Eggs and Heart Health
Dietary Intakes of Eggs and Cholesterol in Relation to All‐Cause and Heart Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Low cholesterol intake might actually be harmful
We typically think all cholesterol is bad, but this study shows people eating less than 250mg/day had higher mortality than those eating slightly more. The body may need some cholesterol.
Practical Takeaways
Eat up to one egg daily without guilt
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Low cholesterol intake might actually be harmful
We typically think all cholesterol is bad, but this study shows people eating less than 250mg/day had higher mortality than those eating slightly more. The body may need some cholesterol.
Practical Takeaways
Eat up to one egg daily without guilt
Publication
Journal
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Year
2020
Authors
P. Xia, Xiong-Fei Pan, Chen Chen, Yi Wang, Y. Ye, A. Pan
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Claims (8)
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.
In US adults who eat less than 250mg of cholesterol daily, eating a bit more cholesterol seems to be linked to living longer, with each extra 50mg per day associated with about 13% lower risk of dying from any cause.
If you're an adult in the US eating at least 250mg of cholesterol daily, research suggests that adding just 50mg more cholesterol to your diet might increase your risk of dying from any cause by about 7%.
Eating foods that contain cholesterol—like eggs or shrimp—won't make a healthy person more likely to get heart disease.
Eating up to one egg each day doesn't seem to make adults more likely to die early or die from heart disease, according to a big study that tracked over 37,000 people for almost 8 years.