Cholesterol / CVD

Context Reduction in egg consumption has been widely recommended to lower blood cholesterol levels and prevent coronary heart disease (CHD). Epidemiology studies on egg consumption and risk of CHD are sparse. Objective To examine the association between egg consumption and risk of CHD and...

Dietary cholesterol comes exclusively from animal sources, thus it is naturally present in our diet and tissues. It is an important component of cell membranes and a precursor of bile acids, steroid hormones and vitamin D. Contrary to phytosterols (originated from plants), cholesterol is...

Objective To determine the quantitative importance of dietary fatty acids and dietary cholesterol to blood concentrations of total, low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Design Meta-analysis of metabolic ward studies of solid food diets in healthy volunteers...

Objective To evaluate the relationship between egg consumption and CHD and stroke mortality using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994 (NHANES III) and follow-up survey. Design A cross-sectional survey using a stratified, multi-stage probability sample was...

Quantitative relations between dietary fat and cholesterol and plasma lipid concentrations have been the subject of much study and controversy during the past 40 years. Previous meta-analyses have focused on the most tightly controlled, highest-quality experiments. To test whether the...