Talk:Dietary cholesterol

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Issues with sources[edit]

I hate to resurrect the talk on this page since I see it has been archived, but I just made an edit to the main page since it misrepresents one of its sources and in general has a few problems. I realise that there might be little interest in these changes, but I think it's important to be consistent about using sources and to be less aggressive with its claims when they don't match the reference directly following. I think this page still has a large number of issues based on just following its own sources but some incremental improvements are a good start. In particular, I'm also going to put through an edit to change labeling someone (Mic the vegan) a "conspiracy theorist" since that's honestly rude and unfounded. Metaphoricallybad (talk) 11:37, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

You shouldn't keep creating new accounts, a scan through the archives shows you have had hundreds of accounts called (Alec Garrett) or similar pushing the same message on this talk-page in the past. You seem to ignore scientific consensus and will cherry pick anything against dietary cholesterol. 82.132.234.133 (talk) 12:59, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
I'm not Alec Garret or similar. Feel free to check the IP of my contributions and geo-locate them if that's a significant concern. I'm also not cherry-picking, in fact I was unpicking cherries from an existing source in the article. I haven't removed any sources and I haven't added any sources not. I'd say reading the whole of a study instead of just a specific quote is actually the opposite of ignoring scientific consensus. Metaphoricallybad (talk) 08:48, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
There is no check user here and most users are on VPN so it is not possible to prove who is using a sock-puppet but based on behavioural evidence there was indeed an insane user saying the same thing over and over. I have looked over your edits, they are accurate. I have lost interest in this topic. The truth is dietary cholesterol is not a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population but in specific cases it may be a risk factor for people with diabetes or for those who already have cardiovascular disease.
Nearly all data on egg consumption is taken from observational studies. There is consistent evidence that dietary cholesterol does not increase CVD risk in most populations. A good example is the egg consumption in China which has been found to lower risk of CVD and stroke. However, in America some cohorts have reported an increased CVD risk. A lot of this will come down to what else people are eating, their body weight etc which they can adjust for in the studies (to reduce confounding by other variables). There is also the issue of how the eggs are eaten, in America they are eaten scrambled or fried with bacon. That is a definite increased CVD risk. In many parts of Asia, the eggs are eaten raw or boiled and eaten with rice or other grains. One thing the article does not mention is dietary cholesterol and cancer risk. There actually is some evidence for that and it can be added. Johns (talk) 11:45, 26 July 2023 (UTC)