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As far as I know, the link between diet and cholesterol was a myth that caused many of the bad diet choices people make today, such as replacing animal fats with (bad) plant-based fats like palm oil.

In a healthy individual, cholesterol intake is not related to blood cholesterol levels (beyond some reasonable threshold, like not eating a tub of lard in one sitting).




Americans eat a ton of butter and cheese.




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