This is pretty commonly believed. I'm not sure where exactly this belief comes from, though, as there's really no credible nutritionist supporting this. Eating foods high in cholesterol is a direct cause of increased cholesterol in your blood.
Good link. The problem is most people think that blood cholesterol all comes from diet. But the link explains most of it is produced by the body itself.
Thank you for that source. It was indeed my impression that dietary cholesterol had been "exonerated." I actually changed my diet recently because of those misleading news (started eating whole eggs and bacon again and even cooking with lard).
Anidote of one. I gave up carbs aka sugar and went low carb. I eat two eggs most days. Doctor took me off of niacin which was supposed to raise my HDL. In the 18 months since this change my blood chemistry is the best it has ever been.
So while my experience does not make a valid study it is my feedback loop.
I have lost 47 lbs and am slowly still losing.
I am under two doctors care. Primary and Cardio. Both support and encourage my new lifestyle.
My primary declares that I am no longer prediabetic.
I feel better, sleep better, think better. For the record I am 63 years old.
Cholesterol levels in your blood are correlated with high risk of heart attack.
As I understand it, higher cholesterol levels in your blood are a response to arterial damage - damage caused by sugar among other things (I guess). Eggs aren't causing high cholesterol any more than bandages cause scraped knees.
This has been known by some people for a long time, but as far as I know, US food products still contain ridiculous amounts of sugar. Until that changes, more attention is clearly needed.
I can't take the hypothesis seriously when it is at least partially framed by this dude's desire to sell books. The "new study" he references in the beginning of the article isn't even new; it's 3 years old. Perhaps my back is up because the book has the baity word "detox" in the title.
