Fiber might reduce cholesterol levels by
a) binding to bile in the digestive tract that is produced from cholesterol, resulting in more excretion of cholesterol in the feces.
b) delaying or blocking the absorption of dietary cholesterol into the bloodstream.
c) binding to cholesterol once it has entered the bloodstream.
d) by binding to bile in the digestive tract that is produced from cholesterol, resulting in more excretion of cholesterol in the feces and by delaying or blocking the absorption of dietary cholesterol into the bloodstream.
Answer: d) by binding to bile in the digestive tract that is produced from cholesterol, resulting in more excretion of cholesterol in the feces and by delaying or blocking the absorption of dietary cholesterol into the bloodstream.
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