Reevaluating Eggs' Cholesterol Risk

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Altogether, the findings should please the American Egg Board, which funded Greene's study. However, until studies independent of industry financing confirm the new data, the jury is still out on how many eggs most people can safely eat. However, the researchers cautioned, "this study should not be used as a basis for recommending higher egg consumption for regulation of serum cholesterol."

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Altogether, the findings should please the American Egg Board, which funded Greene's study. However, until studies independent of industry financing confirm the new data, the jury is still out on how many eggs most people can safely eat. However, the researchers cautioned, "this study should not be used as a basis for recommending higher egg consumption for regulation of serum cholesterol."

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I was just perusing Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., Copyright © 2005

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Chapter 41 - Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease

Figure 41-2 Predicted changes (Δ) in the ratio of serum total to HDL cholesterol and in LDL- and HDL-cholesterol concentrations when carbohydrates constituting 1 percent of energy are replaced isoenergetically with saturated, cis monosaturated, cis polyunsaturated, or trans monounsaturated fatty acids. * p < 0.05; + p < 0.01; ¥ p < 0.001. (From Mensink RP, Zock PL, Kester AD, Katan MB: Effects of dietary fatty acids and carbohydrates on the ratio of serum total to HDL cholesterol and on serum lipids and apolipoproteins: A meta-analysis of 60 controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr 77:1146, 2003.)

It appears to me that sat fat and trans fat are major contributors. We know that from Tony's website also. The way I read it is that trans fats raise both HDL and LDL with equal effect, remembering that LDL is about twice that of HDL. Sat fats raise LDL more than HDL.

So I doubt the usefulness of the article.

I wonder why there are no people making eggs feeding chickens fish waste? That might change the risk completely.

Regards.

[ ] Reevaluating Eggs' Cholesterol Risk

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060506/food.asp

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I was just perusing Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., Copyright © 2005

1047

Chapter 41 - Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease

Figure 41-2 Predicted changes (Δ) in the ratio of serum total to HDL cholesterol and in LDL- and HDL-cholesterol concentrations when carbohydrates constituting 1 percent of energy are replaced isoenergetically with saturated, cis monosaturated, cis polyunsaturated, or trans monounsaturated fatty acids. * p < 0.05; + p < 0.01; ¥ p < 0.001. (From Mensink RP, Zock PL, Kester AD, Katan MB: Effects of dietary fatty acids and carbohydrates on the ratio of serum total to HDL cholesterol and on serum lipids and apolipoproteins: A meta-analysis of 60 controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr 77:1146, 2003.)

It appears to me that sat fat and trans fat are major contributors. We know that from Tony's website also. The way I read it is that trans fats raise both HDL and LDL with equal effect, remembering that LDL is about twice that of HDL. Sat fats raise LDL more than HDL.

So I doubt the usefulness of the article.

I wonder why there are no people making eggs feeding chickens fish waste? That might change the risk completely.

Regards.

[ ] Reevaluating Eggs' Cholesterol Risk

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060506/food.asp