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Comment by Committee on Nutrition, Health Council of the Netherlands

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Advisory committee of the Health Council of the Netherlands (Gezondheidsraad) that reviews evidence on nutrition and health
There is strong evidence that consumption of eggs increases LDL cholesterol with approximately 0.10 mmol/L per one egg per day.
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Committee on Nutrition, Health Council of the Netherlands, "Eggs and chronic diseases" (No. 2025/19A6e)
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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population
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AI Verified Relevant: the quote is a concrete health-effect claim about eggs, and in the cited report LDL cholesterol is explicitly treated as a causal risk factor for chronic disease risk. Because the source says egg consumption raises LDL cholesterol by about 0.10 mmol/L per egg per day, this quote serves as a substantive reason weighing against the complete claim that eggs are net-beneficial for the general population, making an opposing stance substantially more likely. ([healthcouncil.nl](https://www.healthcouncil.nl/site/binaries/site-content/collections/documents/2025/12/04/eggs-and-chronic-diseases/19a6e-eggs-and-chronic-diseases.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago
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AI Verified The quote itself is negative, saying egg consumption "increases LDL cholesterol." In the source context, the committee says this LDL-raising effect is why it advises keeping egg consumption limited, gives no general pro-egg guideline, and says extra eggs should be added only if they replace red/processed meat. That makes the author more likely opposed to the blanket claim that eggs are net-beneficial for the general population. ([healthcouncil.nl](https://www.healthcouncil.nl/site/binaries/site-content/collections/documents/2025/12/04/eggs-and-chronic-diseases/19a6e-eggs-and-chronic-diseases.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: the official PDF at the supplied URL contains the exact sentence on page 15/33 (lines 490-491 in the text extract). The title page dates the document 4 December 2025, and the introduction says the council’s Committee on Nutrition drew the conclusions and “takes final responsibility for the content,” which supports attribution to the Committee on Nutrition of the Health Council of the Netherlands. ([healthcouncil.nl](https://www.healthcouncil.nl/site/binaries/site-content/collections/documents/2025/12/04/eggs-and-chronic-diseases/19a6e-eggs-and-chronic-diseases.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago
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