This is a pretty weak study.
1) "Researchers looked at 1,231 patients with an average age of 61.5. Each . . . had already experienced high blood pressure, hypertension, a small stroke or a family history of cardiovascular disease."
2) "The study did not account for waist circumference or exercise program."
3) The study relied individual self reporting: "After filling out questionnaires about lifestyle, diet and medications, how much they smoked and the number of egg yolks they ate, patients underwent an ultrasound scan to examine their plaque buildup."
4) The study had a prior desired outcome: "In this study, patients with a higher likelihood of cardiovascular issues were used in order to get more visible results instead of using the general population with a lower risk."
Summary: The research cherry picked the weak links and then failed to control for other causes.
Egg Yolks Almost as Bad for Your Heart as Smoking Cigarettes: Will You Cut Back on Eating Eggs?
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2012/08/20 18:00:00
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According to a new study out of Canada, researchers claim that eating cholesterol-packed egg yolks is just as bad for one's cardiovascular system as smoking is.
“One jumbo chicken egg yolk has about 237 milligrams of cholesterol,” study author Dr. David Spence told CNN. Spence explains that eating large amounts of cholesterol causes plaque buildup in the blood vessels, the same way smoking does.
What do you think? Will you cut back from eating eggs -- or stop eating them entirely -- due to the findings of this study? Or will you have your eggs -- and eat them too?
NYDAILYNEWS.COM reports:
“One jumbo chicken egg yolk has about 237 milligrams of cholesterol,” study author Dr. David Spence told CNN. Spence explains that eating large amounts of cholesterol causes plaque buildup in the blood vessels, the same way smoking does.
What do you think? Will you cut back from eating eggs -- or stop eating them entirely -- due to the findings of this study? Or will you have your eggs -- and eat them too?
NYDAILYNEWS.COM reports:
Think twice before you bite into a hearty breakfast of eggs benedict slathered in hollandaise sauce — you may as well be lighting up, according to a new study.
Read More: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/egg-y...
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j2 2012/08/20 20:00:31
And I ain't quitting smoking, either.
I doubt eggs can be THAT harmful.
According to the MayoClinic eating too many eggs can increase your cholesterol, but eating four egg yolks or fewer on a weekly basis hasn't been found to increase your risk of heart disease.
And eating egg yolks is no way as bad as smoking, that's absurd.
I marinade my tobacco in egg yolks, then roll it up and smoke it, Lol, Lol.
Now comparing cholesterol to smoke in the lungs is silly, they have nothing to do with each other except that the chemicals in smoke do cause heart problems also, in addition to many other very bad health problems. No I am smart enough to not deliberately inhale any smoke either.