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WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? Cholesterol is a lipid i.e. a fatty substance which is part of the cell membrane in the body of animals. It is also found in blood circulation of man. The cholesterol found in the blood circulation of man originates from either dietary intake or liver productions. The body needs cholesterol for digestion of dietary fats, making hormones and building cell walls. The blood carries cholesterol in particles called lipoprotein which delivers cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted Dietary cholesterol comes mainly from animal fats in food such as m...