胆固醇是一种环戊烷多氢菲的衍生物。人体内的胆固醇大部分来自肝脏合成,少部分从食物中吸收。胆固醇也分好坏,当人们过多关注胆固醇增高的危害时,往往忽视了正常胆固醇水平对人体不可或缺的作用。在18世纪,人们从胆石中发现了胆固醇,1816年化学家本歇尔将这种具有脂类性质的物质命名为胆固醇。胆固醇又称胆甾醇。 Cholesterol is a cyclopentane derivative of polyhydropyran. Most of the body’s cholesterol from the liver synthesis, a small part of the absorption from food. Cholesterol is also good or bad, when people pay too much attention to the dangers of increased cholesterol, often neglected the normal level of cholesterol on the human body indispensable role. In the 18th century, cholesterol was found in gallstones. In 1816 chemist Benchell named this lipid-bearing substance cholesterol. Cholesterol, also known as cholesterol.