Eggs do not increase heart health risks in people with type 2 diabetes, say researchers

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Eating eggs is a healthy dietary addition and does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes, Australian researchers have said. The simple ingredient, which can be cooked in a number of different ways, has always been a subject of controversy when it comes to whether it is healthy to eat. Last year a Netflix documentary entitled What the Health stated that eating just one egg daily was as bad for life expectancy as smoking five cigarettes per day. But a plenitude of recent research has debunked this myth, helping to unscramble misinformation about eggs for our health. This new University of Sydney study was split into two parts, which saw participants follow a series of different egg-related diets. The first trial involved adults with type 2 diabetes eating 12 eggs a week, with researchers comparing their health outcomes to those who had limited their egg intake to just two a week. After three months the researchers said they did not observe any difference in cardiovascular risk factors. In the follow-up study the same participants were asked to follow a weight loss diet full of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (such as avocado and olive oil, which are considered valuable components of a low carb diet) and continuing with either high or low egg consumption. After a further six months, again, no cardiovascular risk elements were discovered and everyone lost weight, irrespective of how many eggs they had eaten over the course of the trial. Research program leader Dr Nicholas Fuller from the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney in Australia, said: "Despite differing advice around safe levels of egg consumption for people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, our research indicates people do not need to hold back from eating eggs if this is part of a healthy diet. "A lot of this epidemiological research showing that high egg consumption (six or more eggs per week) is detrimental to a person's health was conducted at a time when we were told to avoid eggs." The results have been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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[Guzzler]

Edwina Curry did more for the case against eggs than 'What the Health' did in this country. Curry was negligent and the the WtH producers were using propaganda Our species has been eating eggs since before we came down from the trees, I think we're used to them by now.

 

[ickihun]

Only trouble is I get sick of eating them so not eating many lately. Prefer better proteins for iron deficiency. Eggs are ok to fill up on with a full monty without heavy carbs.

 

[Tophat1900]

I eat a 4 egg omelette just about everyday.... 28 eggs a week. I also bake some things with eggs, so I'm probably easily over the 30 eggs per week mark....

 

[Tophat1900]

Only trouble is I get sick of eating them so not eating many lately. Prefer better proteins for iron deficiency. Eggs are ok to fill up on with a full monty without heavy carbs.

I do get sick of them, but just find them the quickest thing I can make in the morning. Breakfast just isn't my favourite meal of the day that's for sure.

 

[Tophat1900]

unfortunately, breakfast is the one time we can pretty much fuel up with low bloodsugars. and lately, I have been skipping it, having it for lunch and then following it with tea and supper

I am hungry at breakfast time, so I don't skip it. It's just a case of getting a meal together as quick as possible while my bg level is low. I wake up at between 4.8 - 5.2 and that rises as soon as my feet hit the floor. Hence the quicker the better method of eggs. Not the only thing I eat for breakfast, but it's the only hot food I make, which is nice on a cool morning.

 

[britishpub]

I had a pickled egg yesterday

Not something I’m proud of

 

[Robinredbreast]

I sometimes get free eggs from a friends chickens, they are delicious............. the eggs that is and not his chickens lol