Eggs, Cholesterol and a Healthy Diet

There has been much controversy about whether a healthy diet should include eggs. Cholesterol in eggs has been considered by many health experts to be a contributor to heart disease.

In the sixties and seventies medical reports linked egg consumption to heart disease causing a decline in egg sales.

In the late seventies beliefs about eggs began to change and some experts promoted eggs for their many nutritional benefits including decreasing the risk of heart disease.

Then in the mid nineties more opinions about the dangers of cholesterol in eggs began to emerge. The concern was that eggs contained two hundred and fifty milligrams of cholesterol in every yolk, which is the total daily allowance.

In the late nineties views began to change again. Some experts claimed that eating eggs every day is healthy and the cholesterol content is good for your health. Read more about why they are: Eggs, Cholesterol and a Healthy Diet.