The good side of cholesterol

Put the pan on the fire, an omelet per day might reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol. American researchers had men eat 3 eggs daily for a period of 12 weeks as part of a diet that is low in carbohydrates and high in (good, unsaturated) fats. Their HDL-cholesterol levels, the good type of cholesterol, went up by 20%. Their bad LDL-cholesterol didn’t go up at all. In men who ate egg replacements the cholesterol levels didn’t change at all.

Possibly a combination of eggs and the low carb, high good fat diet was a double edged sword. Less carbohydrates in the diet seem to reduce the production of LDL-cholesterol in the body. While at the same time the body makes more HDL-cholesterol the clear up the cholesterol from the eggs.

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