Mark Thorson wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > They're amazingly high in cholesterol, too. A two-ounce
> > serving has about 150% of the USRDA.
>
> Is there a recommended daily allowance for
> cholesterol? There might be a recommended
> upper limit, but I don't think any amount
> would be considered healthful. Your body
> can make all the cholesterol it needs from
> other materials.
>
> Cattle brain and spinal cord are the main
> commercial sources of cholesterol. Among
> other uses (for example, in cosmetics) bovine
> cholesterol is the raw material from which
> vitamin D is made (by UV irradiation of
> cholesterol).
>
> I wish I could obtain multivitamin pills that
> lacked vitamin D, to avoid any risk from
> Mad Cow DIsease.

Do you think that it's funny to post stupid things like the above
sentence?

--Bryan