The Claim

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, the highest category of egg intake is associated with a 1.6 mm Hg reduction in diastolic blood pressure compared to the lowest category of egg intake, with no significant association observed for systolic blood pressure.

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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Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
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In plain English

In older Finnish men, eating a lot of eggs is linked to a small drop in the bottom number of their blood pressure reading, but it doesn't seem to affect the top number.

See the scientific wording

In middle-aged and older Finnish men, the highest egg intake was associated with a 1.6 mm Hg lower diastolic blood pressure compared to the lowest intake, but no association was observed with systolic blood pressure.

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 found that men in Finland who ate more eggs had slightly lower bottom number (diastolic) blood pressure than those who ate fewer eggs, which matches what the claim says. Eating more eggs didn’t change the top number (systolic) blood pressure, just like the claim says.

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