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So is dietary cholesterol linked to in-blood cholesterol or not? In either case you'd be better off lowering the intake.

• AnthonBerg 4y ago
  Great question! I ask myself: Why?, or rather how? What is that assumption based on?, that lowering cholesterol intake is better? That lowering blood cholesterol is better? All blood cholesterol, is it always better to lower it? Is this supported by studies which have not been superseded by more recent evidence? Because as I see it: It isn’t. And I don’t see that the article exposes how the conclusion is reached.
  • cesnja 4y ago
    Some Sunday reading below. Low intake of dietary cholesterol can prevent heart disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16596800/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16596800/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3052353/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3052353/ Reducing ... dietary cholesterol ... reduces LDL cholesterol: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9101427 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9101427 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12566134 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12566134 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11593354 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11593354 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24139973 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24139973 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2174214 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2174214 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12716665 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12716665 As LDL cholesterol increases (and HDL cholesterol decreases), artery plaque increases: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14623804 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14623804 The greatest impact on lowering total and LDL cholesterol comes from reducing saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, and increasing fiber-rich complex carbohydrates: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/95/12/2701.full http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/95/12/2701.full Increased total cholesterol is associated with increased risk of several cancers: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21422422 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21422422 Increased cholesterol levels may increase breast cancer development: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867847 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867847 Increased LDL cholesterol in breast tissue may reduce survival time of breast cancer patients: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3081176 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3081176 High dietary cholesterol intakes may have undesirable effects related to the development of coronary artery disease: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16549459 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16549459 Dietary cholesterol may accelerate atherosclerosis: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12562864 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12562864 Dietary cholesterol is harmful to the arteries: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076725 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076725 High cholesterol increases breast cancer risk: http://www.pcrm.org/health/medNews/high-cholesterol-increases-risk-of-breast-cancer http://www.pcrm.org/health/medNews/high-cholesterol-increase... High cholesterol levels lower fertility: http://www.pcrm.org/high-cholesterol-levels-lower-fertility http://www.pcrm.org/high-cholesterol-levels-lower-fertility High cholesterol intake is associated with increased type 2 and gestational diabetes: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324948 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324948 High total and LDL cholesterol are associated with cognitive impairment in old age: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11890840 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11890840 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16156481 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16156481 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/294/5542/508.summary http://www.sciencemag.org/content/294/5542/508.summary http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361923011001870 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361923011... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11571339 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11571339 Reduction in cholesterol level benefits stroke, total, and cardiovascular mortality risk: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=417802 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=417802
    • AnthonBerg 4y ago
      KING! Thank you!!!