Egg lovers rejoice - it's time to start boiling and poaching
again without the fear of heart disease. But there's no need to
heap your plate with fried foods and keep the bacon to a
minimum, according to cardiologist Associate Professor Karam
Kostner. Dr Kostner says some people have been avoiding eggs due
to the cholesterol they contain. But new research has found we
can eat up to six eggs a week. "In the setting of a normal
healthy diet eggs don't play a big role in increasing
cardiovascular disease and stroke," Dr Kostner told AAP. "While
eggs do contain some cholesterol, the body is very clever at
reducing cholesterol production when it gets more ... from
products like eggs, milk and cheese." But Dr Kostner warns
against over-indulging or adding fatty foods like bacon to eggs
and says not everyone can indulge. "In diabetics research has
always indicated that a higher intake of dietary cholesterol ...
may actually increase your cardiovascular risk." The egg-a-day
message is beginning to get through and Dr