Cardio Study Is regular egg consumption harmful to the heart?

How does it affect the consumption of twelve eggs per week??

A few years ago, experts still believed that daily consumption of eggs causes health problems and especially increases cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers now found that people should not shy away from consuming eggs regularly because they are afraid of suffering from heart disease. The experts found that eating up to 12 eggs a week does not increase cardiovascular risk factors. This also applies to people with type 2 diabetes.

The researchers from the University of Sydney found in their current research that consuming 12 eggs a week has no negative impact on cardiovascular risk factors. The physicians published the results of their study in the English-language journal "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition".

How does egg consumption affect cardiovascular health??

In their randomized control study, the researchers looked at the effects of regular egg consumption on cardiovascular health. Egg consumption has been discussed several times in the past because of frequent concerns that regular consumption of eggs increases cholesterol levels in the blood, leading to heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

So far, there have often been conflicting results

Studies have found quite contradictory results about a possible association between egg consumption and type 2 diabetes. For example, a prospective study of more than 117,000 people in 1999 conducted by the internationally recognized Harvard School of Public Health found that the risk of coronary heart disease combined with higher egg consumption appears to be increasing and requiring further research. Another study from 2008 showed that high egg consumption (daily) is associated with a greater risk of type 2 diabetes. However, there was an investigation back in 2010 that found no association between egg consumption and the onset of diabetes.

Old statements on the subject must be changed

It has been reported many times in the past that egg-consuming people develop heart disease or type 2 diabetes more frequently. Study author Dr. Nickolas Fuller of the University of Sydney said that this statement was based on outdated science and should be adapted to recent results. Many of the important factors related to heart disease and type 2 diabetes have not been adequately studied, such as the subjects' diet.

High-fat foods damage the body

Most foods that are often consumed with eggs are rich in saturated fats, such as butter and bacon. These high-fat foods are harmful to the body. In other words, people could quite regularly take eggs without immediately increasing their risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Subjects were divided into two groups

For the study, some patients at Sydney Royal Prince Alfred Hospital were divided into two separate groups for a period of twelve months. Either the subjects consumed a diet that was high in eggs (twelve eggs a week) or a diet low in eggs (less than two eggs a week). After the first three months of the trial, participants were offered a weight loss program that taught them how to substitute high-fat foods for foods rich in healthy fats, such as replacing butter with olive oil or avocados.

No increased risks could be identified

In their study, the researchers examined a wide range of cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure. At the end of the study, both groups of participants did not show any adverse changes in the cardiovascular risk markers, says dr. Ink pen. The consumption of eggs has only a small influence on the cholesterol level. The scientists also found that consuming eggs did not affect a possible weight loss. Eggs are generally a very nutritious food and eating up to 12 eggs per week has no negative impact on the cardiovascular risk profile or risk for diabetes, adds study author Dr. Fuller added. (As)