Document Type
Report
Report Number
Poultry 84-4
Publication Date
1984
Summary
Cholesterol is a high molecular weight alcohol found in all animal tissue. When purified it is a yellow compound and its molecular structure is similar to and really the parent com pounds from which the bile acids, sex hormones, vitamin D and adrenal hormones are produced as diagrammed in Figure 1. In an adult human, cholesterol is synthesized in the liver at the rate of 1.5 - 2.0 gm per day. Therefore, the normal dietary intake of from 200 to 600 mg is only a small part of what there is to work with. Dietary sources are foods of animal origin - relative amounts are shown in Table 1.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Carlson, C. Wendell, "What Is Cholesterol, Where Do We Get It And Why Do We Need It?" (1984). South Dakota Poultry Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1984. 5.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_poultry_1984/5