[412] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
Re: URGENT: Don't Eat Eggs [rec.food.veg #59995]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard J. Barbalace)
Fri Mar 17 11:53:40 1995
To: Ed Piekos <espiekos@MIT.EDU>
Cc: vsg@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 17 Mar 1995 11:20:15 -0500.
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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 11:49:40 EST
From: "Richard J. Barbalace" <rjbarbal@MIT.EDU>
> Statement: There is *no* cholesterol in any plant product that I have ever
> heard of.
This is true. No plants do not produce cholesterol. They have a similar
substance called ergosterol which has essentially no effect in animals.
Both cholesterol and ergosterol form vital parts of cell membranes.
> Question: If this is the case, where do the animals get it so they can pass
> it on to us?
> Answer: Their bodies manufacture it.
> Point: So do we.
If I remember correctly from biology classes, one way that cholesterol
can be manufactored is from vitamin D.
