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...anymore. Eating as much as an egg a day doesn't appear to increase your risk of developing heart disease or suffering a stroke, according to a study published in last week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. That doesn't mean you should chow down endless servings of omelet, quiche and souffle, however. For one thing, many Americans like their eggs fried in butter or served with bacon, both of which contain lots of saturated fat, the ingredient that does the most to clog your arteries. For another, the study shows that eating...
...yolks, contain about 215 mg of cholesterol. There is no question that eating a diet rich in cholesterol raises the level of cholesterol in the blood. A high cholesterol count (more than 240 mg/dl, or 6.18 millimoles/L) is clearly tied to a greater risk of heart disease and stroke. So it seemed logical to conclude that everyone should stop eating eggs...
...Women's Hospital in Boston went a step further in the study released last week and looked at actual egg consumption among 120,000 nurses and other health professionals with normal cholesterol levels. After eliminating the "bacon effect," the researchers found no link between eggs and heart disease or stroke. The major exception: folks with diabetes, who are already at greater risk for both conditions...
...study published yesterday, 12 faculty members from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the School of Public Health (SPH) said that eating one egg per day does not increase one's risk of heart disease or stroke...
...What we found is contrary to common belief," Rimm said. "We found that there is no evidence of a link of [average] consumption, which we would define as one a day, and risk of heart attack or stroke among people who are free of disease...