Helpful Resources on Cholesterol....

Here are some helpful resources as we talk about cholesterol:

What’s a steroid? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steroid

Making steroids in the body:  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg

http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/basics/steroidogenesis.html

Naming steroids:  http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/steroid/

NIH Guidelines:  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/

Cholesterol in Foods:  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR21/nutrlist/sr21w601.pdf

Rundown on Cholesterol:  http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/Cholesterol_UCM_001089_SubHomePage.jsp

Cholesterol as Cause or Innocent by Association?

Is cholesterol a culprit or innocent by-stander when it comes to heart disease?  There’s plenty of rhetoric and speculation in both directions.  While most substantiation points to a role in pathology, I’ve included a link to an informative site with a counter argument: 

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/index.html