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Comment by Norrina Bai Allen

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Northwestern epidemiologist.
We want to remind people there is cholesterol in eggs, specifically yolks, and this has a harmful effect. Eat them in moderation.
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Victor W. Zhong, Northwestern University, in ScienceDaily, "Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease and early death risk," 15 March 2019.
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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population
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AI Verified The quote says egg yolk cholesterol is harmful and eggs should be eaten in moderation, which is directly relevant to whether eggs are net-beneficial overall. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 18d ago
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AI Verified Calling the cholesterol in egg yolks harmful and urging moderation opposes the statement that eggs are net-beneficial for the general population. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 18d ago
Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
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AI Verified Relevant: in the cited article, this quote is presented as the author's reason for limiting egg consumption—egg yolks contain cholesterol, and 'this has a harmful effect'—within source context explicitly about higher egg/cholesterol intake being associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk. That makes a determinate stance on the complete statement substantially more likely. ([sciencedaily.com](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190315110858.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote says eggs’ cholesterol, especially in yolks, “has a harmful effect” and tells people to “Eat them in moderation.” In the source article, that harmful effect is specifically presented as increased cardiovascular/heart disease risk from higher egg consumption, so the author is supporting the statement, though “regularly” is inferred from the article’s egg-consumption context rather than said verbatim in the quote. ([sciencedaily.com](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190315110858.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago

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AI Verified The ScienceDaily page dated 2019-03-15 contains this wording—presented as two quoted sentences separated by an attribution clause (“said Allen ...”)—and attributes it to Allen; Northwestern’s original release repeats the same quote, and Northwestern identifies her full name as Norrina Bai Allen. ([sciencedaily.com](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190315110858.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago
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