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Comment by Amanda G. Smith

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USF Alzheimer’s clinical research director
Actually, more of the cholesterol that gets into our bloodstream and affects our LDL really is from things like butter and saturated fats, and not so much from eggs [...] Eggs can be, maybe problematic if you have them every day for breakfast with bacon or steak. But when they're part of a healthy diet with lower saturated fats, healthy proteins, vegetables and fruits, then actually it makes a lot of sense.
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Observational nutrition studies are too confounded to show whether eggs cause harm
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AI Verified The quote is relevant because it explicitly argues that apparent harms from eggs may actually come from accompanying foods and overall dietary pattern (for example bacon, steak, butter, saturated fat). In the source article, this comment is presented as the doctor's explanation of how to interpret egg-related health findings, so it supplies a clear confounding-based rationale that makes a stance on the statement substantially more likely. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says LDL-related cholesterol comes more from "butter and saturated fats, and not so much from eggs," and that eggs are only "maybe problematic" when eaten with bacon or steak; in the article this is framed as being mindful of the whole plate, which implies apparent egg harm can be confounded by accompanying foods rather than eggs alone, though she does not explicitly discuss observational-study methods. ([fox13news.com](https://www.fox13news.com/news/usf-researchers-study-egg-consumption-alzheimers-risk)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified. The FOX 13 page dated 2026-05-18 contains both sentences verbatim and attributes them to "Smith said," after identifying the speaker as "Dr. Amanda Smith, director of clinical research at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute." The submitter's [...] only omits the intervening attribution/quote break, which is acceptable. Independent USF/PubMed records corroborate that this physician is Amanda G. Smith. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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