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Is the Egg Industry Fooling Us Into Thinking Eggs Are Healthy? A Review of a Study On Eggs and Cholesterol Levels and Weight

Some scientific studies have shown eggs aren't harmful for your heart.  But is that the truth, or are these studies fundamentally flawed?  Here's a brief look at today's research review. The study under review today claims that eating eggs does not affect cholesterol levels in the body, but the researchers tested cholesterol levels after a 10-hour fast. Participants who ate eggs in the study for just three months showed modest rises in fasted cholesterol levels, though not enough of a change to be considered statistically significant. The researchers had almost no control over the subjects' diets, making it practically impossible to draw conclusions from the data collected. This study uses other poorly designed scientific experiments as citations for its hypothesis, building further upon already flawed research.   Unsurprisingly, this study was funded by the American Egg Board. For a long time, I thought eggs were a nutritious food.  They have lots of chol