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Comment by Theresa DeLorenzo

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Registered dietitian and adjunct professor at Russell Sage College and SUNY Oneonta.
Eggs get a bad rap because they have cholesterol. But guess what? Cholesterol doesn’t raise your cholesterol. Saturated fat from foods such as cheese, butter and red meat raises LDL cholesterol. Not that we shouldn’t ever consume those foods—all foods fit in moderation—but eggs aren’t the culprit.
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Theresa DeLorenzo, quoted in Emily Laurence Sardinha, "How Many Eggs Is Too Many To Eat Each Week? Registered Dietitians Explain," Parade, July 9, 2026.
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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population
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AI Verified Parade attributes the quote to Theresa DeLorenzo and says eggs are healthy, nutrient-rich, and that cholesterol does not raise your cholesterol; this is directly on-topic for whether eggs are net-beneficial. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The quote says eggs are healthy, nutrient-rich, and that eggs are not the culprit for raising cholesterol, which strongly supports the recorded answer 'for' on the statement that eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago
Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says eggs are not the culprit and that saturated fat raises LDL, which is directly relevant to the cardiovascular-risk statement and indicates opposition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote says eggs are not the culprit and that saturated fat raises LDL, which strongly implies the recorded answer against regular egg eating increasing cardiovascular risk. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Parade article (Jul 9, 2026) quotes Theresa DeLorenzo saying eggs are not the culprit and that saturated fat, not egg cholesterol, raises LDL; the stored quote matches the source wording and attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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