What’s not to love about them? They are a cheap source of protein, contain bone-strengthening vitamin D, and provide choline, a compound needed for healthy cells and nerves, especially during pregnancy. The only nutrient blemish is that an egg is high in dietary cholesterol.
But this setback may soon be forgotten as the amount of cholesterol that you eat daily may no longer be something you need to worry about, when it comes to your health. In fact, research suggests that consuming up to one egg daily will not significantly increase blood cholesterol levels or the risk of heart disease in healthy people.
The latest conclusion from the report of the 2015 Dietary Guideline for Americans (DGA) Advisory Committee is that the amount of dietary cholesterol that Americans are currently consuming in their diets doesn’t have a major
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