Veganism in a nutshell
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Our hormones are manufactured from cholesterol. A low good cholesterol level is very bad for you.
Cholesterol also serves a vital function in plugging lesions in the endothelial lining of the blood vessels. Lesions are often caused by the spiky projections on molecules such as glucose and insulin, which rip microscopic holes in the endothelium. When cholesterol plugs them, it's being the GOOD guy, not the bad guy.
Trying to lower serum cholesterol (a fruitless exercise, as every cell in the body makes more if you suppress it with statins) is like blaming the firemen for the fire just because whenever you see a fire you also see firemen.
The comedian Jerry Clower once said that you were born with cholesterol, and you couldn't really change it. I've never had high cholesterol, no matter what I've eaten.