Assertion: extra cholesterol | /r/HasProperty | converted into estrogen
Facets:
value: maybe
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Put all the studies on cholesterol consumption and the risk of endometrial cancer together—cancer of the lining of the uterus—and they found a dose-response, meaning more cholesterol consumption associated with more cancer, 6 percent for every 100 mg extra a day; so, like a daily omelet might increase cancer risk by about a 20 percent, maybe because the extra cholesterol is converted into estrogen, or it may just be the increased oxidant stress reflected in higher levels of oxidized cholesterol.