Sharee Thompson on Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the …

Sharee Thompson

University of Utah dietitian

So I think, initially, we've all thought that cholesterol-rich foods, such as eggs, are what contributed to high cholesterol levels. But what we know now is that it's actually the foods that are high in saturated fats that make an impact on our cholesterol levels.

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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population

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AI Verified The quote says eggs were wrongly blamed and saturated fat matters more for cholesterol, which is relevant to eggs being net-beneficial. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Because the quote says saturated fat rather than eggs is what affects cholesterol, it supports the statement that eggs are net-beneficial for the general population. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 3mo ago

Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease

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AI Verified Relevant: the quote directly addresses eggs and whether they worsen a key underlying heart-health issue, saying eggs were once thought to raise cholesterol but that what matters is saturated/trans fat instead. In the same source, this is framed as guidance about cholesterol and heart health, including that lowering cholesterol is 'not about cutting out eggs,' so a determinate stance on the full statement is substantially more likely than not. ([healthcare.utah.edu](https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2026/01/how-eat-lower-cholesterol)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Against: the speaker rejects the idea that eggs are the key problem, saying the old view was that "cholesterol-rich foods, such as eggs" raised cholesterol, but "what we know now" is that foods high in saturated fats are what affect cholesterol levels. In the article context, this is framed as heart-health advice and says lowering cholesterol is "not about cutting out eggs," which strongly implies opposition to the claim that regularly eating eggs increases cardiovascular risk. ([healthcare.utah.edu](https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2023/01/how-eat-control-your-cholesterol)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: the supplied University of Utah Health page contains the quote verbatim in the transcript at line 100, attributed to “Sharee,” and the transcript intro identifies the speaker as “Sharee Thompson,” a registered dietitian nutritionist at University of Utah. The fetched page is dated Jan 05, 2026 and also notes it was originally published March 24, 2020. ([healthcare.utah.edu](https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2023/01/how-eat-control-your-cholesterol)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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Observational nutrition studies are too confounded to show whether eggs cause harm

Initially, we've all thought that cholesterol-rich foods, such as eggs, are what contributed to high cholesterol levels. But what we know now is that it's actually the foods that are high in saturated fats that make an impact on our cholesterol level...

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