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		Eisenstein on Jan 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that... Are you a medical doctor or otherwise considered an expert in the field of internal medicine?

tcj_phx on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

Steroidogenesis starts with cholesterol. The body increases its cholesterol production in the hopes of getting more steroids.

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Medicine’s misunderstanding of cholesterol is one of those mistakes which became very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.

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