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The science of food, nutrients, and their effects on health and disease, including dietary patterns, nutrient intake, and diet-disease relationships.
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 →Egg consumptionLDL 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 →
The LDL-raising effect of dietary cholesterol is attenuated when background saturated fat intake is low.
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 fatLDL 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 →
There is marked inter-individual variability in blood cholesterol response to dietary cholesterol intake.
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 cholesterolPrecision nutritionLDL cholesterolimportance · minorImportance 0.32, 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 cholesterolAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseEgg consumptionimportance · 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 →
Prospective cohort studies generally show no significant independent association between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
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 →Dietary cholesterolAtherosclerotic 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 →
Dietary cholesterol intake is not consistently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general population.
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 →Dietary cholesterolAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · 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 →
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 →Egg consumptionLDL 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 →Egg consumptionAtherosclerotic 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 →Egg consumptionGeographic heterogeneity in diet-disease associationsimportance · 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 →Egg consumptionDiabetes 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 →
Dietary cholesterol intake has only a weak, variable effect on blood cholesterol levels.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · verifiableA factual claim that could be checked directly against observation or primary records.constitution →Dietary cholesterolimportance · notableImportance 0.55, 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 →
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 →Egg consumptionAtherosclerotic 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 →
Dietary cholesterol overconsumption is not a significant health concern.
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →evaluativeA judgment of worth or quality against some standard: good, fair, effective.constitution →Dietary cholesterolimportance · notableImportance 0.55, 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 →
Large pooled cohort studies find a dose-response association between dietary cholesterol intake and cardiovascular disease or mortality.
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 cholesterolAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseimportance · 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' 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 →Egg consumptionDietary cholesterolSaturated fatimportance · 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 →
Dietary cholesterol intake is confounded with saturated fat and other dietary risk factors.
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 cholesterolSaturated fatDietary exposure confoundingimportance · 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 →
High dietary cholesterol intake correlates with other unhealthy dietary and lifestyle risk factors.
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 cholesterolDietary exposure confoundingimportance · 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 →
In typical Western diets, dietary cholesterol intake is positively correlated with saturated fat intake.
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 →Saturated fatDietary cholesterolDietary exposure confoundingimportance · 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 →
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 cholesterolSaturated fatEgg consumptionimportance · 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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