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amanaplanacanallast Wednesday at 9:20 PM5 repliesview on HN

Is pretty clear that eating cholesterol doesn't lead to higher blood cholesterol. It just doesn't matter.


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addisonllast Wednesday at 10:00 PM

Its actually not "pretty clear"—about 25-30% of people are hyper responders who are impacted by dietary cholesterol.

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azakailast Wednesday at 11:54 PM

No, doctors still recommend limiting the intake of cholesterol in food, and also saturated fat. See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol#Medical_guidelines...

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/08/25/heres-the-latest-on...

tonyedgecombelast Wednesday at 9:41 PM

From ://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-guidelines-eat-as-little-dietary-cholesterol-as-possible/

"Most studies regarding cholesterol are bought and paid for by the egg industry. "

djeastmlast Thursday at 1:42 PM

One of those Egg Council creeps got to you, too, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuojmEoI51w