The humble egg is an example of what’s wrong with nutrition studies (2019)

Re:The humble egg is an example of what’s wrong with nutriti... by cko on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @04:11PM (#28065692)

Many years ago my uncle told me eggs were bad because cholesterol. So naturally, I ate 6-8 eggs a day for a few weeks, then went for a lipid panel. My HDL went from 50 to 60 and my LDL went from 80 to 70. I think I had two ramen noodles right before that too. Granted, the initial readings were from a year before, so maybe it wasn't the eggs.

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Re:The humble egg is an example of what’s wrong with nutriti... by Buttons840 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @05:12PM (#28066371)

It's been awhile since I went down the cholesterol rabbit hole, but there was this guy out there claiming he could control his colesterol, and unless he was lying, the measurements back him up. He'd check his cholesterol daily and could influence which direction it was headed with his diet.

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Re:The humble egg is an example of what’s wrong with nutriti... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @04:17PM (#28065752)

Yeah my total cholesterol has always been between 120 and 140. Not sure what the details are, but it seems to work for me.

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Re:The humble egg is an example of what’s wrong with nutriti... by abfan1127 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @04:24PM (#28065839)

the answer to your question is why cholesterol exists. why does your body produce the majority of cholesterol? If your body produces the majority, why would diet (the minority) make an impact?

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