Kirsten Nunez

For most healthy adults, daily egg consumption is fine, but people with heart disease, high LDL, or diabetes should aim toward the lower end and consider clinician-guided advice, since overall diet matters more than eggs alone.

For most healthy adults, daily egg consumption is fine, but people with heart disease, high LDL, or diabetes should aim toward the lower end and consider clinician-guided advice, since overall diet matters more than eggs alone.

Some people have familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition that genetically predisposes them to elevated cholesterol levels. This increases your sensitivity to dietary cholesterol, which is found in eggs.