Are eggs bad for your heart? Study sheds light
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Results from a prospective, controlled trial presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session revealed that over a four-month period, cholesterol levels were similar among people who ate eggs most days of the week compared with those who didn’t eat eggs.
Eggs are a common and relatively inexpensive source of protein and dietary cholesterol. Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard-boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health.
“We know that cardiovascular disease is, to some extent, mediated through risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and increased BMI and diabetes. Dietary patterns and habits can have a notable influence on these and there’s been a lot of conflicting information about whether or not eggs are safe to eat, especially for people who have or are at risk for heart disease. This is a small study, but it gives us reassurance that eating eggs is OK with regard to lipid effects over four months, even among a more high-risk population,” said Nina Nouhravesh, MD, a research fellow at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, and the study’s lead author.
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