Do eggs cause strokes?
Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Publication
Journal
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Year
2019
Authors
A. Abdollahi, Heli E K Virtanen, S. Voutilainen, S. Kurl, T. Tuomainen, J. Salonen, J. Virtanen
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Claims (4)
Eating foods that contain cholesterol—like eggs or shrimp—won't make a healthy person more likely to get heart disease.
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.
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.
Eating a lot of cholesterol-rich foods like eggs and meat doesn't seem to increase or decrease the chance of having a stroke in middle-aged and older Finnish men, even after 21 years of watching their health.