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Empirical Health cofounder and engineer; published heart disease deep-learning research in JAMA Cardiology.
But the 1960s and 1970s analyses used simple correlations that could not separate cholesterol from its travel companion, saturated fat, since both show up in the same animal foods. Later multivariate studies found dietary cholesterol was not an independent risk factor.
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Brandon Ballinger, "Eggs are now officially healthy," Empirical Health, May 31, 2026.
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Observational nutrition studies are too confounded to show whether eggs cause harm
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AI Verified Quote says old studies could not separate cholesterol from saturated fat and later studies found dietary cholesterol was not an independent risk factor. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Empirical Health says earlier correlations could not separate cholesterol from saturated fat and later studies found dietary cholesterol was not independent; quote matches the article. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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