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Director of the Department of Nutrition at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
The guidelines now acknowledge that too much saturated fat in the diet plays a far bigger role in raising blood cholesterol levels.
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Kathy McManus, quoted in Julie Corliss, “Enjoy eggs - just skip the bacon,” Harvard Health, November 1, 2025.
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Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
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AI Verified The source explains saturated fat, rather than dietary cholesterol, drives cholesterol; relevant opposition to egg-risk claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Eggs regularly increase cardiovascular risk: against; source identifies saturated fat as the much larger cholesterol driver. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Harvard Health source attributes the exact sentence to Kathy McManus. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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