Objective: We aimed to examine whether breastfeeding is associated with lower blood cholesterol concentrations in adulthood. (academic.oup.com)
Although nutritional programming of cholesterol synthesis in later life is biologically plausible (13), there were several weaknesses in the data presented in our earlier review (10), which limited the strength of evidence for a causal association between breastfeeding and lower blood cholesterol concentrations in later life. (academic.oup.com)
It concluded four of the randomized clinical trials «did not allow conclusions to be drawn on the effects of isolated soy protein on blood cholesterol concentrations owing to inadequate methodology or insufficient reporting.» (westonaprice.org)