Posted on 10/04/2019 7:52:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those can’t eat breakfast without them.
Adults who ate about 1½ eggs a day had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater the risk. The chances of dying early were also elevated.
The researchers say the culprit is cholesterol, found in egg yolks and other foods, including shellfish, dairy products and red meat. The study focused on eggs because they’re among the most commonly eaten cholesterol-rich foods. They can still be part of a healthy diet, but in smaller quantities than many Americans have gotten used to, the researchers say.
U.S. dietary guidelines that eased limits on cholesterol have helped eggs make a comeback.
The study has limitations and contradicts recent research, but is likely to rekindle the long-standing debate about eggs.
The new results were published online Friday in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. The study
Researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and elsewhere pooled results from six previous studies, analyzing data on almost 30,000 U.S. adults who self-reported daily food intake. Participants were followed for roughly 17 years, on average.
The researchers calculated that those who ate 300 milligrams of cholesterol daily — about 1½ eggs — were 17 percent more likely to develop heart disease than whose who didn’t eat eggs.
The researchers based their conclusions on what participants said they ate at the start of each study. They took into account high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and other traits that could contribute to heart problems. Risks were found with eggs and cholesterol in general; a separate analysis was not done for every cholesterol-rich food.
Dr. Bruce Lee of Johns Hopkins University, said nutrition studies are often weak because they rely on people remembering what they ate.
“We know that dietary recall can be terrible,” said Lee. The new study offers only observational data but doesn’t show that eggs and cholesterol caused heart disease and deaths, said Lee, who wasn’t involved in the research.
Senior author Norrina Allen, a preventive medicine specialist, noted that the study lacks information on whether participants ate eggs hard-boiled, poached, fried, or scrambled in butter, which she said could affect health risks.
Some people think ‘”I can eat as many eggs as I want'” but the results suggest moderation is a better approach, she said. The debate
Eggs are a leading source of dietary cholesterol, which once was thought to be strongly related to blood cholesterol levels and heart disease. Older studies suggesting that link led to nutrition guidelines almost a decade ago that recommended consuming no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol daily; one egg contains about 186 milligrams.
Newer research questioned that relationship, finding that saturated fats contribute more to unhealthy levels of blood cholesterol that can lead to heart problems.
The latest nutrition guidelines from the federal government, published in 2015, removed the strict daily cholesterol limit. While eating as little cholesterol as possible is still advised, the recommendations say eggs can still be part of a healthy diet, as a good source of protein, along with lean meat, poultry, beans and nuts. Nutrition experts say the new study is unlikely to change that advice. Bottom line
Dr. Frank Hu of Harvard University noted that most previous studies have shown that eating a few eggs weekly is not linked with risks for heart disease in generally healthy people.
“I don’t think that this study would change general healthy eating guidelines” that emphasize fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans and limiting processed meats and sugar, Hu said. Eggs, a breakfast staple for many, can be included but other options should also be considered, “like whole grain toast with nut butter, fresh fruits, and yogurt,” Hu said.
Dr. Rosalind Coleman, a professor of nutrition and pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, offered broader advice.
“The main message for the public is not to select a single type of food as ‘bad’ or ‘good’ but to evaluate your total diet in terms of variety and amount.
“I’m sorry if it seems like a boring recommendation,” she added, but for most people, the most important diet advice “should be to maintain a healthy weight, to exercise, and to get an adequate amount of sleep.”
“New research rekindles the debate”
Gotta keep that grant money comin’ in.
“Let’s research if water is wet.”
Eggs are a great filler with a lot of protein. Fried egg sandwiches, egg salad, poached on toast, French Toast, eggs stirred into chicken soup, eggs benedict. It’s versatile.
Useless study. Eggs as opposed to what? Croissants and butter? Pork sausage? Celery? Nothing? Eggs with yolks? Without? Coffee/no coffee?
All things in moderation. And hold the placenta.
Along with a glass of milk.
Some people think ‘”I can eat as many eggs as I want’”
Are eggs good or bad for you?
Well, I don’t know and I don’t really care.
But Schiff and Pelosi have egg on their faces so that’s good...and funny.
My mom had butter....unfortunately you had to milk the cow and churn the butter.
YUM. I have been craving ham & cheese omelet all week, and am even going to buy ham on my way home from work, so I can actually make one.
I was reading yesterday, that it is best to let the egg mix sit for 10-15 minutes after whisking, before cooking.
Having never been very successful making omelets, I don’t know if this helps or not.
Paul Newman and Cool Hand Luke are both dead so that clinches it for me. :)
Julia Child had a good show on making omelets. It’s probably on line. There is a trick.
I think that is considered a “soft-boiled” egg. My mom would make them like this:
In a small bowl, pour about 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.
Make some toast, butter it, and then cut into small cubes.
Open the soft-boiled egg into the bowl, add salt & pepper, stir to have the toast cubes soak up the egg. YUM
I am an egg lover. I have made it into my early 60’s eating eggs. If my wife was not around to cook for me, I’d probably live on steak and (fried) eggs. What I really like are farm fresh eggs.
Horsecrap!
If you eat eggs and high carbs along with them, that is a problem.
In that case, you would be better off not eating the eggs.
The big problem is combining high carbs and high fats, that’s a double-whammy.
Eliminate the carbs, and you can eat eggs to your heart’s content.
Also Jacques Pepin, who said a good way to judge a chef’s skill is to watch him make an omelet.
Adults who ate about 1½ eggs
Well that’s helpful. I eat part of an egg all the time
High Fructose Corn Syrup..........................
So, do I. I don’t eat the shells...................
But then you were regular...................8^)
That’s the culprit!
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