Comment by Jeremy London

Why I eat eggs as a heart surgeon. Well, we’ve all heard it: ‘Eggs raise your cholesterol. Eggs cause heart disease. Avoid the yolk.’ Here’s the truth—it’s more nuanced than that. As a cardiac surgeon, I’ve spent decades treating atherosclerosis. And yes—LDL-C and ApoB are directly related to heart disease. But dietary cholesterol—the cholesterol you eat—is not metabolized the same as the cholesterol that’s made in your body. When you eat cholesterol-rich foods like eggs, your liver down-regulates its own production to maintain balance. For about 70% of people—the so-called hypo-responders—there’s little to no change in serum cholesterol. [...] But for most, eggs aren’t the villain—they’re a powerhouse … We all have our own instruction manual. Understand yours and eat with intention.