Al-Marsad newspaper: A study published in the “Nutrients Journal” found that eating between one and 3 eggs per week “appears to protect” against disease.
The study was conducted on more than 3 thousand adults, and found that those who ate these quantities were 60 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
3,042 men and women from Greece took part in the experiment, where they filled out a questionnaire about how many eggs they ate in a week, either whole or as part of a recipe. A decade later, 317 of them had developed cardiovascular disease.
The study reached a set of results, including:
People who eat one egg or less per week have an 18 percent increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Those who consumed 1 to 4 eggs per week had a 9 percent infection rate.
– While those who eat 4 to 7 eggs per week, the percentage is 8 percent.
Those who ate 1 to 3 eggs per week had a 60 percent lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Those who ate 4 to 7 eggs had a 75 percent lower risk.
However, when considering possible SFA intake, the researchers concluded that eating 1 to 3 eggs per week was “safer”.
The study authors acknowledged how “controversial” the debate about eggs and health can be, warning that egg consumption “must be combined with a healthy diet, characterized by a low intake of saturated fatty acids”, to reap its benefits.