The Claim

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, consuming the highest amount of eggs (top quartile) is not associated with a statistically significant change in the risk of total stroke, ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke over a 21-year follow-up period.

Source: Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Eating a lot of eggs doesn't seem to increase or decrease the chance of having a stroke in middle-aged and older Finnish men, even though eggs have a lot of cholesterol.

See the scientific wording

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, consuming the highest amount of eggs (top quartile) was not associated with a statistically significant change in risk of total stroke, ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke over a 21-year follow-up period, despite egg being a major source of dietary cholesterol.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

    This study followed Finnish men for over 20 years and found that eating lots of eggs didn’t make them more likely to have a stroke, even though eggs have a lot of cholesterol. So, eggs aren’t linked to higher stroke risk in this group.

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