Yes, eggs are high in cholesterol. A single egg has 207 milligrams of cholesterol on average.
After a meal that includes eggs, triglycerides and blood cholesterol shoots up. It’s no wonder the Dietary Guidelines of Americans mirrors the National Academies of Science recommendation to consume as little cholesterol as possible.
For more information on how the egg industry designs misleading studies about the effects of the cholesterol content of eggs, watch this video.
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