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Eggs Contribute Insignificant Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels

Many people believe that egg increase cholesterol. It is actually a true fact that egg yolks have a lot of cholesterol—and so may weakly affect blood cholesterol levels—eggs also contain nutrients that may help lower the risk for heart disease, including protein, vitamins B12 and D, riboflavin, and folate.

The studies shows that eating eggs daily does not have a significant impact on blood cholesterol levels  than the effect of saturated fat in the diet.

The amount of saturated fat in the diet exerts an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of dietary cholesterol.

According to a study of 9,500 people reported in Medical Science Monitor showed that eating one or two eggs a day did not increase the risk of heart disease or stroke among healthy adults.

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