WHAT most of us are not aware of is that 80% of cholesterol is derived from the liver and 20% from our diet.
“Cholesterol from food doesn’t contribute significantly to the elevation of cholesterol in the blood,” said Associate Prof Dr Hapizah Mohd Nawawi, the consultant chemical pathologist and head of the Chemical Pathology Unit at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, who presented a talk on Cholesterol Diet and Coronary Heart Disease in Raub, Pahang recently, in conjunction with the presentation of the Raub Heart Study to the public there.
