Does Dietary Cholesterol Increase Cardiovascular Risk?

Welcome back to our podcast and to a question which many want a clear answer to, does dietary cholesterol increase cardio vascular risk? Honestly, the evidence is a hard read and we invite you to listen to our opinions and more importantly, how are we going to implement the studies. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading. If you would like to go to a particular section, please click on the time stamp below: 00:03 - Introduction 01:30 - Did you think dietary cholesterol increases serum levels? 02:43 - Why are eggs used in cholesterol studies? 03:55 - What are the current guidelines for cholesterol consumption? 05:00 - Does dietary cholesterol increase serum cholesterol? 09:16- How much dietary cholesterol do we absorb? 10:50 - Why do we have LDL cholesterol, an evolutionary trait? 13:24 - What foods are high in dietary cholesterol? 13:52 - Does saturated fat have a role to play in serum cholesterol? 17:50 - How do genetics play a part in serum cholesterol levels? 18:23 - Are we treating serum cholesterol appropriately? 19:09 - Does the gut microbiome play a role in serum cholesterol? 22:56 - What are we going to do with our diet? 27:32 - What to expect in upcoming podcasts Sign up to our newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c15c44eee6a0/thechemistcouplepodcast You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf1zFQF4_dyVG4z8DD0_3Q  As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used in substitute to seeing a healthcare professional. Any questions, please reach out to us and thanks for listening! Here is a list of the sources that we used to make this podcast: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9143438/#sec2-nutrients-14-02168 https://www.jlr.org/article/S0022-2275(20)33370-8/fulltext https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000743 https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-019-0715-8#Sec25 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6024687/#notes2 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nutrition-research-reviews/article/nutritional-management-of-hyperapob/FF922E54AB1189F1AF2194888D99DA0F https://www.jlr.org/article/S0022-2275(20)33152-7/fulltext Guyton & Hall Medical Physiology 14th edition- general physiology overview Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology 10th edition - general pharmacological overview Randox link: https://www.timcogleyfoundation.com/cardiac-screening/