Egg consumption and CAD
in the midst of the anti-cholesterol panic over the past few decades, there were a couple of notable studies (like the nurses health study in the 80's to 90's) which found the unexpected finding that egg consumption (ie, cholesterol) was not associated with CAD events. it has been clear for a long time that saturated fats increase serum cholesterol levels close to 3 times than of consuming cholesterol itself, and that trans fats increase serum cholesterol about 10x more than cholesterol consumption. however, the popular culture, reinforced by the medical and nutrition establishments, suggested a strict avoidance of cholesterol ( with eggs as perhaps the major villain ), with perhaps more leniency to other (and more pathologic) foods, such as trans and saturated fats. in this light, meta-anal in bmj (see cad egg consumption bmj 2013 in dropbox) which assessed 264K people for CAD and 210K for stroke, with 5847 cas...