our body. Low density lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol or "bad’ ch.) and High density lipoproteins (HDL cholesterol or "good" ch.) are only a small part of the substances made in our body. It’s important if we eat animal fats (plenty of ch. and fat acids) because we put in our body a great amount of raw material for making a lot of bad cholesterol. There are also in some vegetables substances cholesterol-like and special types of fat acids which can be used to produce cholesterol and lipoproteins.
Anyway it’s a very complex process and it’s impossible to explain it in a few words (I learned it a hole year at med. university!)
It’s produced by the liver. Some research suggests that diet may play a small role in how much of each type of cholesterol the body produces – LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and HDL ("good" cholesterol) – but the findings are sketchy at best. The amount of cholesterol produced by the body is largely controlled by heredity.
On a side note, this is also a good way to know if a food that claims to be vegetarian really is. Cholesterol is only made by liver, so any food containing cholesterol has at least some animal product in it.
cholesterol is produced in your liver from the "food bricks" called nutritinal principles. All lipids, proteins and glucides are transformed here – after very complex chemical (actually biochemically) reactions – in compounds that can be used by our body. Low density lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol or "bad’ ch.) and High density lipoproteins (HDL cholesterol or "good" ch.) are only a small part of the substances made in our body. It’s important if we eat animal fats (plenty of ch. and fat acids) because we put in our body a great amount of raw material for making a lot of bad cholesterol. There are also in some vegetables substances cholesterol-like and special types of fat acids which can be used to produce cholesterol and lipoproteins.
Anyway it’s a very complex process and it’s impossible to explain it in a few words (I learned it a hole year at med. university!)
Diffrent foods, mostly fatty ones.
It’s produced by the liver. Some research suggests that diet may play a small role in how much of each type of cholesterol the body produces – LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and HDL ("good" cholesterol) – but the findings are sketchy at best. The amount of cholesterol produced by the body is largely controlled by heredity.
On a side note, this is also a good way to know if a food that claims to be vegetarian really is. Cholesterol is only made by liver, so any food containing cholesterol has at least some animal product in it.