Cholesterol / CVD
Dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Dietary cholesterol has been suggested to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which has led to US recommendations to reduce cholesterol intake. Objective: The authors examine the effects of dietary cholesterol on CVD risk in healthy adults by using systematic...
Cholesterol and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Abstract The objective of the present study was to conduct the first systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies investigating the associations between total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and the risk of breast cancer. Relevant...
Egg Consumption and Human Cardio-Metabolic Health in People with and without Diabetes
Abstract The guidelines for dietary cholesterol and/or egg intake for both the general population and those at higher risk of cardiovascular disease (for example, people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)) differ between countries, and even for different specialist societies in a country...
The Fifty Year Rehabilitation of the Egg
Abstract The 1968 American Heart Association announced a dietary recommendation that all individuals consume less than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day and no more than three whole eggs per week. This recommendation has not only significantly impacted the dietary patterns of the...