Thursday marks the 148 th anniversary of the first Juneteenth. For now, itâs a niche holiday, celebrated by black Americans and a handful of others who know and understand the occasion. But it deserves wider reach. Indeed, I think we should add it to the calendar of official federal holidays.
Cholesterol synthesized by the liver, as well as any dietary cholesterol in the liver that exceeds hepatic needs, is transported in the serum within LDLs. The liver synthesizes VLDLs and these are converted to LDLs through the action of endothelial cell-associated lipoprotein lipase.
Of this cholesterol manufactured by the body, the liver produces approximately 20% of it while other cells in our body synthesize 80% (1). Although our bodies are capable of producing so much cholesterol on its own, it is still very important to obtain cholesterol from dietary sources.This is because cholesterol production in the body an extremely complex process, and places burden on the liver (2).s a result, eating foods high in cholesterol have very little impact on our cholesterol levels. The majority of our dietary cholesterol intake is not absorbed by the body and is excreted by our gut. Most of the cholesterol we reabsorb is the cholesterol manufactured by our bodies.