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.”
But you have lost all your friends..................
I don’t care
I like eggs and rare steaks and baked potatoes and desert and coffee.... all sorts of food that “they” say I shouldn’t eat. I eat it anyway
Only ONE EGG?????............................
So science doesn’t mean anything
Too many people are jumping off the statin express I suppose.
Nope. A poached egg is broken into boiling water
A poached egg is never in a shell. The egg is broken into boiling water. Some folks use “poaching cups” because they don’t really know how to poach an egg
No it isn’t
They’re holding on to the old food pyramid with a death grip.
Those same people can’t boil water?...................
Eat what tastes good to
You
I am with you.
I ignore these things 100%. Tuned out.
Yep, the billowing clouds of kimchi and egg are my friends now.
Actually, oddly enough, in my experience it works the other way. A thriving gut culture seems to help you process stuff without getting the horn section involved.
Hi All.
Eggs are not bad in your diet, HOWEVER - eggs from chickens fed GMO corn and soy meal are not good for you because they contain far too much Omega 3 and not enough 6.
Chickens are certainly fed gmo corn and soy in egg factories, and also it’s very common for backyard egg producers to just buy the Chicken Chow along with letting the hens peck at bugs.
Buying $4.50 a dozen soy-fed eggs is not any better than the .89 cent store brand.
“Vegetarian fed” eggs are crap.
Here’s what a chicken person said just on the corn/soy problem; there are other reasons to seek out truly great eggs but I’ll let you do your own research on that.
“Chickens that eat corn and soy will have an imbalanced omega 3/6 ratio, making these poultry products inflammatory foods for humans.
A pastured chicken that is free to roam on grass and eat bugs will have a 3/1 ratio of omega 6/3 which means eating these chickens and their eggs will be restorative for health. “
https://www.grassfedgirl.com/why-buy-soy-free-pastured-eggs/
And:
“Soy free eggs from pastured hens have vitamin D levels up to 6 times higher than those from factory-farmed eggs. A diet high in soy can deplete a chicken’s vitamin D store”.
https://www.chinovalleyranchers.com/why-buy-soy-free-eggs/
Articles like this probably cause more heart disease than eggs .Annoying,to say the least.
Hahahahahahaha! I agree! They don’t bother me anymore, because I don’t pay attention to them, but my poor wife...she can’t NOT pay attention to them, and tends to obsess on them a little.
But not for long...:)
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