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Eggs Increase Your Cholesterol?

Eggs increase your cholesterol a little bit of background here is that eggs are stable and many diets around the world due to their high protein content and relatively easy obtain ability Lemony animals lay eggs that are consumed by humans the chicken egg is the most common and will be the focus of this lecture and any reference to research the why did the egg called the albumin contains virtually all of the protein and the amino acids there's also a small mix of B vitamins and just for perspective there's about 6 grams of protein per egg the yolk of chicken eggs contains 50% monounsaturated fat in the form of oleic acid which is the good food which is a good fat and also has a mix of saturated and polyunsaturated fat there's not a significant amount of protein in the yolk although it does have a lot of the amino acid leucine there are also some carotenoids historically physicians and Diet scientists made a very simple assumption increasing your dietary cholesterol intake will lead to an increase in your serum cholesterol serum cholesterol has been linked to plaque in your arteries which is known as atherosclerosis this can lead to a heart attack and stroke that was a reasonable assumption with a strong biological plausibility however fortunately for us it's not quite that simple this led to researchers to begin looking at egg consumption as a way to evaluate the effects of dietary cholesterol on serum cholesterol in one study a 2007 study of 9700 individuals found consumption of greater than 6 eggs per week did not increase the risk of stroke or ischemic stroke however in that study they did find a slightly increased risk among diabetics as a subpopulation another study published in 2011 looks at a tea consumption in coronary heart disease and stroke and did not find a significant association between a consumption and those diseases and there are several other studies that draw similar conclusions in summary although eggs do contain a significant amount of cholesterol this is not translated to an increased serum cholesterol more importantly a consumption has not increased your risk for atherosclerosis coronary heart disease heart attack or stroke however it is worth noting that among diabetics there was a slightly increased risk of those diseases associated with egg consumption...