Since recent study suggests that eggs are not bad for cholesterol, can I have two eggs daily?
Suggestion: One egg (raw) contains about 215 mg of dietary cholesterol. So eating 1 egg leaves 85 mg (recommended daily cholesterol limit is 300 mg) of cholesterol that you can take from other sources, such as meats, poultry and dairy products. The page on cholesterol content of eggs gives cholesterol in other form of eggs. • I have high blood pressure. Since it is hereditary, I think that it cannot be cured. Suggestion: No, you are wrong. Even the hereditary blood pressure can be reduced by losing weight and remaining physically active, limiting alcohol intake and quitting smoking. You can lower your high blood pressure without medication. • I have read that a woman need not to worry about cholesterol as only the men can have high cholesterol. Suggestion: It may be true for women before menopause as the female hormone estrogen tends to raise their HDL cholesterol levels. The situation is different for postmenopausal women whose cholesterol may rise even with a healthy diet and physica
Suggestion: One egg (raw) contains about 215 mg of dietary cholesterol. So eating 1 egg leaves 85 mg (recommended daily cholesterol limit is 300 mg) of cholesterol that you can take from other sources, such as meats, poultry and dairy products. The page on cholesterol content of eggs gives cholesterol in other form of eggs. Limit on eggs, until it is confirmed that eating eggs reduces cholesterol. • I have high blood pressure. Since it is hereditary, I think that it cannot be cured. Suggestion: No, you are wrong. Even the hereditary blood pressure can be reduced by losing weight and remaining physically active, limiting alcohol intake and quitting smoking. You can lower your high blood pressure without medication. • I have read that a woman need not to worry about cholesterol as only the men can have high cholesterol. Suggestion: It may be true for women before menopause as the female hormone estrogen tends to raise their HDL cholesterol levels. The situation is different for postmenop
