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To: blam

They’re surprised??? Cholesterol is THE starting material for all steroid hormones. For those unfamiliar with the process, go to this link http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/basics/steroidogenesis.html and scroll down about 2/3rds of the way to see the “map” of the most important 16 of many hormones built from cholesterol.


13 posted on 01/10/2008 3:48:45 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Cholesterol is also the material that maintains the integrity of cell walls and which is converted into extremely beneficial Vitamin D (D3, actually) when hit by UV rays (i.e. getting a bit of sun each day is GOOD for you - because Vitamin D helps to fight infections, heart disease and cancer...so much for the scare over sun exposure).

Once again, moderation is the key to nearly everything.


19 posted on 01/10/2008 4:02:01 PM PST by Ancesthntr (I’ve joined the Frederation.)
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