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.”
I love kimchi!
We have a Korean mart here in Dallas that I go to get my Kimchi fix.
Wife hates it though, and I have to be careful I don’t stink up the place with it.
The egg is just filler for the shortage of bacon.
Soft-boiled.
My mom grew up on a farm. They used to like eating dinner with city friends. They had margarine. Still remember the homemade butter at grandma and grampa’s farm. Yumm!!!
How are kimchi prices at the Korean mart? It’s kind of pricey around here at the regular grocery store.
Still pricey, I make a point to get it without MSG.
Dad was the cook and I loved his soft boiled eggs served in a shot glass. Closest thing we had.
Eat eggs until you’re 98 and you’ll never die young.
Eat, drink and be merry. Ya live ‘till ya die, food-nazi bitsches!
I like Vietnamese garlic chili sauce on my eggs and sausages.
0 carb.
I like my eggs with extra salt and a bit of pepper....and real butter on the toast.
Yeah, the no MSG probably makes it a specialty product.
Would be nice to find a source of kimchi at “staple” prices. I just checked Amazon and the prices are ridiculous.
My fave condiment for eggs is Priya brand “red chillie pickle”. Stuff is addictive.
DELICIOUS!....................
I’ll try it. I am addicted to hot spices.
I think it’s because of my neuropathy and the dopamine release that hit spice causes.
Hot
Kimchi is not very difficult to make yourself. And you can use whatever veg mix you like.
Again, a person with high cholesterol might have a low cholesterol diet but suffer from familial hypercholesterolemia.
But with a diet like yours, you should be monitoring your cholesterol levels. If those are still within normal ranges, that's good.
People born before 1950 who ate 4 eggs a day (fried in butter) plus bacon, and were inhaling smoke, smog and lead (leaded gasoline) every day, and did and ate any number of other “bad for you” things every day, are dying these days in their low to mid 80s. People born later will likely have life expectancies well into their 90s, assuming they don’t live in Chicago or Baltimore. All this diet research is just useless tinkering around the edges but it keeps the grant money flowing.
My grandfather lived to 84 and ate pork fat in everything..............
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