Cholesterol is
A) a dangerous fat that is absent from a healthy body.
B) a precursor to steroid hormones, a structural component of cell membranes, and a dangerous fat that is absent from a healthy body.
C) a precursor to steroid hormones and a structural component of cell membranes.
D) a structural component of cell membranes.
E) a precursor to steroid hormones.
C) a precursor to steroid hormones and a structural component of cell membranes.
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