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Colesterol

Definición:

Es una sustancia cerosa y suave que se encuentra en todas las partes del cuerpo, entre ellas, el sistema nervioso, la piel, los músculos, el hígado, los intestinos y el corazón. Es elaborada por el cuerpo y también se obtiene de los productos animales en la dieta.

Nombres alternativos:

Dieta y colesterol

Funciones:

El colesterol es elaborado en el hígado para las funciones normales del cuerpo, incluyendo la producción de hormonas, el ácido biliar y la vitamina D . El colesterol es transportado a través de la sangre a todas partes del cuerpo para su utilización.

Referencias:

Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA . 2001;285:2486-2497.

Colesterol

Productores de colesterol

Fecha de revisión: 1/17/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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