I don’t know if it’s a nutrient as the term is commonly used, but it has nutritional value as far as being used to maintain your nervous system and blood vessels. High blood cholesterol and blockages are caused by more than just dietary cholesterol, there is also damage to the blood vessels the cholesterol is trying to patch up.
High blood pressure and diabetes immediately come to mind. Otherwise inflammation is to be blamed, and there are other posters here who know way more about that than I do but generally being obese or sedentary also contributes.
I don’t know if it’s a nutrient as the term is commonly used, but it has nutritional value as far as being used to maintain your nervous system and blood vessels. High blood cholesterol and blockages are caused by more than just dietary cholesterol, there is also damage to the blood vessels the cholesterol is trying to patch up.
Hm...what could cause that damage to blood vessels? I'm getting old, I need to know this.
High blood pressure and diabetes immediately come to mind. Otherwise inflammation is to be blamed, and there are other posters here who know way more about that than I do but generally being obese or sedentary also contributes.