Egg Yolks "Worse than Cigarettes" Theory Goes Up in Smoke

dooBdoo — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:47:51 GMT

Just to clear things up a bit, here's the other side of the issue:

"After the release of a study by Dr. J. David Spence claiming that egg yolks are nearly as bad for your health as smoking, the Internet has been buzzing with controversy. The observational study, which required participants to fill out a survey of their habits, including how many eggs they ate per week, failed to account for several crucial factors when drawing conclusions based on the data. In the results, the researchers themselves admit that “this hypothesis should be tested in a prospective study with more detailed information about diet, and other possible confounders such as exercise and waist circumference.”

Mark Sisson, respected fitness author and blogger, playfully mocks the study in a recent post, commenting sarcastically, “Yeah, it’s not like the size of a person’s waist, whether or not they move of their own volition or sit in an easy chair all day, and how much stress they endure have any impact on their risk of developing atherosclerosis,” to point out flaws in the study. Though the study did account for controls such as s$x, blood pressure, smoking, body weight index, and diabetes, arguably the two most important factors, detailed diet and level of exercise, were noticeably missing. Because of these limitations, dietician Victoria Taylor says “we shouldn’t draw conclusions from it.”

Aside from the obvious missing factors of diet and exercise, Taylor explains researchers also need to include how the eggs were prepared, as eggs fried in fat can be are harmful to your health. All in all, Taylor concludes that eggs can be part of a healthy balanced diet, “just be sure to cook them without adding any fat – scrambled, boiled or poached, for example.”

The Egg Nutrition Center and American Egg Board have also released a statement citing more evidence refuting Dr. Spence's study. Of the studies mentioned, one consisted of more than 100,000 subjects and found “no significant difference in cardiovascular disease risk between those consuming less than one egg per week and those consuming one egg per day” concluding that “consumption of up to one egg per day is unlikely to have substantial overall impact on the risk of heart disease or stroke among healthy men and women”

The statement goes on to point out that eggs are commonly eaten with high-fat meats and other high-fat side dishes, which the original study did not account for. In conclusion, it is perfectly healthy to eat eggs as part of a balanced diet as long as they are cooked without excess fat and served with other healthy foods."

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