trailElevated LDL cholesterol causes cardiovascular disease
Dietary cholesterol intake is not consistently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general population.
Regular egg consumption increases cardiovascular disease risk in healthy people
Dietary cholesterol overconsumption is not a significant health concern.
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Mendelian randomization studies show genetically lower LDL cholesterol causally reduces cardiovascular disease risk
Genetic variants that lower LDL cholesterol are associated with proportionally lower cardiovascular disease risk
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Genetic instruments for LDL cholesterol affect cardiovascular risk only through LDL and not through confounding pleiotropy
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Randomized trials show lowering LDL cholesterol reduces cardiovascular events proportionally to the reduction achieved
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LDL particles accumulating in the arterial wall initiate and drive atherosclerosis
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Elevated LDL cholesterol causes cardiovascular disease
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