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Okay, in order to so this question we have to talk about cholesterol.
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Okay, cholesterol.
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Cholesterol is an organic molecule.
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It is an organic molecule and also it is a lipid.
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Okay, a type of lipid.
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It is synthesized in our body and we are animal.
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Okay, we have animal cells and it is very important or essential for the cell membranes.
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Okay.
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For cell membranes and also for production of many hormones.
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Hormone production and also for cell membrane structures.
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Okay, for example, talking about hormone production, it is a precursor for steroid hormones, for example, cortisol, okay? cholesterol is important for production of cortisol.
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It is also important for production of bile acids, okay, and also vitamin.
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It is important precursor for all hormone production in these cases.
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Also, it is important for cell membrane fluidity.
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Remember that when you have here your cell membrane, you also have cholesterol, like a down here, for example, cholesterol...