Cholesterol

Overview

Cholesterol is a sterol lipid, a waxy molecule present in the membranes of all animal cells, where it modulates membrane fluidity and permeability and serves as the biosynthetic precursor of steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile acids. Because it is insoluble in water, cholesterol is transported in the bloodstream within lipoprotein particles, chiefly low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), whose balance is a key determinant of cardiovascular risk: elevated LDL cholesterol promotes atherosclerosis, whereas HDL participates in reverse cholesterol transport. Cholesterol homeostasis reflects the interplay of dietary intake, endogenous synthesis, and clearance, and it is closely linked to broader lipid metabolism and cardiometabolic health. Nutrition research examines how diet and lifestyle modify blood lipid profiles, including the effects of foods, functional foods, and dietary patterns on total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol and on related markers such as homocysteine, as well as culturally tailored interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk. Studies also address cholesterol in the context of postprandial lipaemia, fermented foods and probiotics, and conditions such as menopause and diabetes. Dietary modulation of cholesterol thus connects lipid biochemistry to disease prevention. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on lipid metabolism, cholesterol, and dietary influences on cardiometabolic health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 132 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

• Food-Derived Antidiabetic Peptides as Multi-Target Systemic Regulators: A Comprehensive Review of Sources, Preparation, Mechanisms and Future Perspectives
  2026 · Foods
• Association between increased microbiota awareness and lower gastrointestinal symptom severity: a cross-sectional analysis
  2026 · BMC Gastroenterology
• Doğal Şifa Kaynakları: Baharatlar
  2026 · MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi
• Gut Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: Mechanistic Insights, Clinical Strategies, and a Regional Perspective with a Focus on Sichuan, China
  2026 · Cancers
• Functional foods: An effective tool in the management of xenobiotic-induced human health challenges
  2026 · European Journal of Life Sciences
• Prospects of Bioactive Compounds in Designing Functional Foods: Challenges and Solutions
  2026 · Foods
• Functional bread containing synbiotic microcapsules loaded with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and enzymatic levan
  2026 · Food Chemistry
• Association between increased microbiota awareness and lower gastrointestinal symptom severity: a cross-sectional analysis
  2026 · BMC Gastroenterology

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