Eggs Are Worse Than Cigarettes?

[bathroommonkey76]

Eggs are the Dr. Jekylll and Mr. Hyde of the breakfast world. One day they’re a diet darling, chockful of healthy fats, vitamin E, and protein. The next thing you hear: Eggs are bad for you—as bad as cigarettes, in fact, according to a recent study in the journal Atherosclerosis.

Confused? We’ve got you covered.


First, here’s the deal on that new study. Researchers from Western University in Canada examined over 1,200 men and women to come to the conclusion that regularly eating egg yolks was two-thirds as bad as smoking when it comes to carotid plaque in the arteries, a known risk factor for stroke and heart attack.

But before you ditch the eggs, experts point out that this study doesn’t exactly give the whole picture. The main crack: The research shows an association between egg consumption and plaque buildup, rather than a cause-and-effect relationship, says cardiologist Gordon Tomaselli, MD from the American Heart Association. (In other words, there’s no way to tell which came first, the plaque or the egg.) The study also didn’t control for what else participants ate or take into account how much they exercised, which can play a big role in heart disease, Dr. Tomaselli says.

Read more:

https://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/study-claims-eggs-are-unhealthy-smoking

[guillaumeb]

1. Does it matter if one smokes the eggs or chews them?

[niyad]

2. on the same day this is posted:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029593414

[bathroommonkey76]

4. Interesting.

I didn't see that post.

[panader0]

3. I believe the oil you cook with is important.

For many years I have used expeller pressed safflower oil by Hollywood.
High in anti-oxidents and Vitamin E.

[Warpy]

5. Eggs are only a problem if that's all you eat.

Eggs from chickens and other birds have always been a staple and good source of protein. There is no reason to sop eating them.

There is a reason to stop eating man made foods like margarine and other trans fats and processed foods that contain them.

[crazycatlady]

6. How about we mind our own business when it comes to food

I personally don't eat eggs outside of baking (forced to eat them as a child) but I don't care if you have them or not.

Choice is letting people make their own decisions about their own bodies. Let's respect that across the board.

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. Sitting is the new cigarette.

[underpants]

8. Damn and have 300 Eggstractors in inventory

[beaglelover]

9. Everything in moderation.

Don't eat a dozen eggs a day and you'll be fine.

Don't smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and you'll be fine.

[DesertRat]

10. 5 year old article, but an interesting read.