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ShowingImportancePrizesTopicEgg consumption
The dietary intake of eggs, particularly chicken eggs, and research on its health effects including associations with cardiovascular disease, cholesterol levels, and mortality.
Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials find egg consumption modestly increases LDL cholesterol.
VerifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →NutritionLDL cholesterolDietary cholesterolimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Zhong et al. (2019) pooled analysis found each additional 300 mg/day dietary cholesterol associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk in dose-response fashion.
VerifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Dietary cholesterolNutritionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Egg-driven LDL increases are smaller when eggs replace other foods than when added to the diet.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →causalA claim that one thing brings about another, not merely that the two go together.constitution →Dietary cholesterolLDL cholesterolFood substitution and net dietary effectsimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease risk varies significantly by geographic region.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Geographic heterogeneity in diet-disease associationsEpidemiologyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Adding eggs to the diet raises LDL cholesterol compared to a no-egg diet.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →causalA claim that one thing brings about another, not merely that the two go together.constitution →NutritionLDL cholesterolDietary cholesterolimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Egg consumption shows cardiovascular disease risk associations at high intake but not at moderate intake around one egg per day.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →NutritionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Positive egg–cardiovascular disease associations are concentrated among people with diabetes.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Diabetes mellitusAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Prospective cohort studies show positive egg–cardiovascular disease associations in US populations but null associations in European and Asian populations.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Geographic heterogeneity in diet-disease associationsNutritionimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Among people with diabetes, higher egg consumption is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Diabetes mellitusNutritionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Prospective cohort studies find no significant association between egg intake and cardiovascular events in healthy adults
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →NutritionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
High egg consumption is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in a dose-response manner.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseEpidemiologyimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Regular egg consumption increases cardiovascular disease risk in healthy people
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →causalA claim that one thing brings about another, not merely that the two go together.constitution →Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseDietary cholesterolimportance · notableImportance 0.60, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Eggs' LDL-raising effect is caused by their saturated fat content, not their dietary cholesterol content.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Dietary cholesterolSaturated fatNutritionimportance · notableImportance 0.50, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Eggs are relatively low in saturated fat but high in dietary cholesterol.
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Dietary cholesterolNutritionSaturated fatimportance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
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