Cholesterol Redux: As Eggs Make A Comeback, New Questions About Health Risks
"Eggs have made a big comeback. Americans now consume an estimated 280 eggs
per person, per year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And that's a significant increase compared with a decade ago."
"Part of the renewed appeal stems from the dietary advice we got back in 2016. That's when the U.S. Dietary Guidelines dropped a longstanding recommended limit on dietary cholesterol. The move was seen as a green-light to eat eggs."
"But a new study published in the medical journal JAMA re-opens a longstanding debate about the risks tied to consuming too much dietary cholesterol."
"'What we found in this study was that if you consumed two eggs per day, there was a 27 percent increased risk of developing heart disease,' says researcher Norrina Allen, an associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University."
"'It was surprising,' Allen says."
"The researchers behind the JAMA study tracked the health of about 30,000 adults enrolled in long-term studies. On average, participants were followed for about 17 years."