Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Egg it is indeed one of the easiest food ingredients to be processed. But without realizing it, there are dangers of eating too many eggs.
In fact, whole eggs contain all the nutrients needed to turn one cell into a whole chicken.
However, eggs get a bad reputation because their yolks are high in cholesterol.
Cholesterol plays a very important function in your body. It is a structural molecule that is essential to every cell membrane. It is also used to make steroid hormones such as testosterone, estrogen and cortisol.
It’s just that the dangers of eating too many eggs will also lurk when you eat foods with excessive amounts of cholesterol. High intake can cause an increase in blood cholesterol levels.
What Happens When People Eat Several Whole Eggs per Day?
Quoting HealthlineA medium-sized egg contains 186 mg of cholesterol, which is 62% of the recommended daily intake (RDI). In contrast, whites are mostly protein and low in cholesterol (10).
General recommendations include a maximum of 2-6 egg yolks per week. The American Heart Association recommendation is 1 egg per day or 7 per week.
Eggs are a great source of saturated fat and too much saturated fat has been shown to increase total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
In a study published in 2012 in Atherosclerosis cited TodayThe researchers found that while plaque buildup continued in participants after about age 40, those who ate the most egg yolks – three or more each week – had similar plaque buildup to cigarette smokers.
Another study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that eating two boiled eggs daily increased the formation of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a chemical linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Egg yolks contain lecithin, an essential fat that plays a role in the formation of TMAO.
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