Researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, in addition to others who assisted with the study, have rekindled the old debate as to whether the consumption of eggs is truly good or bad for you. By pooling the results from six prior studies gleaning data for close to 30K Americans who self-identified as consuming eggs regularly, and following participants over approximately 17 years on average, the study didn’t bode well for those who ate more than one egg daily.
According to reports, adults who consumed approximately 1.5 eggs each day were at higher risk of heart disease as opposed to those who ate none. The research indicated that the greater the number of eggs consumed, the higher still the risk. The likelihood of early death also increased. The researchers claim that seems to indicate cholesterol, naturally found in eggs, was the key factor. Cholesterol is naturally found in other foods as well, such as dairy products, shellfish, and red meat (which probably means a large part of Texas diets need to be further studied), but in small amounts, these foods can still be part of a healthy diet. Eggs found to be consumed in smaller amounts are still okay, according to the researchers.
