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Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> On Apr 25, 3:32*pm, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
> >
> > Many years ago, we were told to avoid foods rich in cholesterol, such as
> > egg yolks, *to avoid heart disease. This well-meant advice turned out to
> > be partially wrong since much blood cholesterol is made by the body. We
> > are at stage-1 word-eating where it is stated that "moderate"
> > consumption of egg yolks is not harmful. Stage-2 is to expand the
> > definition of "moderate" but a lot of us got used to not eating egg
> > yolks and are dubious about changing.
>
> There should be great feelings of liberation. Hey, maybe the
> Eggbeaters people have slipped in an addictive substance.

Except that, instead, we are being advised to avoid foods high in
saturated fat, such as egg yolks, to avoid heart disease.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA