Why animal cholesterol?
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Why animal cholesterol?
Dear Waisays, I have been pondering the question of why do we require another species cholesterol? I understand that we need cholesterol or that it may be essential, but do we need a chickens cholesterol to be healthy? I do enjoy yolks and fish, but I was just wondering. Also, does plant sterols like the ones found in fruits and veggies convert to cholesterol in our bodies? I did read somewhere on the waisite that plants do contain a trace amount of cholesterol. If so, with our own bodies producing cholesterol, and we eat sufficient fruits and easily digestible veggies, wouldn't we get enough cholesterol? How can a chickens cholesterol match our own we we eat it? Thank you, in advance.
Re: Why animal cholesterol?
Cholesterol is kind of a super-vitamin;chris m failla wrote: why do we require another species cholesterol?
it helps to keep you happy, sleep well and is required for building hormones
and vitamin D.
10 to 20% of the brain is composed of cholesterol.
Some vitamins are so abundantly present in our natural food (vitamin C and B12),
that our body (through evolution) lost the capacity to produce it (for efficiency reasons)
Similar to vitamins such as B3 and B8, the body is still able to produce cholesterol
because we need so much of it, and its not always certain that our food supplies us with sufficient cholesterol.
So, we need to obtain cholesterol from our diet, similar as we need to obtain vitamin B3 and B8.
The only sterol that we can use as cholesterol, is cholesterol present in animal food.
We can obtain the required cholesterol from fish, chicken meat, beef etc,do we need a chickens cholesterol to be healthy?
or from egg yolks, which contain so much of it that I readily supplies us with sufficient cholesterol.
no.does plant sterols like the ones found in fruits and veggies convert to cholesterol in our bodies?
True, but these trace amounts are way too small to be of any significance.I did read somewhere on the waisite that plants do contain a trace amount of cholesterol.
To survive?If so, with our own bodies producing cholesterol, and we eat sufficient fruits and easily digestible veggies, wouldn't we get enough cholesterol?
Maybe.
But it would lead to low cholesterol levels,
and when cholesterol level is low, you will get ill sooner,
and it is bad for the liver and the brain. You may get depressed and dont sleep well.
Because its exactly the same molecule; chemically identical.How can a chickens cholesterol match our own we we eat it?
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Re: Why animal cholesterol?
RRM, I found this about cholesterol:RRM wrote: So, we need to obtain cholesterol from our diet, similar as we need to obtain vitamin B3 and B8.
Although our bodies use cholesterol, we do not need any in our diet. The liver makes plenty for all our needs. If we add cholesterol by including animal products in our diet, cholesterol levels climb unnecessarily.
So it's not true?
the difference between oxidized and clean cholesterol is essential here. Read http://www.waiworld.com/waidiet/nut-cholesterol.html
Re: Why animal cholesterol?
If that would be true, nobody would have too low cholesterol levels, right?Rivera wrote: Although our bodies use cholesterol, we do not need any in our diet.
Studies show that people with lower cholesterol tend to be more aggressive and depressed,
and that it can be bad for the liver and the brain.