Are eggs good or bad?

Eating an egg per day is unlikely to have significant increase in cholesterol, triglyceride, and low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) levels and can be encouraged among normal individuals, according to a study.

A study conducted by Celeste Tanchoco, a senior scientist at the Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), involved 115 Filipino males and females aged 30 to 60.

Study participants had normal levels of cholesterol upon the start of the trial. Their food intake, lifestyle and weight were recorded.

The results showed no significant effect on the blood lipid levels whether an individual is normal or overweight.

Many scientists believe that saturated fats and trans fats have a greater impact than dietary cholesterol in raising blood cholesterol.

Eggs are high in cholesterol. The yolk of one large egg has about 213 mg of cholesterol.

A diet high in cholesterol can contribute to elevated cholesterol, a major risk factor for developing coronary heart disease.

However, with the findings of Tanchoco’s study, the common belief that a daily egg intake can be dangerous even to normal individuals has been disproved.

To know more about eggs, fats, oils, and heart disease come to the 4th Asian Congress of Dietetics which will be held on April 23-26 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.

For more details, call the Nutritionist-Dietician’s Association of the Philippines (NDAP) office at 632-845-1651, e-mail to [email protected] or log on to www.asiancongressofdietetics.com