Normal plasma cholesterol in an 88-year-old man who eats 25 eggs a day. Mechanisms of adaptation

N Engl J Med. 1991 Mar 28;324(13):896-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199103283241306.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Chenodeoxycholic Acid / blood
  • Cholesterol / blood*
  • Cholesterol, Dietary / administration & dosage*
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Cholic Acid
  • Cholic Acids / blood
  • Eggs*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Cholesterol, Dietary
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Cholic Acids
  • Chenodeoxycholic Acid
  • Cholesterol
  • Cholic Acid