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Weekly Health Quiz: Cooking Oils, Gut Health and Autism Research

1 What do cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes, encoded by ismA genes, do in the gut?

  • Increase cholesterol absorption
  • Convert cholesterol into coprostanol

    Cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes encoded by ismA genes convert cholesterol into coprostanol, a form less easily absorbed by the body. Learn more.

  • Break down dietary fiber
  • Produce harmful endotoxins

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