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Comment by Walter Willett

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Epidemiologist and nutrition researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The relationship between cholesterol in diet and cholesterol in blood is quite weak.
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Walter Willett, "Ask the Expert: Cholesterol," The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 25 February 2015.
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Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
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AI Verified Relevant. In context, Willett is discussing whether dietary cholesterol and eggs raise heart-disease risk; he says the diet-to-blood-cholesterol link is weak and elsewhere in the same interview says people who eat more eggs do not have a higher risk of heart attack, with a caveat for people with diabetes. That makes this quote a reason bearing directly on the statement and makes opposition substantially more likely. ([news.harvard.edu](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/02/the-entire-egg/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says dietary cholesterol’s link to blood cholesterol is "quite weak," and the article adds that people who eat more eggs "do not have a higher risk of heart attack" and that eggs "seem to be pretty neutral," so the author is opposing the broad claim, while noting an exception for people with diabetes. ([news.harvard.edu](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/02/the-entire-egg/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified: the supplied Harvard Gazette page dated February 24, 2015 contains the exact sentence “The relationship between cholesterol in diet and cholesterol in blood is quite weak.” in a response labeled “WILLETT,” so the quote is verbatim, attributed to Walter Willett, and present at the given URL. ([news.harvard.edu](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/02/the-entire-egg/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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