Not Hair Loss News – Egg Yolks Can Be Dangerous to Your Health?
Snippet from the non-hair-loss article:
Researchers who have long argued that egg-yolk consumption contributes to cardiovascular disease have now published a study showing that lifelong consumption of egg yolks is correlated to development of carotid artery plaques and therefore should be avoided by anyone at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Dr J David Spence (Robarts Research Institute, London, ON) publish the results of a study of 1262 consecutive patients attending vascular prevention clinics in Canada online August 1, 2012 in Atherosclerosis. All of the subjects had baseline measurement of total carotid plaque area by ultrasound and filled out questionnaires about their diet and lifestyle, including medications they take, smoking, and the number of egg yolks they’ve eaten per week times the number of years they’ve kept that dietary pattern (egg-yolk years).
The results show that carotid plaque area increased linearly with age after age 40 and increased exponentially with both pack-years of smoking and egg-yolk years.
Read the rest — Debate Over Dangers of Egg-Yolk Consumption Continues With New Study
The article goes on to point out that the egg industry says the study was poorly done by a longtime critic of the industry, and they cite a small study that disputes the findings. So while this could potentially be important health news, I guess it depends on who you believe.
Still, this might be something to keep this in mind what you eat eggs. I personally only like the eggs if there is a yolk in it, so I guess that stops another bit of goodness from my healthy diet.
And competent studies also showed reduction in arterial plaque from eating oily fish, freshfruit and vegetables and ceasing smoking. I think you’re fine with your egg yolks. Though if you’re worried you could start yolkhelp.com and discuss how a yolk a day put you in an early grave…oops.
My great grandmother ate an egg every day; she lived to be 103yrs old. All these studies targeting one food don’t often give an accurate (if any) assessment of the person’s diet, drinking, exercise frequency, etc. I don’t give the article any clout whatsoever!
One day egg yolks reduce cardiovascular risk, and the next day they raise cardiovascular risk. Egg yolks have to be the most targeted food that I’ve read about. From my experience and looking at my family history, eggs do not harm longevity.
This has got to be some kinda yolk!
The trouble with studies is the results are often determined before the study starts!