Researchers at the University of Connecticut have made the day of egg-lovers who have had to cut back on eggs because of cholesterol problems.
High cholesterol sufferers have been told for decades to reduce or even eliminate the eggs they ingest, but recent research might bust the egg-cholesterol myth right out of the water.
The study focused on how changing the diets of participants with metabolic syndrome to a low carbohydrate, protein-rich regimen would affect the collection of symptoms of the syndrome, which include high LDL (bad) cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and more.
Participants included a lot of eggs in their new diet plans and the results were very encouraging. Even though eggs might raise the total cholesterol levels of someone eating them, it is believed to be because of the increase in HDL (good) cholesterol.
The low-carb, high protein diet was shown to improve all areas of concern for most of the participants in the study.
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It must have been at least twenty years ago if not more I was advised by (My Good Friend) that eggs are not the demon they are made out to be , fried, boiled or poached are the best way to have them and the yolks should be still liquid and if possible a very small amount of the white surrounding the yolk should be still slightly uncooked. The least best way to eat eggs is scrambled as this exposes the yolk to the air while being cooked making them not as good/safe to eat. I have eggs every morning and sometimes twice a day, my local supplier sells his fresh eggs at $4 per 30 on a tray. My Good Friend is a Naturopath and well into his late eighties, he consumes eggs much as I do and he’s as fit as a fiddle with little or none in the way of health problems !
Wonder why it takes so long for news like this to filter through.
This research was done decades ago using prisoners in a jail in England(they could control exactly how many eggs were eaten) and published in a British medical journal. They wanted to test whether two eggs a day raised cholesterol more than one egg a day, and of course they had to test against no eggs a day
The result – didnt make any difference whether you had 0, 1 or 2 eggs a day.
These results were duplicated in several other studies.
Cant remember exactly when, but I think it was somewhere around 10-15 years ago
This whole cholesterol “problem” needs to be put to rest. The fact is that people with high cholesterol live longer, healthier, happier lives than those with low. High cholesterol levels are caused by high FUNGAL levels because cholesterol is needed to repair the damage done by fungus and their mycotoxins to the linings of blood vessels. The body has its own wisdom.
The reason statins work to reduce cholesterol levels is that they were originally anti-fungals! And the best way to create normal cholesterol levels is by eating a yeast-free diet and taking natural anti-fungals such as oregano oil, caprylic acid, grapefruit seed extract, garlic, etc.
Eggs are good for everyone as they do not feed fungi. All disease is basically fungus in disguise. A low-carb, high protein diet is the way to heal almost all disease. See Recaging the Beast at Amazon.
I know one thing about eggs -they were a God sent for me when my kids were growing up! I started them on eggs when they were about 6 months old ( soft boiled eggs); my son got a bottle of milk and raw egg with vanilla regularly between the age of one year to two ( at his terrible twos, he refused any sustenance that did not come in a bottle). Later when they started school, it was two eggs on most days… both grew up to be healthy and BRAINY individuals, excellent in Maths and Science AND English!!
I eat at least three raw, every day. Research the benefits of raw eggs. Everyone that does the research will do it. The first one you ever do will be hard, after that it is as easy as drinking a glass of water. They must be from the farm! Free range, nonmedicated eggs!
I can confirm the egg theory as well. I had my cholesterol levels measured and then went on a several eggs a day menu. My concern was weight loss. After four months I went back to the Doctor to get my cholesterol levels remeasured. I was concerned about the possibility of an increased level. I had not told the doctor what kind of diet i was on. I did not loose very much weight, but the doctor told me that whatever I had been eating , please keep it up, because my cholesterol levels were greatly improved. So there did not seem to be any need for moderation in the egg department. It was even good for cholesterol. I would encouraged people to make sure they eat eggs that are organic or not feed antibiotics or junk. Omega3 eggs would be best.
Eggs not only contain good cholesterol but also choline; which is turned into the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Ever since I’m an egg-eater . Only now, getting older I eat eggs seldomly due to the notion that eggs give much cholesterol to one’s body, But thanks to this article. I’ll try eating eggs for my daily breakfast.Then, I’ll have a cholesterol and FBS laboratory tests. I’ll see if eating eggs daily will normalize the cholesterol level, good and bad cholesterol as well as my blood sugar level. Thank you again for this article. God bless.
I just read another Harvard study stating eggs were not good for men and they should limit them to a couple a week….supposedly bad for prostate….My father could eat 4 to 6 soft boiled eggs at breakfast and he lived well into his seventies…..
I cut my husband back to two eggs a week but now I am confused….we always eat organic eggs and I will let him bump that number back up again…
I have always been skeptical about the science on which the whole cholesterol thing is based. It is statistics based and full of holes hence must be viewed with caution. I the mid 80s I came across a University of Guelph study (non-statistical) where they fed egg yolks to rats and found that the rats excreted more cholesterol than was contained in the yolks. Eggs might actually reduce your cholesterol. After that I went back to eating eggs (always in moderation like 4 a week) and stopped worrying. This doesnt tell you a damn thing about the risks of cardiovascular disease, however, because if it doesn’t come from cholesterol – and the statistical are very dodgey indeed – then it comes from something else. The medical professional doesn’t know what that is for sure. So stay healthy, eat real food in moderation, get lots of excercise and cross your fingers. I am in my 80s and not on any medication.
Indeed, the egg/cholesterol issue is such nonsense; eggs are good for you and the body needs cholesterol. Anyone here have an knowledge on eggs and cancer? Eggs can be inflammatory, and some say that one should never eat them fried (cancer promoting), good for men but bad for the prostate, etc….so much conflicitng information. I have a radio talk show, Survive and Live Well, tips to treat and beat cancer. Would love to have an expert on eggs talk on the show, give some clarity to this issue (with respect to cancer, not cholesterol). thanks!!
“an egg a day keeps the doctor away…..”, then who looks afer you ?
Re cholesterol,
A study I heard about [I can't quote it] says that eating eggs converts pattern [B]LDL, the harmful one, into harmless pattern [A] LDL cholesterol.
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