Keep Your Heart Healthy - Cholesterol and Eggs

The correlation of eggs and cholesterol is not that most people normally believe. The fact is eggs do not always increase the cholesterol level sometimes they even lower it down.

There are only one third individuals who are abnormally sensitive to the cholesterol present in the yolk of the egg. A research was conducted by the researchers of the University of Connecticut. In the study the participants (above the age of 50) were given either three eggs a day or an equal quantity of cholesterol free egg substitute. None of the participant in the study was on any cholesterol lowering medication.

After the study it was concluded the participants who were not abnormally sensitive to the egg substitute, eating three eggs a day does not raise their cholesterol level but actually their cholesterol level went down. In most of the participants eating three eggs in one day lowered LDL cholesterol and triglycerides and increased HDL cholesterol. On the other hand those who were given an equal amount of cholesterol free egg substitute increased LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol and decrease the HDL. But the one third participants who were abnormally oversensitive to the egg yolk, the opposite effect took place for this smaller number of participants.

Eggs also have an unusual effect on the cholesterol level of overweight males. Another study have proved when the eggs are used in combination with a meal rich in carbohydrates they speed up the release of glucose from the carbohydrates but on the other side they also accelerate the release of insulin from the pancreas. This additional insulin copes with the additional sugar. The problem arises when the insulin start storing fats thus causing an increase in weight.

Another study was conducted on eating eggs in combination with a diet low in carbohydrates. It was concluded that

• It reduces the weight of the body.
• It raises the insulin sensitivity.
• Increases HDL cholesterol.
• Increases the hormones that fight against atherosclerosis.

Furthermore another study conducted on 9734 individuals of the age group 25-75 at the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. It was found that taking more than 1 egg in a day does not increase the risk factor of heart attack or stroke.

So now we can safely say that for most of us, the eggs are not bad for heart and if we avoid excessive sugar intake, the same eggs can become healthier for our hearts. If somebody does not have the family history of hypercholesterolemia or any such related condition, the daily consumption of eggs will have a positive effect on LDL, HDL and triglycerides.

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