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以下是為了能夠滿足段落所需的長度而定義的無意義內文，請自行參酌編排。
膽固醇是體內的重要元素。
「膽」汁不能沒有它，沒有它就不能分解重要油脂，你吃的魚肝油、omega3統統吸收不到。沒有膽固醇就沒有性荷爾蒙。沒有膽固醇，就沒有包在神經外層的髓鞘，神經傳導就要出問題，這時就可能出現神經系統的症狀。
由於維他命D跟膽固醇在肝臟裡分享了同一條合成路徑，因此如果打斷膽固醇合成，也會打斷活性維他命D的啟動（活性維他命D是真正能在體內運作的D）。我們都知道，沒有維他命D，鈣質就不能被吸收。鈣不能被吸收，骨質就要出問題。
所以，膽固醇真的愈低愈好嗎？最新研究發現，低密度膽固醇（LDL）低於70mg/dl的女人，比LDL指數在100-130mg/dl間的女人，得出血性中風的比例要高了一倍。
壓低膽固醇指數真有比較好嗎？比如，一個宣稱能降低低密度膽固醇60%的藥物，它卻完全沒有降低心血管疾病的死亡率。事實上，多年來積極降低膽固醇的努力，並沒有換來較低的心血管疾病死亡率。研究發現，天天吃降膽固醇藥物的人平均只比不吃藥的人多活了四天。可是，這類藥物的副作用卻很少被提及。
所以，我們是不是應該想想，膽固醇參考值愈低，到底是對大眾好？還是對藥廠的荷包好？
