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The StressResponse and The Eating of Meat and other Animal Products:
Thewordcholesterolnormallyelicitsanegativeconnotation,howevercholesterolisessentialtothe
normalfunctioningofthebody.Cholesterolisonlyproducedbyanimals,andthus,thehumanbody
hasthecapacitytoproducethecholesterolitneedsforitsfunctions.Itdoesnotneedcholesterolfrom
outsidesources.Infact,puttingadditionalcholesterolintothebodywillexacerbatetheeffectsofThe
StressResponse,predisposingtohighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseascholesterolisoneofthe
componentsofplaque(andalsoofmostgallstones)whichcausesobstructionofthevascularsystem.
Thereissomeconfusionaboutwhetherfoodslikeavocadoandcoconutcontaincholesterol.Thean-
swerisofcourseno.Cholesterolisfoundonlyinmeatandotheranimalproducts.Thesefoodsare
highinfats,butnotcholesterol,andtheirfattycontent,whileforsomeonewhoeatsmeatsarea
sourceofadditionalconcern,foralive(raw)foodistorvegetarian,theycanbeasourceoffats
neededfornormalbodyfunction.Soeatingmeatandanimalproductswillonlyservetoexacerbate
the effects of The Stress Response, increasing the likelihood of serious illness or death.