HEALTHY HEART
An egg a day can keep doc away
People who eat an egg just about every day may have a lower risk of heart attack and stroke than individuals who don’t eat eggs at all, a Chinese study suggests.
Researchers examined survey data on egg consumption among 461,213 adults, who were 51 years old on average. When they joined the study, none had a history of heart disease. Overall, they ate an average of half an egg daily; about 9% avoided eggs altogether while 13% ate roughly one egg every day.
At least half of the participants were followed for nine years or more. Compared to people who never ate eggs, individuals who ate an average of 0.76 eggs per day were 11% less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and 18% less likely to die from these conditions, the study found.
“This is important to people, especially those in the part of the world where eggs are major sources of protein and other important nutrients for the body,” said Luc Djousse, a researcher at Harvard Medical School in Boston who wasn’t involved in the study.
Eggs are a primary source of dietary cholesterol, but they also contain high-quality lean protein and many vitamins, the study team notes in the journal Heart. REUTERS
An egg a day can keep doc away
People who eat an egg just about every day may have a lower risk of heart attack and stroke than individuals who don’t eat eggs at all, a Chinese study suggests.
Researchers examined survey data on egg consumption among 461,213 adults, who were 51 years old on average. When they joined the study, none had a history of heart disease. Overall, they ate an average of half an egg daily; about 9% avoided eggs altogether while 13% ate roughly one egg every day.
At least half of the participants were followed for nine years or more. Compared to people who never ate eggs, individuals who ate an average of 0.76 eggs per day were 11% less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and 18% less likely to die from these conditions, the study found.
“This is important to people, especially those in the part of the world where eggs are major sources of protein and other important nutrients for the body,” said Luc Djousse, a researcher at Harvard Medical School in Boston who wasn’t involved in the study.
Eggs are a primary source of dietary cholesterol, but they also contain high-quality lean protein and many vitamins, the study team notes in the journal Heart. REUTERS
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