?? that's not really what the article is about. It's about equality in the workplace.

@SkotlandSkye Yup! No additional comments are welcomed?

I think it's slightly less and can be manipulated. However, anything to get humans to quit abusing, exploiting, and killing animals is a good thing. If people want flesh, I'm no opposed to lab-cultured flesh. I won't eat it....but, as a chef, I will prepare the hell out of it if requested to do so.

@SkotlandSkye

Thanks ..I suppose it doesn't matter that much.. I'm planning to go vegetarian anyway soon.

@Hitchens Terrific! There's no day like today!

@SkotlandSkye

Can't really..I'm hosting a BBQ next Friday..it will be too much temptation to give it up until after that......but if I can give up cigarettes and sex..I can give up meat too.

By the way, you do know that there is no correlation between amount of cholesterol that you eat
and the cholesterol levels in your blood.

@jwd45244 Well, that's only partially true! Some folks are born without an enzyme needed to transport cholesterol to the liver for elimination. It's genetic and called "Familial hypercholesterolemia." These good folks have to abstain from eating cholesterol or it ends up on their arteries... But for "normal" metabolizers? Yeah.

@jwd45244

No..I didn't..wow...can you elaborate?

@SukiSue

Thanks Suki..interesting..

@Hitchens We tend to generalize and basically we are correct. However, in many cases there are genetically inherited deficiencies or abnormalities that are rare (less than 3% of the total world population) and affect a particular demographic. This "genetic abnormality" strikes people of European descent, mainly Baltic ancestry. But as a people we have spread all over so it is now found everywhere. "Cholesterol" is measured in the number of transporters or carriers we possess. Our DNA makes there carriers.

"Genetic disorders causing low HDL are Apo lipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-I) deficiency, lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency, and ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1 (ABCA1) deficiency, all of which are rare and autosomal-recessive.21 Apo A-I mutations cause the most elevation in cardiovascular risk compared with other gene mutations in HDL metabolism. Not all genetic forms of very low HDL-C are associated with increased risk of CVD.22" From www.lipid.org

So you can say, "Eggs don't cause high cholesterol issues." And you would be correct for some folks, but not for these people.

@SukiSue Thanks a lot Suki
Would the markers for this show up in a regular blood test I wonder..or only if they are specifically looking for that deficiency from Apo A-l mutation?