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Originally Posted by blankall
There is debate on this as well... There has never actually been a direct link proven between cholesterol/ fat and heart disease.
The link instead exists between Fat and heart disease, there is in turn a link between high calorie foods (which tend to be high in fat/cholesterol) and obesity.
A great example is eggs. High in cholesterol, but never actually linked to heart disease.
So if you are skinny you may be able to get away with eating high calorie foods.
I'm not saying you should, but at the moment there is not enough scientific evidence to prove it is bad for you.
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I was just going to say that not ALL cholesterol is 'bad' for you....but it seems its been covered.