by Dr. Malcom Kendrick, M.D. and Dr. Duane Graveline, M.D., M.P.H.
According to the U.S. Government’s latest guidelines, one egg per day does not result in increased blood cholesterol levels. Nor does it increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in normal people.
What it might have said is that 12 eggs per day will not increase your blood cholesterol or have a significant impact on cardiovascular risk. And the government could say this about many other cholesterol containing foodstuffs such as whole milk and butter.
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Published on February 19, 2011