Eggs are loaded with cholesterol and saturated fat. Doctors,
neighbors, pharmacists and even zoologists tell us that eggs are bad for our
heart. But are they really as harmful as “they” say? And are all eggs created
equal? To find an answer to these questions, we’ll need to pay a visit to
Sweden. That’s where a study was recently conducted to determine whether
omega-3 rich eggs would have a positive or negative effect on the heart. By the
way, omega-3 fatty acids are the types of healthy fats that are found in fish
and certain seeds, like flaxseeds.
In this study, the researchers brought together a group of
19 healthy volunteers. Half of the group was given a regular egg to eat each
day. The other half was asked to eat an omega-3 rich egg per day. After 30
days, the groups had their blood drawn and analyzed. At this point, they were
asked to begin consuming the opposite kind of egg for an additional 30 days.
Again, once the time was up, their blood was collected and scrutinized. This type
of controlled test is called a “cross-over study”. It helps provide more
reliable test results.
Here’s what the authors reported:
Eating one regular egg, per day, caused no negative effect
on any of the markers relating to heart health.
Eating one omega-3 egg, per day, resulted in
changes that were consistent with “a reduced risk for cardiovascular mortality
and diabetes”. In other words, it lowered the risk of dying from heart disease
or diabetic complications. http://healthcareatm.com/
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