trailLarge pooled cohort studies find a dose-response association between dietary cholesterol intake and cardiovascular disease or mortality.
Dietary cholesterol intake is not consistently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general population.
Prospective cohort studies generally show no significant independent association between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
High egg consumption is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in a dose-response manner.
Zhong et al. (2019) pooled analysis found each additional 300 mg/day dietary cholesterol associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk in dose-response fashion.
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Large pooled cohort studies find a dose-response association between dietary cholesterol intake and cardiovascular disease or mortality.
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