Does Eating more cholesterol increase LDL?
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While decades of dietary advice warned against foods high in cholesterol, recent science reveals a more complex picture. For the majority of the population, eating more cholesterol does not significantly increase LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels, as the body tightly regulates its own production. The primary dietary factors that raise LDL are saturated and trans fats, not cholesterol itself.
