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Dietary cholesterol, heart disease risk and cognitive dissonance

In the 1960s, the thesis that dietary cholesterol contributes to blood cholesterol and heart disease risk was a rational conclusion based on the available science at that time. Fifty years later the research evidence no longer supports this hypothesis yet changing the dietary...

Diet-induced weight loss: the effect of dietary protein on bone

High-protein (>30% of energy from protein or >1.2 g/kg/day) and moderately high-protein (22% to 29% of energy from protein or 1.0 to 1.2 g/kg/day) diets are popular for weight loss, but the effect of dietary protein on bone during weight loss is not well understood. Protein may help...

Short-term effect of eggs on satiety in overweight and obese subjects

Objective To test the hypotheses that among overweight and obese participants, a breakfast consisting of eggs, in comparison to an isocaloric equal-weight bagel-based breakfast, would induce greater satiety, reduce perceived cravings, and reduce subsequent short-term energy intake...

Assessment of the UK iodine status: a National Survey

The UK population may now be iodine-deficient, warranting a full review and evidence-based recommendations to safeguard public health, according to new research. Iodised salt has helped to reduce iodine deficiency globally, but is not currently used in the UK. The findings, presented at...

Eggs and dietary cholesterol - dispelling the myth

Summary: Dietary cholesterol in foods such as eggs has only a small and clinically insignificant effect on blood cholesterol, especially when compared with the much greater effects of dietary saturated fatty acids on blood cholesterol. These facts are now well established and, as a...

Egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease in the SUN project

Background/objections Egg consumption has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but evidence isscarce and inconsistent. Our aim was to examine the association between egg consumption and incidence of CVD in aprospective dynamic Mediterranean cohort of 14 185...