In video: the truth about eggs and cholesterol

Should we really fear eggs for our cholesterol? In this video, I tell you about a recent study carried out by the University of South Australia which provides a reassuring answer.

The researchers followed around fifty adults in good cardiovascular health for three periods of five weeks. Each participant tested three different diets: one with two daily eggs but low in saturated fat, another without eggs but high in saturated fat, and finally a control diet combining one egg per week and saturated fat.

According to its results, the diet with two eggs per day helped reduce the level of LDL cholesterol, the so-called “bad cholesterol”. Conversely, in the diets tested, it was the intake of saturated fats that was found to be correlated with the increase in LDL cholesterol.

Read: Everything you need to know about cholesterol

As Professor Buckley, co-author of the study, explains in a university press release: “Eggs have long been unfairly criticized by outdated dietary advice. They are unique: high in cholesterol, yes, but low in saturated fat. Yet it is their cholesterol content that has often led people to question their place in a healthy diet.” This research joins other scientific work showing that heavy consumers of eggs do not have more cardiovascular diseases.

Eggs are also an economical source of protein and they also provide choline, beneficial for the brain, as well as lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids excellent for eye health. To take full advantage of their benefits, choose organic eggs or eggs from the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur sector, enriched with omega-3.

To help you choose your eggs and other products at the supermarket, read: The right choice at the supermarket

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