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This is under debate. A lot of recent research seems to be leaning the other way on cholesterol.

• wskinner 9y ago
  Can you cite any of the research? Here is a decent overview, but I would love to learn more. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/cholesterol/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/cholesterol/
  • rapind 9y ago
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/old-cholesterol-warnings-steeped-in-soft-science-may-be-lifted-in-u-s-1.2953462 http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/old-cholesterol-warnings-steep...
    • cageface 9y ago
      The book cited in this article that so many claim exonerates fats has been thoroughly debunked. https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1/ https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/the-b...
      • rapind 9y ago
        That's a good read, thanks.
• cageface 9y ago
  The meat and dairy industries are doing their best to obscure the truth on this issue. Postprandial cholesterol blood levels are a direct function of dietary cholesterol. For example: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-do-we-know-that-cholesterol-causes-heart-disease/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-do-we-know-that-cholest... People want to hear they can eat all the eggs and butter and bacon they want but it’s just not true.