Which statement best describes a function of cholesterol?
a. It mixes with fat and water to suspend fat molecules within fluid.
b. It is an important lipid in the structure of brain and nerve cells.
c. It protects other compounds by reacting with oxygen.
d. It reduces inflammation in arthritis and asthma sufferers

e. It changes the chain length of carbon atoms in fatty acids.


b

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