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Three or more eggs a week increase your risk of heart disease and early death, study says
It's been debated for years: Are eggs good or bad for you? People who eat an added three or four eggs a week -- or the equivalent of an additional 300 mg of dietary cholesterol -- have a higher risk of both heart disease and early death compared to those who eat fewer eggs, new research finds.
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Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality
Among US adults, higher consumption of dietary cholesterol or eggs was significantly associated with higher risk of incident CVD and all-cause mortality in a dose-respons …
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