Eggs Take a Beating (Again)
For decades, eggs were seen as coronary landmines because of their high cholesterol content. But in recent years, eggs’ reputation improved as accumulating research suggested that dietary cholesterol has little effect on blood cholesterol in most people. The latest headline-making twist in the egg-and-cholesterol saga was a major study in JAMA in March, which linked increasing egg intake with small increases in heart disease and mortality rate.