We’re back again with ‘What the Health’ and we’re still suffering from watching this film. This week, we’re taking on the film’s most famous claim - are eggs as bad for you as cigarettes. Sadly though, this isn’t even the stupidest thing they say.

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This week’s suggested readings:

Cholesterol and atherosclerosis https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/3/5/711/4591584?searchresult=1

Heart UK - Can I eat eggs? https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/can-i-eat-eggs 

Eggs and cholesterol review https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/3/5/711/4591584?searchresult=1

Correction: at around ~20 mins in Pixie says FH affects 1 in 50 people in the UK, we meant 1 in 250 people. https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/london-clinical-networks/our-networks/cardiac/familial-hypercholesterolaemia/

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