The Claim

In young, healthy adults, consuming up to three eggs per day for four weeks is associated with no significant changes in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, plasma glucose, triglycerides, liver enzymes, or C-reactive protein.

Source: Consumption of up to Three Eggs per Day Increases Dietary Cholesterol and Choline while Plasma LDL Cholesterol and Trimethylamine N‐oxide Concentrations Are Not Increased in a Young, Healthy Population

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Eating up to three eggs a day for a month doesn't seem to make healthy young adults gain weight or worsen their blood sugar, cholesterol, or liver health.

See the scientific wording

In young, healthy adults, consuming up to three eggs per day for four weeks is associated with no significant changes in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, plasma glucose, triglycerides, liver enzymes, or C-reactive protein, suggesting that moderate egg intake does not adversely affect metabolic health markers in this population.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Consumption of up to Three Eggs per Day Increases Dietary Cholesterol and Choline while Plasma LDL Cholesterol and Trimethylamine N‐oxide Concentrations Are Not Increased in a Young, Healthy Population

    This study found that eating up to three eggs a day for a month didn’t make healthy young adults gain weight, raise their blood pressure, or worsen their blood sugar or cholesterol levels. In fact, some heart health markers improved.

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