Dietary cholesterol
Subject in Nutrition
Dietary cholesterol has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lucia AronicaStanford University epigenetics scientist and nutrition researcher
Aronica says that for the roughly 75% of people who are not high responders, eggs do not meaningfully raise blood cholesterol.
“For the other 75%, eggs don't significantly raise blood cholesterol”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live Longer (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 46:59
Aronica argues dietary cholesterol does not equal blood cholesterol because the liver produces most circulating cholesterol and adjusts output.
“The cholesterol from your diet doesn't equal the cholesterol in your blood. Your liver produces 80% of the circulating cholesterol”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live Longer (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 47:01
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live LongerThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 30, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Mel Robbins talks with Stanford epigenetics researcher Lucia Aronica about how specific foods and preparation methods influence gene expression, aging and long-term health.