PROSPERITY trial reveals no negative cholesterol impact from fortified eggs

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Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health.

Mar 28 2024American College of Cardiology However, results from a prospective, controlled trial presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session show that over a four-month period cholesterol levels were similar among people who ate fortified eggs most days of the week compared with those who didn't eat eggs.

Nina Nouhravesh, MD, research fellow at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, and study's lead author Patients had in-person clinic visits at the start of the study and visits at one and four months to take vital signs and have bloodwork done. Phone check-ins occurred at two and three months and patients in the fortified egg group were asked about their weekly egg consumption. Those with low adherence were provided additional education materials.

 

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