Lisa Nelson

Lower Cholesterol - Are eggs good or bad?



Posted: Friday, February 05, 2010

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Be Heart Healthy and Lose Weight

High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease. Promoting a lower cholesterol often means limiting your intake of dietary cholesterol. Eggs are one main source of dietary cholesterol. So, if you have high cholesterol does this mean you can know longer have eggs?

To lower cholesterol, it is frequently recommended to limit egg intake, specifically the egg yolk. Egg yolks are a concentrated source of cholesterol, while egg whites contain primarily protein. However, while dietary cholesterol can impact cholesterol levels within the body, saturated fat actually has a greater impact on LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels.

A 1999 study found little impact of consuming one egg daily on blood cholesterol levels. It is currently recommended for individuals with normal cholesterol levels to limit dietary cholesterol intake to 300 mg or less daily. One egg contains 210 mg of cholesterol within the egg yolk. If you have high LDL cholesterol, the current recommendations are to limit dietary cholesterol to 200 mg or less per day.

If you enjoy eggs there are alternatives, such as replacing the egg yolks with more egg whites or using products, such as Egg Beaters, which provide an excellent source of protein minus the cholesterol.

So, the bottom line is eggs are a very nutritious source of many nutrients. However, if you have high cholesterol you may need to limit your intake of eggs. Know the breakdown of your cholesterol profile. If your LDL cholesterol is elevated you will have to be more restrictive with eggs according to current recommendations.

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Lisa Nelson RD is the founder and owner of Health Practices Online and Heart Health Made Easy.

Health Practices Online provides online business management services for busy health professionals who are overwhelmed by everything involved with establishing an online presence.

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