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Eggs To Eat Or Not To Eat
A study in the April edition of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found:
For those with diabetes the risk rose to 200%. That is, diabetic men who consumed the most eggs had double the risk of dying compared to those who ate the fewest.
The men in the study were 21,327 Harvard-educated participants of the Physicians Health Study I.
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1 Egg Consumption In Relation To Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality: The Physicians Health Study, AJCN, April, 2008
For a commentary of this study in the same AJCN issue:
Egg Consumption In Relation To Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality: The Story Gets More Complex, AJCN, April, 2008
Eggs To Eat Or Not To Eat
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
A study in the April edition of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found:"Egg consumption was positively related to mortality, more strongly so in diabetic subjects."Men in the study who reported eating 7 or more eggs per week had an almost 25% increased risk of death during the 20-year follow-up compared to men who ate 1 or fewer eggs per week.
For those with diabetes the risk rose to 200%. That is, diabetic men who consumed the most eggs had double the risk of dying compared to those who ate the fewest.
The men in the study were 21,327 Harvard-educated participants of the Physicians Health Study I.
1 Egg Consumption In Relation To Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality: The Physicians Health Study, AJCN, April, 2008
For a commentary of this study in the same AJCN issue:
Egg Consumption In Relation To Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality: The Story Gets More Complex, AJCN, April, 2008
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