For years, there have been debates in the nutritional world about how healthy it is to eat eggs.
Some people believe that eggs can cause cardiovascular disease due to their high cholesterol content and say that you can eat egg whites but not egg yolk.
Dr. Wu Hongqian, the author of “Egg Therapy,” deciphers the myths around eggs and cholesterol and shows how to eat eggs to protect the eyes, replenish blood, and increase calcium absorption.
The question most people ask is: Will eggs increase your cholesterol intake?
The statement “eating eggs increases your cholesterol level” stemmed from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines said people should not consume more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol daily. However, one egg a day would not exceed this ideal cholesterol level since one egg’s cholesterol content is about 186 milligrams….