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Registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders and nutrition writing.
Most healthy people can eat 1–2 eggs per day, as long as they’re part of an overall nutritious diet.
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Rebecca Jaspan, "Can You Still Eat Eggs With High Cholesterol?" Health.com, updated January 18, 2026.
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Eggs are a net-beneficial food for the general population
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AI Verified Jaspan says most healthy people can eat 1-2 eggs daily within a nutritious diet, and the article describes eggs as nutrient-dense, making a positive stance on net benefit determinable. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is for: Jaspan permits 1-2 eggs daily for most healthy people as part of a nutritious diet and notes eggs provide useful nutrients. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2mo ago
Eating eggs regularly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
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AI Verified The quote is directly about regular egg consumption (1–2 eggs per day) and, in the article’s cholesterol/heart-health context, presents that level of intake as acceptable for most healthy people. The source also frames egg cholesterol as not necessarily contributing to heart-disease risk, so the author’s stance on the complete statement is determinable from this quote plus source context. ([health.com](https://www.health.com/can-you-eat-eggs-high-cholesterol-8404409)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified The quote says "Most healthy people can eat 1–2 eggs per day" if they are part of a nutritious diet, which strongly implies the author does not think regular egg consumption generally increases cardiovascular-disease risk; the article also says dietary cholesterol in eggs may not contribute to heart-disease risk. ([health.com](https://www.health.com/can-you-eat-eggs-high-cholesterol-8404409)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote is authentic. The provided Health.com URL contains the exact sentence, “Most healthy people can eat 1–2 eggs per day, as long as they’re part of an overall nutritious diet,” in the section “How Many Eggs Can You Eat With High Cholesterol?” The page credits the article to Rebecca Jaspan, MPH, RD and shows it was updated on January 18, 2026. The stored author, date, quote text, and source URL are consistent with the source. ([health.com](https://www.health.com/can-you-eat-eggs-high-cholesterol-8404409)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2mo ago
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