NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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Sterols should only make up ____ % of total lipids in the diet
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2%
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5%
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25%
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1%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cholesterol is perhaps the best well-known sterol. Though cholesterol has a notorious reputation, the body gets only a small amount of its cholesterol through food-the body produces most of it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sterols, the third lipid class, also regulate biological processes and sustain the domain structure of cell membranes where they are considered as membrane reinforcers [2]. While cholesterol (CHO) is the major sterol of vertebrates, ergosterol (ERG) plays a key role in fungi.
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