Katie Dempsey tells Sport and Life that the fears over eggs in the 90s have been proven unfounded – in fact, they’re good for muscle building, brain function, general health and eyesight.
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Forget the 90s – eggs are more than ok
If you were a child of the 80s or 90s you might have a nagging suspicion about eggs. Something about causing high cholesterol?
Yes, all the muscle-growing influencers online are devouring them. But is that just bro science? What happened to that talk about only having a maximum of three eggs per week?
Well, here’s official confirmation from Cheltenham nutritionist Katie Dempsey: the science has changed and even a daily egg or two is more than okay.
“Eggs are no longer demonised,” Dempsey told Sport and Life.
“Eggs can raise your good cholesterol levels and lower blood triglyceride levels. So they are good for you.
“As a general rule for most of the population eating one or two eggs per day is perfectly safe.”
“Eggs can raise your good cholesterol levels and lower blood triglyceride levels. So they are good for you.”
Eggs are full of good stuff
So what is good in eggs? It might be easier to ask what’s not.
“They’re packed full of vitamins and minerals. One egg gives you between six to eight grammes of complete protein with all nine essential amino acids.
“They’re important for brain heath through choline, which makes something in your body called acetyl choline, which help your brain cells talk to each other.
“And eggs contain two antioxidants which help to lower your risks of cataracts and unhealthy eye ageing.”
But some people should still be cautious
There is a caveat. Some people might need to go easy on the omelettes.
“If you are diabetic or you’re at risk of heart issues you would want to consume less.
“And about thirty percent of the population is genetically sensitive to cholesterol and their cholesterol would spike quickly so you’d want to limit your consumption of egg yolks.
“You can get a blood test and it would show if you are a hyper responder.”
Is the eggs science set then?
Convinced or still not quite ready to get cracking?
“…if there was an issue with eggs raising cholesterol more widely we would definitely be seeing it in blood tests.”
Could the science change again?
Nervous nellies rest easy. Dempsey can’t see that happening.
“I think we’ll be fine! We’ve been eating eggs now as a part of a healthy diet for quite some time
“And if there was an issue with eggs raising cholesterol more widely we would definitely be seeing it in blood tests.”
So, you’re free to scramble on the daily. Go in a protein-packed peace.
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