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Comment
. 2019 Sep;11(9):E148-E150.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.09.40.

Eggs, dietary cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease: the debate continues

Victor W Zhong  1
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Comment

Eggs, dietary cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease: the debate continues

Victor W Zhong. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Egg consumption: to eat or not to eat?
    Kalogeropoulos AP, Papanastasiou CA. Kalogeropoulos AP, et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Jun;11(6):2185-2187. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.21. J Thorac Dis. 2019. PMID: 31372247 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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