The Claim

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, the highest intake of dietary cholesterol (top quartile) is not associated with a statistically significant change in the risk of total stroke, ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke over a 21-year follow-up period.

Source: Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Eating a lot of cholesterol-rich foods like eggs and meat doesn't seem to increase or decrease the chance of having a stroke in middle-aged and older Finnish men, even after 21 years of watching their health.

See the scientific wording

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, the highest intake of dietary cholesterol (top quartile) was not associated with a statistically significant change in risk of total stroke, ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke over a 21-year follow-up period.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

    This study found that eating foods high in cholesterol, like eggs, didn't make middle-aged and older Finnish men more likely to have a stroke over 21 years. So, cholesterol intake doesn't seem to raise stroke risk in this group.

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