3. Cholesterol Levels Can Change — But Not the Way You Think
Here’s the part that surprises most people.
Yes, each egg has about 186 mg of cholesterol — but new research shows that dietary cholesterol has little effect on blood cholesterol for most healthy adults.
Dr. Robert Jenkins, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, explains:
“For healthy adults, eating up to three eggs a day doesn’t raise heart disease risk. In fact, it may even raise HDL — the good cholesterol — and improve your overall lipid profile.”
However, people with type 2 diabetes or genetic cholesterol disorders should still monitor intake carefully, since their bodies process cholesterol differently.
