Cebu Doctors' University Cardiovascular Center

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Edgar H. Tan, MD, FACC, FACP, Head, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Eggs Galore.....

Limiting egg consumption has little effect on cholesterol levels, research has confirmed. A University of Surrey team said their work suggested most people could eat as many eggs as they wanted without damaging their health." The researchers said that previous warnings to limit egg consumption are "based on out-of-date evidence," and "eating saturated fats was far more likely to cause health problems." Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin said, "The ingrained misconception linking egg consumption to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected.