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Old 10-01-2009, 12:27 PM   #25 (permalink)
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When I added 2 eggs a day to my diet my cholesterol dropped 70 points. OK, I also added fish oil and I have an otherwise excellent diet--whole foods and very little sugar--but just sayin'.

I have/had familial hyperlipidemia. As far as I can tell when it is this genetic condition, dietary cholesterol has very little to do with blood cholesterol. Not an expert though. : )
Most people have a predisposition to whether or not dietary cholesterol will effect them more or less. But for the most part, I think it's a very minor contributor in general. Good work
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