Fig. 1. Relationship between mean change in dietary cholesterol (mg/day) and mean change in plasma cholesterol levels (mg/dL) for 167 cholesterol feeding studies published between 1960 and 1999.
Fig. 2. Relationship between mean change in dietary cholesterol (mg/day) and mean change in plasma cholesterol levels (mg/dL) for 153 cholesterol feeding studies using a dietary cholesterol challenge of less than 1200 mg/day published between 1960 and 1999.
Fig. 3. Changes in plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol for each quartile of dietary fat calories (%). Data presented as mean±SEM for n=30 per quartile.
Fig. 4. Changes in plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol for each quartile of dietary fat P:S ratio. Data presented as mean±SEM for n=28 per quartile.
Fig. 5. Changes in plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol for each quartile of initial plasma cholesterol (mg/dL). Data presented as mean±SEM for n=27 per quartile.
Fig. 6. Changes in plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol for each quartile of initial dietary cholesterol (mg/day). Data presented as mean±SEM for n=31 per quartile.
Fig. 7. Changes in plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol for each quartile of dietary cholesterol increase (mg/day). Data presented as mean±SEM for n=32 per quartile.
Fig. 8. Plasma total, LDL and HDL cholesterol changes per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol in hypo-responders and hyper-responders. Data presented as mean±SEM.
Fig. 9. Changes in plasma total and lipoprotein cholesterol levels (mg/dL) in subjects with hypercholesterolemia (HC) or combined hyperlipidemia (CHL) with intake of a control diet or a control diet plus 2 eggs per day as reported by Knopp et al. [41].
