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Consuming an egg every day is safe and good for your heart, and it will not increase your blood cholesterol levels, said experts noting that the fear is unwarranted...
Given the rise in cholesterol and poor heart health, the number of eggs a person can consume per day has been long debated...
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Kerala State IMA Research Cell Chairman said that eggs are an important source of all-round nutrition...
Unfortunately, people believe that cholesterol in blood is directly linked with cholesterol in the diet, Jayadevan said.. While high cholesterol levels are to be avoided, specifically, especially high LDL levels (bad cholesterol), it is important to consider all the risk factors while assessing the risk for cardiovascular disease...
While eggs provide essential nutrients, the yolk is high in dietary cholesterol, with one yolk containing about 186 mg, Dr JPS Sawhney, chairman of Department of Cardiology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, said...
