Expert opinions on Eggs

For them, egg consumption should be personalised based on their lipid profile and overall diet.

Indeed, studies in humans have demonstrated that individuals could be hypo-responders or hyper-responders to dietary cholesterol.

Much of the evidence used to shape the recommendations comes from epidemiological studies—large population surveys that look for associations between diet and disease. While these studies can generate hypotheses, they cannot prove cause and effect. T...

The evidence that cholesterol in one egg a day is safe for most people comes from huge studies — many conducted here at Harvard Medical School — that have followed hundreds of thousands of people over decades.