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Nutrition Science Is Broken. This New Egg Study Shows Why.
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1285" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://undark.org/2019/07/18/science-of-eggs/" target="_blank"><strong>Nutrition Science Is Broken. This New Egg Study Shows Why. - Undark</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>At turns lauded and vilified, the humble egg is an example of everything wrong with nutrition studies.</strong></p><p></p><p>It’s been a tortuous path for the humble egg. For much of our history, it was a staple of the American breakfast — as in, bacon and eggs. Then, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it began to be disparaged as a dangerous source of artery-clogging cholesterol, a probable culprit behind Americans’ exceptionally high rates of heart attack and stroke. Then, in the past few years, the chicken egg was redeemed and once again touted as an excellent source of protein, unique antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin, and many vitamins and minerals, including riboflavin and selenium, all in a fairly low-calorie package.</p><p></p><p>This March, a <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2728487" target="_blank">study published in JAMA</a> put the egg back on the hot seat. It found that the amount of cholesterol in a bit less than two large eggs a day was associated with an increase in a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and death by 17 percent and 18 percent, respectively. The risks grow with every additional half egg. It was a really large study, too — with nearly 30,000 participants — which suggests it should be fairly reliable.</p><p></p><p>So which is it? Is the egg good or bad? And, while we are on the subject, when so much of what we are told about diet, health, and weight loss is inconsistent and contradictory, can we believe any of it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1285, member: 1"] [URL='https://undark.org/2019/07/18/science-of-eggs/'][B]Nutrition Science Is Broken. This New Egg Study Shows Why. - Undark[/B][/URL] [B]At turns lauded and vilified, the humble egg is an example of everything wrong with nutrition studies.[/B] It’s been a tortuous path for the humble egg. For much of our history, it was a staple of the American breakfast — as in, bacon and eggs. Then, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it began to be disparaged as a dangerous source of artery-clogging cholesterol, a probable culprit behind Americans’ exceptionally high rates of heart attack and stroke. Then, in the past few years, the chicken egg was redeemed and once again touted as an excellent source of protein, unique antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin, and many vitamins and minerals, including riboflavin and selenium, all in a fairly low-calorie package. This March, a [URL='https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2728487']study published in JAMA[/URL] put the egg back on the hot seat. It found that the amount of cholesterol in a bit less than two large eggs a day was associated with an increase in a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and death by 17 percent and 18 percent, respectively. The risks grow with every additional half egg. It was a really large study, too — with nearly 30,000 participants — which suggests it should be fairly reliable. So which is it? Is the egg good or bad? And, while we are on the subject, when so much of what we are told about diet, health, and weight loss is inconsistent and contradictory, can we believe any of it? [/QUOTE]
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