The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 1/2 eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study has limitations and contradicts recent research, but is likely to rekindle the long-standing debate about eggs. The new study offers only observational data but doesn’t show that eggs and cholesterol caused heart disease and deaths, said Lee, who wasn’t involved in the research. THE DEBATEEggs are a leading source of dietary cholesterol, which once was thought to be strongly related to blood cholesterol levels and heart disease.

Source: National Post March 15, 2019 18:22 UTC