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Until recently it was thought that cholesterol in food was an important factor in
high blood cholesterol. We now know that dietary cholesterol alone is not significant for
most people. The body produces cholesterol in the liver - especially when the diet is high
in saturated fat. Research done at the CSIRO’s division of Human
Nutrition has shown that cholesterol in diet is far less important than many people think.* |
Research showed that adding two eggs a day to the diet of people with normal cholesterol
levels produced no rise in the level of LDL (or bad) cholesterol. Even at three eggs a
day, the effect on blood cholesterol was equivalent to eating one pat (10g of butter or
30g of cheese. So, if saturated fat and not cholesterol is the most important dietary contributor to heart
disease shouldn’t you be taking advantage of the benefits of eggs? |
