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Can you please explain why everyone is recommended the same amount of cholesterol?
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You're right!: It would be better to advise that cholesterol be limited to a certain percentage of daily energy intake but that's more complicated than most folks can handle so the national organizations that make the guidelines try to keep it simple.
Answered 8/21/2013
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