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What component of bile helps keep cholesterol from precipitating into crystals?

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Lecithin is the component of bile which helps keep cholesterol from precipitating into crystals.
The lecithin is a group of fatty substances that can be found in animal and plant tissue . It has many function in the human body, one of them is to lower cholesterol, because of the fact that it contains polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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