High cholesterol intake and eggs do not increase risk of memory disorders

Monday, January 9, 2017 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

A relatively high intake of dietary cholesterol, or eating one egg every day, are not associated with an elevated risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, no association was found in persons carrying the APOE4 gene variant that affects cholesterol metabolism and increases the risk of memory disorders, report researchers at conclusion of a new study.

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