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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Nov 15, 2023 | Replies (874)
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@barbb

Hi, I am in several other Mayo groups - mainly the Hearing Loss one. I looked up this group because I received a teaser from the Harvard medical group which always tells you they are the best! 🙂 A specific question was noted in their attempt to get you to order their newsletter (which I won't do). The question they raise is of interest to me and I was hoping maybe you all could deal with it. It is: "Does eating eggs really pose a threat to cardiovascular health?". I love eggs but have very much limited my consumption of them thinking they could raise my cholesterol (which is well controlled by medication). I am wondering if anyone is in a position to enlighten me about this question?

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Oct 12, 2020

@barbb Hi and what i was told is no no way you may think. The Cholesterol in eggs is not what causes hight cholesterol in the blood stream but they still recommend not going to excess. What causes high cholesterol in the blood is fat mostly the bad fats like saturated fat and especially trans fats so its recommended no more than 7 a week. Here is a link to better explain what Mayo thinks and what a dietitian told me is it fats and salt to watch out for mostly.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol/faq-20058468
Hope that helps. I love eggs too and my numbers have been great since i watch the salt and fats. I usually eat eggs maybe every other to a couple of times a week so i can have 2-3 at one time like in an omelet has 3 eggs usually.
Have a Great and Blessed day

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