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Comment by Sean Heffron

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Preventive cardiologist at NYU Langone Heart
For much of the past two decades, we've had a pretty strong feeling that it's saturated fat, far more than cholesterol, that raises LDL levels.
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Sean Heffron, quoted in Kristen Fischer, "How Eggs Affect Cholesterol Levels," Health, updated June 15, 2026.
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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population
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AI Verified Model gpt-5: The quote is about saturated fat, not cholesterol, being the main LDL driver; in the article context that is directly relevant to whether eggs are net-beneficial. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Model gpt-5: Heffron says saturated fat, far more than cholesterol, raises LDL levels, which supports the recorded 'for' answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Model gpt-5: Health.com line 163 matches this wording about saturated fat, more than cholesterol, raising LDL levels. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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