Eating up to one egg per day is perfectly fine for most healthy adults and fits into a balanced diet, according to official US nutrition guidelines.

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Dietary Intakes of Eggs and Cholesterol in Relation to All‐Cause and Heart Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

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2020 May 18

This study looked at over 37,000 American adults and found that eating eggs was not linked to a higher risk of dying from any cause or heart disease. This supports the idea that eating up to one egg per day is okay as part of a healthy diet.

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Dietary Intakes of Eggs and Cholesterol in Relation to All‐Cause and Heart Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

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DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015743

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