Regular eggs 'no harm to health'

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Limiting egg consumption has little effect on cholesterol levels, research has confirmed.

A University of Surrey team said their work suggested most people could eat as many eggs as they wanted without damaging their health.

The researchers, who analysed several studies of egg nutrition, said the idea that eating more than three eggs a week was bad for you was still widespread.

But they said that was a misconception based on out-of-date evidence.

There is cholesterol present in eggs but this does not usually make a great contribution to your level of blood cholesterol

Victoria Taylor
British Heart Foundation
Writing in the British Nutrition Foundation's Nutrition Bulletin, they said eating saturated fats was far more likely to cause health problems.

Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin said eggs were actually a key part of a healthy diet, as they were particularly packed full of nutrients.

Ingrained misconception

He said: "The ingrained misconception linking egg consumption to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected.

"The amount of saturated fat in our diet exerts an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of dietary cholesterol.

"The UK public do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eat - indeed they can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of nature's most nutritionally dense foods."

While elevated blood cholesterol levels increase the risk of heart disease, only around a third of the cholesterol in the body comes from the diet.

Other factors such as smoking, being overweight and physical activity can influence blood fat and cholesterol levels and heart disease risk.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) dropped its advice to limit egg consumption to three a week in 2007 in light of new evidence.

However, research by the British Egg Information Service suggests 45% of consumers still believe it was sensible to limit consumption.

Victoria Taylor, a senior BHF dietician, said: "We recommend that eggs can be eaten as part of a balanced diet.

"There is cholesterol present in eggs but this does not usually make a great contribution to your level of blood cholesterol.

"If you need to reduce your cholesterol level it is more important that you cut down on the amount of saturated fat in your diet from foods like fatty meat, full fat dairy products and cakes, biscuits and pastries."

In 2007 the Egg Information Service was banned from re-running a television commercial from the 1950s which urged viewers to "go to work on an egg" to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

The Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre said the slogan went against the principle of eating a varied diet.

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Good New for egg lover... :D

I'm egg lover and can't live without eggs... :giggle:

I eat eggs a lot all my life but my cholesterol level is positive... it's not what the people think the eggs harm cholesterol level...

 
oh boy there it goes
eggs are good for you,....
yes and no and yes and no and yes and no, now its OK to say YES.


I love eggs too. I do eat eggs often. :shrug:
 
Now, I'm in mood for egg for dinner. Hmmm *rubbing tummy*
 
Liebling:-))) said:
Good New for egg lover... :D

I'm egg lover and can't live without eggs... :giggle:

I eat eggs a lot all my life but my cholesterol level is positive... it's not what the people think the eggs harm cholesterol level...

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Liebling - I'm a HUGE egg eater too! I MUST need eggs :mad2:

it's ALWAYS been proven that egg is good for you. High cholesterol level is because of type of cooking oil used + how chicken was raised + how chicken was fed/treated + other factors
 
Frisky Feline said:
oh boy there it goes
eggs are good for you,....
yes and no and yes and no and yes and no, now its OK to say YES.


I love eggs too. I do eat eggs often. :shrug:
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My feelings too!

Bread wasnt good for you, now it is.


Fat free foods were good for you, now they are not.


Meat wasnt good for you, now it is.


I just say "f**** it all" and eat whatever I want in moderation.
 
there was a time when I was vegan and didn't eat eggs........now I am eat mostly plant-based but am not vegan so I do eat local, pastured eggs - yes, how the hens were raised plays a large part, as well as genetics, and exercise in the individual. I give my dogs raw eggs. I like to make a veggie omelette with salsa!
 
shel90 said:
My feelings too!

Bread wasnt good for you, now it is.


Fat free foods were good for you, now they are not.


Meat wasnt good for you, now it is.


I just say "f**** it all" and eat whatever I want in moderation.
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There you go.

It's like they can't make up their minds on what is good or what is bad to eat. :dizzy:

Of course, it doesn't mean that we all have to drop everything just because they keep flipping it on and off but in an ideal matter - it's about how you can eat your food in moderation.
 
Jolie77 said:
There you go.

It's like they can't make up their minds on what is good or what is bad to eat. :dizzy:

Of course, it doesn't mean that we all have to drop everything just because they keep flipping it on and off but in an ideal matter - it's about how you can eat your food in moderation.
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funny thing is... when I was in bus on the way to work this morning, I was thinking of federal ban on any ads or news reports about health issue that has no concrete proof - just a mere "suggestion" with no substantial backing/proof/evidence.

For ie - "The new study suggested that eating eggs may cause high cholesterol level."

I think that is a very dangerous thing to publish to general population if it's not substantiated or proved. We've already seen the negative & immediate impact of misleading news can cause.
 
Reearchers in the States and elsewhere may not agree with the UK-based researchers.

I like scrambled eggs but when I do eat some, I must be the one doing the cooking. Boiled eggs are so good.
 
Jiro said:
funny thing is... when I was in bus on the way to work this morning, I was thinking of federal ban on any ads or news reports about health issue that has no concrete proof - just a mere "suggestion" with no substantial backing/proof/evidence.

For ie - "The new study suggested that eating eggs may cause high cholesterol level."

I think that is a very dangerous thing to publish to general population if it's not substantiated or proved. We've already seen the negative & immediate impact of misleading news can cause.
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That's the thing - I often see a lot of commercials or ads out there that says "The new study shows {this or that}" and yet, have you noticed that more than half of the time they don't provide the source of the study which came to their conclusion of making such advertisements?
 
Jolie77 said:
That's the thing - I often see a lot of commercials or ads out there that says "The new study shows {this or that}" and yet, have you noticed that more than half of the time they don't provide the source of the study which came to their conclusion of making such advertisements?
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yep. :mad2: I think the ads should be required to have a red print like a Surgeon General warning - "It is not scientifically proven.... yet" or whatever. I still prefer a federal ban on it.
 
Jiro said:
yep. :mad2: I think the ads should be required to have a red print like a Surgeon General warning - "It is not scientifically proven.... yet" or whatever. I still prefer a federal ban on it.
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It just shows that you can't really trust anything that is said on the advertisement. Some of the time, we would see these ads having a FDA logo on it saying it's approved but we all very well know that sometime the FDA can be lenient on just about anything.
 
Well well, eggs are, in fact very good for me. I eat two boiled eggs three or four times a week along with 12 egg whites I drink on a daily basis.

I know this may sound extreme to you, guys but egg whites are 100% meat-free, diary-free protein.

Click this link
 
Be careful to safe watch on posion eggs. That is very serious. That is complaint to Inspector Health Department watch find out eggs. That is righ complaint to you. I know watch on safe health eggs. That is okay I am not worried. because be careful safe for you okay all right
 
Geeeez! first they say its bad for you and now they
say its ok...i hate it when they cant make up their
minds..:roll:
I love eggs too but i just take it easy..one or
two eggs like every 2 weeks...just to be on safe side.
I just watch what i eat especially high cholestral type
of food.
I just hate it when the Gov. cant get their facts straight......
grrr.
 
Well, I went to health conference at several years ago. It says that we should eat 3 eggs a week... if more than 3 eggs is bad for cholesterol level... I *raised* my hand and questioned a lady that I am egg lover and eat eggs awful alot... 7 or 8 times a week for YEARS, my blood result show that my cholesterol level is very good... She was like :shock: and was like to not beleive me but my friends confirmed her that it´s true.

Again, I was 5 week spa resort in October 2006 - my cholesterol level show very positive and again last October 2008 - blood test again due thyriod test - it shows the same...


I ignored and continue to eat eggs a lot because I can´t live without them...
 
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