The body's cholesterol is manufactured in the liver.
It is used in the liver to make bile acids where they are then stored in the gall bladder. Bile acids are used to dissolve fats from the food.
In addition, you should know,
Total cholesterol is composed of HDL and LDL. One is "good" cholesterol, and the other is bad.
Bad cholesterol is made when the diet consists of too many fried foods and preferring well-done proteins, not simply because of saturated fats.
It is best to roast, stew, boil or steam meats, or grill to medium only. Eggs should be soft boiled or soft scrambled.
Bad cholesterol is also made from trans fats in diet, and also too many refined carbohydrates.
The goal is to have as much as possible of the "good" cholesterol, even if that means your total cholesterol number reaches 350. Thousands of Eskimo indians have demonstrated it's the healthiest range of total cholesterol.
Beware of statin drugs, they also have plenty of "side" effects.
Yes, bile acids are synthesized in the liver.
STEROID
Cholesterol is the precursor of bile acid, steroid hormones and vitamin D.
Vitamin D is synthesized when modified Cholesterol molecules. . .
Cholesterol is a lipid.It is synthesized in smooth ER.
Cholesterol
Vitamin D is synthesized when modified Cholesterol molecules. . .
Hepatocytes which are cells of the liver
1500-2000mg
1500-2000mg
Sex hormones, Vitamin D, and Bile.
Cholesterol is primarily synthesized in the liver. The process involves the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme. Fat is synthesized in the liver as well through a process called lipogenesis, which converts excess carbohydrates into fatty acids and then into triglycerides.