How many Egg's Cholesterol is Bad for our Heart?

Although eggs contain relatively high levels of cholesterol, it's the amount of saturated fat a food contains, rather than the amount of cholesterol, that has the most influence on blood cholesterol levels. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association comparing the diets of more than 100,000 people over a 14-year period, found that those who ate up to one egg a day has no increased risk of heart disease or stroke. In fact, far from being bad for us, eggs have a lot to offer. They are one of the few dietary sources of vitamin D, and provide good amounts of vitamins A, E, B2 an dB12 (one egg provides almost 100 per cent of the recommended intake of B12). .

The official advice from the British Dietetic Association and American Heart Association is eating up to one egg a day is unlikely to have any effect on blood cholesterol levels or risk of cardiovascular disease in healthy people, providing the overall intake of saturated fat is low.