Introduction

The older literature (mid 1980-90) shows that increased dietary cholesterol intake can raise total serum cholesterol and LDL levels.^, Some more current positions question the recommendation of daily cholesterol intake, as well as the impact of the whole chicken egg, inquiring whether it is a harmful or beneficial classification food in this context.^, In the midst of controversial issues, it is essential to analyze variables such as food consumption in general and how much dietary cholesterol intake is impacting on the parameters of the lipid profile, thus obtaining a more reliable information, mainly when the focus is the clinical conduct.

One of the foods most known to contain cholesterol is the egg, and it is in the yolk where the cholesterol is concentrated. The chicken egg is the most consumed worldwide, being a food of affordable price, and, above all, of practical cooking and good nutritional profile.

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