Lecithin is an ingredient found in numerous foods that is believed to be good for people with high cholesterol and multiple sclerosis. Although there is no scientific proof for it's curative abilities, patients with high cholesterol tend to swear by it's ability to bring down their levels.

Both are Phospholipids

many studies of the effects of lecithin had faulty methods, and the few good studies proved that lecithin was not effective in lowering cholesterol.

An acyltransferase is a transferase enzyme which catalyzes the transfer of acyl groups between lipids.

Yes; the yolk of an egg contains lecithin, which helps your body process cholesterol. Nowadays eggs are not thought to be bad for you as they once were.