Saumya Sekhar Jenasamant on Genetic variation (e.g. hyper-responder…

Saumya Sekhar Jenasamant

cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon

I advise caution only for those with familial hypercholesterolemia or people who have very high LDL levels despite treatment.

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Genetic variation (e.g. hyper-responders) makes population-level egg advice misleading for individuals

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AI Verified Relevant: in the source context, the speaker says eggs are fine for most people but recommends caution for those with familial hypercholesterolemia or persistently high LDL, explicitly carving out an individual-risk exception tied in part to a genetic condition. That gives a clear enough signal about individualized egg advice, even without mentioning 'hyper-responders' by name. ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/dietary-cholesterol-eggs-body-produces-heart-risk-expert-10410482/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote carves out a special caution group—people with familial hypercholesterolemia or persistently high LDL—while saying eggs are fine "for everyone else." That strongly implies individual biological differences create exceptions to broad egg advice; the genetic-variation part is inferred mainly from the familial hypercholesterolemia example, not an explicit mention of "hyper-responders." ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/dietary-cholesterol-eggs-body-produces-heart-risk-expert-10410482/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The provided Indian Express URL is fetchable and contains the exact sentence "I advise caution only for those with familial hypercholesterolemia or people who have very high LDL levels despite treatment." inside a quoted passage attributed to Dr Saumya Sekhar Jenasamant; the page is dated Jan 28, 2026, so the stored author, date, and source URL are consistent. ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/dietary-cholesterol-eggs-body-produces-heart-risk-expert-10410482/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population

For most healthy adults, eggs aren’t the villain. The body produces much more cholesterol itself than what comes from eating a couple of eggs. When you eat foods high in cholesterol, the liver adjusts its production, so the overall effect is small. W...

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