New Diet Suggestion
Eggs regain reputation
Egg yolks are high in cholesterol, but a new analysis adds to the evidence that they are not the dietary sin we once thought they were. The review study published in the journal BMJ suggests that for most people, eating one egg a day is not bad for the heart. To date, the majority of prospective studies have found no significant association between egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease or stroke. Researchers reviewed eight prospective studies including 263,938 subjects and pooled the data for analysis. They found no evidence that eating up to an egg a day increased the risk of heart disease or stroke. The results were the same for men and women and in all age ranges. Diabetic patients were the only exception. For them, high egg consumption was associated with an increased risk of heart disease; but a reduced risk for hemorrhagic stroke.
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