Tracy Parker

For most people, dietary cholesterol has a much smaller effect on blood cholesterol levels than once thought. Saturated fat has a much bigger impact.

If you have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) – a genetic condition that causes very high cholesterol levels – you may still need to be careful about foods that contain dietary cholesterol, including eggs, shellfish and offal.

It’s the saturated fat in these other foods – not the eggs themselves – that can raise cholesterol levels in your blood.

It’s the saturated fat in these other foods – not the eggs themselves – that can raise cholesterol levels in your blood.