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Mayo Clinic Minute: Are eggs and aspirin good or bad for your heart? - Mayo Clinic
Are eggs and aspirin good or bad for your heart? Two recent studies may have prompted some people to wonder. One of the studies found that the more eggs you eat, the greater your risk of cardiovascular disease. The other study showed that elderly people should not take a daily dose of aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attack because the aspirin may increase their risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
So who can eat eggs and who should take aspirin? Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, sets the record straight.
Are eggs and aspirin good or bad for your heart? Two recent studies may have prompted some people to wonder. One of the studies found that the more eggs you eat, the greater your risk of cardiovascular disease. The other study showed that elderly people should not take a daily dose of aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attack because the aspirin may increase their risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
So who can eat eggs and who should take aspirin? Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, sets the record straight.