Study title and author:
Rethinking dietary cholesterol.
Fernandez ML.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012
The study reviewed the recent evidence that challenges the current recommended dietary restrictions regarding cholesterol consumption.
The review found:
(a) The data clearly demonstrates that dietary cholesterol is not correlated with increased risk for heart disease.
(b) In 75% of the population excessive cholesterol consumption does not raise the levels of blood cholesterol.
(c) In the other 25% of the population excessive cholesterol consumption does raise blood cholesterol levels, however it raises levels of (the good) high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, so there is no increase in risk of heart disease.
Professor Fernandez states that the recommendations limiting dietary cholesterol should be reconsidered.
