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Cholesterol is a substance that comes from two sources-your body and food. Your liver, makes all the cholesterol you need and circulates it through the blood. But cholesterol is also found in animals, such as meat, poultry and dairy products

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What is the primary place cholesterol is made?

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Where in the body is cholesterol made?

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Is cholesterol made into vitamin E?

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How much cholesterol is there in french fries?

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