Monique,
There is a lot of misinformation about cholesterol in the diet (and eggs in the diet) on the web, carried over from the dark ages, and posted by doctors who make assumptions without actually doing the research. For example, here's what one of the Mayo's "experts" says:
Chicken eggs are high in cholesterol, and a diet high in cholesterol can contribute to high blood cholesterol levels.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608
As far as I can tell, that's
Please read the articles at the following links:
A Michigan State University analysis, reported a year later, analyzed the diets and blood-cholesterol data for more than 27,000 people—a representative cross-section of the U.S. population. It found that cholesterol was lower in people who ate more than four eggs per week than among people who eschewed eggs.
Reevaluating Eggs' Cholesterol Risks
And that article was written almost 7 years ago, so it's not like that research information hasn't been available to all the "experts" at the big medical institutions. Don't they ever read anything new related to health?
I'll grant you that the title of the following article may seem a bit chauvinistic at first glance, but that's because it's from a website that's targeted at men. LOL. I have a hunch that the information in this article is just as valid for women as it is for men.
Two new studies from the University of Connecticut recently presented at the Experimental Biology conference found that eating eggs actually improved cholesterol levels and reduced disease-producing inflammation in the body.
The Best Breakfast for Men
And from FitDay:
The yolk of the egg contains up to 5 grams of fat, as well as dietary cholesterol which led to eggs being vilified as increasing the risk of heart disease. However, this is a myth that comes from a misunderstanding of what actually raises cholesterol levels and the role fat plays in that process.
Food Myths Debunked: Eating Eggs Raises Your Cholesterol Level
I don't understand why so many institutional medical "experts" (to use the term loosely) are still parroting obsolete information that never was valid to begin with.
I reckon my lack of understanding has something to do with me being an ignorant ol' country boy, who has to spend time researching a lot of things that I'm not familiar with, and them being highly-educated professionals who already know it all, and they're too educated to ever be wrong.
Tex
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