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I have only scanned the article, but it is full of contradictions.
Will read it fully later, but have noticed that in one place it suggests 1.5 eggs a day is the safe maximum. In another 3 eggs a day is optimal.
The authenticitynof the authors is , debateably, dubious.
 
I eat 2-4 whole eggs, and probably 10 or more whites a day. Cholesterol levels are well in the normal range last time I tested. Lots of nutrients in the yolk
 
Depends on the day, but I'm not too scared of eggs! Between 1 and 4 daily, depending on whether I'm feeling ravenous after fasting for 18 hours, or whether I can wait to cook something else.
 
From the first sentence it’s clear the article is based on opinion, and outdated opinion at that, rather than any solid research.

Editing to add links to Zoe Harcombe’s analysis (rebuttal) of the final study quoted in the link in the OP:

https://twitter.com/zoeharcombe/status/1108394416279093250?s=21
https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2019/03/eggs-cholesterol-cvd/

Unfortunately not the full article as you need to be a subscriber to her site for that, but the salient points are in the two links above.
 
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What a complete load of nonsense... from beginning to end.

Contradictions and inaccuracy all the way through and the nice ad for a book at the end.

How does this trash ever see the light of day?
 
luceeloo said:
Depends on the day, but I'm not too scared of eggs! Between 1 and 4 daily, depending on whether I'm feeling ravenous after fasting for 18 hours, or whether I can wait to cook something else.
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Please can you tell me bout the fasting is it to lower levels
 
Pipp said:
I have only scanned the article, but it is full of contradictions.
Will read it fully later, but have noticed that in one place it suggests 1.5 eggs a day is the safe maximum. In another 3 eggs a day is optimal.
The authenticitynof the authors is , debateably, dubious.
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In the second study referenced, the data is taken from 6 prospective cohorts, i.e. from restricted entry criteria such as people in hospital for heart problems or in a say a VA care home for elderly or similar possibly biassed subject pool. We do not know what these restrictions were, but the reported CVD and all mortality death rate in 17 years (MAX) indicates a stressed community at the start. There was no attempt to identify any other sources of dietary cholesterol used by these cohorts, such as meat consumption, butter, and dairy fat, etc, Lastly, most of the authors of this study were paid or employed by drug companies involved in statin development and supply, and these companies appear to have funded this research.

I do not know this author, but I can counteract it with our own UK specialist Dr Aseem Maholtra, cadiologist.

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There is no evidence that phosphatidylcholine is harmful to the body. In fact, it is an essential component in the making and repair of mitochondrial cells. We need it or we fall apart.

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-501/phosphatidylcholine
 
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Lesley's said:
Please can you tell me bout the fasting is it to lower levels
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Sure, I loosely follow a plan set out in a book called The Diabetes Code by Dr Jason Fung. The basic premise is fasting encourages reduced blood sugar levels, and weight loss. For me, I especially need the weight loss part. Since the end of December I've lost about 2 stone just by cutting out breakfast completely, not eating after 7pm at night, and reducing carbs. My blood sugar levels are not quite where I'd like them to be, but are mostly in the single digits... whereas previously, they were regularly around 20mmol.
 
probably about 6 eggs maybe more some days.

4 used for omellette at some dinners, sometimes 2 with breakfast, also use them for making coconut/choc mug cake.
 
It varies, sometimes I go a week without eating any, but since my IR I have only had 3 scrambled eggs today, pointless eating carbs because my body is restricting my insulin.
 
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