Can You Eat Eggs If You Have High Cholesterol?
It's a question I get asked a lot, probably because eggs are such a common and versatile food. Many people with high cholesterol worry about eating them. They've heard that eggs, especially the yolks, are full of cholesterol. This makes them think eggs are off the table. But the truth is a bit more complicated than that. For many people, eggs are perfectly fine to eat, even with high cholesterol. Let's talk about why. Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol: What's the Story? For years, the advice was pretty clear. If you had high cholesterol, you needed to cut back on foods with cholesterol. Eggs were high on that list. A large egg yolk has about 186 milligrams of cholesterol. This sounded like a lot. Health guidelines used to suggest limiting dietary cholesterol to 300 milligrams per day. For someone trying to manage cholesterol, a couple of eggs could easily push them over that limit. But science has changed its mind a bit. More recent research shows that for most people, the cho…
