Low Brain Cholesterol—Separating Fact from Fiction

You find the highest concentration of cholesterol in your body, in your brain. The brain has a lot of cholesterol on purpose. It needs a lot of cholesterol in order to function properly. That means something for the large number of people that choose naturally cholesterol free plant based diets. Poor cholesterol is one of the most misunderstood things. The brain contains 20 percent of the cholesterol in the body. Thankfully, vegan diets do not prevent the brain from getting adequate cholesterol.

Key Takeaways:

• The brain uses cholesterol, but not the kind we get from food, it makes its own.
• Vegans do not have trouble with to little cholesterol because the body can make it out of carbs and proteins.
• Best thing you can do is avoid processed or “fake” foods, and eat natural, your body is excellent at making what it needs

“Although the brain represents only 2% of total body weight, it contains 20% of the body’s cholesterol.”

Read more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/diagnosis-diet/201709/low-brain-cholesterol-separating-fact-fiction