her's an example of how the BS is left entwined with the truth, and how despite the evidence, some things can just not be let go.
Despite some still living in the dark ages when eggs were vilified for their high cholesterol most in the know now accept that the amount of cholesterol you eat has very little bearing on so called cholesterol levels, as the the body just produces most of the cholesterol it requires anyway.
Lifting the Taboo on Eggs
Meta-analysis shows little association between egg consumption and coronary heart disease or stroke.
To lower blood cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends consuming <300 mg of cholesterol daily (Circulation 2006; 114:82). Because chicken eggs are high in cholesterol (about 200 mg each), clinicians commonly advise patients with elevated blood cholesterol to avoid eating them. However, the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease is unclear. In a meta-analysis of 17 prospective cohort studies in which egg consumption was measured with food-frequency questionnaires, investigators assessed this association.
The analysis included nine reports on coronary heart disease (CHD) and eight reports on stroke, with 10 to 20 years of follow-up in most studies. No associations between egg consumption and risk for CHD or stroke were observed. However, subgroup analyses of diabetic patients in which highest and lowest egg consumption were compared showed excess risk for CHD (relative risk, 1.5) and less risk for hemorrhagic stroke (RR, 0.
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Comment: In this study, egg consumption was not associated with coronary heart disease or stroke except for excess CHD risk in diabetic patients, suggesting that most patients don't need to avoid eggs. The findings are consistent with metabolic research showing that, in most people, dietary saturated and trans fatty acids influence serum LDL cholesterol more than dietary cholesterol does. As the authors note, chicken eggs are inexpensive and rich in protein and other nutrients; moreover, the cholesterol in eggs is easily avoided by not consuming the yolks.
Rong Y et al. Egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: Dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BMJ 2013 Jan 7; 346:e8539So for a start, the AHA, which gets most of its funding from large food proceerors and big pharma is still promoting outdated views, ie only consume 300mg of cholesterol per day.
This is despite "The findings are consistent with metabolic research showing that, in most people, dietary saturated and trans fatty acids influence serum LDL cholesterol more than dietary cholesterol does."
and here is a common flaw. They talk about trans fat and saturated fat as if they are the same, but they are not the same, in terms of how they behave in the body. cells that are made with trans fats become insulin resistant, which will lead to higher insulin levels in the blood, which will damage artery walls which will lead to the body needing more cholesterol as it attempts to repair itself.
Even if you dont know this, or don't accept it, when studies combine two variables as one it is a flaw, because you cant be sure that it is not only one thing responsible for what is blamed on two. so the above statement has an element of truth but also pushes a barrow full of kaka.
They basically tell us that eggs are full of nutrition and because they dont raise cholesterol levels they are safe to eat, except perhaps for some diabetics.
But they finish by saying that eggs are OK to eat because it is easy not to eat the yolks? where the hell did they drag that from? the yolk is the most nutritious part and no where did they mention that in the studies they analysed yolks were not consumed.
they just dont want to let go.
