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Oxycholesterol or
5,6-epoxycholestrol is a form of oxidized cholesterol implicated
in atherosclerosis.[1] It is
commonly formed from the reaction of fats and oxygen during high
temperature cooking such as frying. Also see oxysterol oxysterol and [1]