(I love me some eggs and bacon in the morning. A little soy sauce on the
eggs, please.)

From: https://tinyurl.com/ycyka8yk (newsmax.com)

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Study: Eggs Don't Raise LDL 'Bad' Cholesterol

Monday, 21 July 2025 10:58 AM EDT

A new egg study has produced sunny-side-up results for the oft-maligned
breakfast staple.

Eggs are commonly thought to increase risk of heart disease by raising
people's cholesterol levels.

But people who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their "bad"
LDL cholesterol levels, as long as the rest of their diet remained low in
saturated fat, researchers reported in the July issue of the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Indeed, the amount of saturated fat in a person's diet tended to increase
their LDL cholesterol levels, not the cholesterol found in eggs, results
show.

"You could say we've delivered hard-boiled evidence in defense of the
humble egg," senior researcher Jon Buckley, a professor at the University
of South Australia, said in a news release.

"So, when it comes to a cooked breakfast, it's not the eggs you need to
worry about - it's the extra serve of bacon or the side of sausage that's
more likely to impact your heart health," Buckley added.

Eggs are a unique food, in that they are high in cholesterol but low in
saturated fat, he said.

"Yet it's their cholesterol level that has often caused people to question
their place in a healthy diet," Buckley said.

For the new study, researchers recruited 61 adults 18 to 60 with an
average LDL cholesterol level of 105.

LDL cholesterol levels above 100 are considered "at risk" for heart
disease, and 160 and higher are "dangerous," according to the Cleveland
Clinic. This type of cholesterol contributes to plaques that can block
arteries and cause heart attacks or strokes.

Participants took turns cycling through three different types of diets for
five weeks each:

* A high-cholesterol, low-saturated fat diet with two eggs a day.

* A low-cholesterol, high-saturated fat diet without eggs.

* A high-cholesterol, high-saturated fat diet that included one egg a
week.

"To date, no studies have directly compared the effects of a
high-cholesterol, high-saturated fat diet, as is common in Western diets,
with a high-cholesterol, low-saturated fat diet or a low-cholesterol,
high-saturated fat diet," researchers noted in their report.

By the end of the study, 48 people had completed all three diets. Blood
samples were taken after each cycle, to see how the different diets
affected their LDL cholesterol.

People's LDL cholesterol fell when on the two-egg diet, compared to the
other two eating patterns, results show. They wound up with average LDL
cholesterol levels of just under 104, compared with 108 and 109 for the
other two diets.

"In this study, we separated the effects of cholesterol and saturated fat,
finding that high dietary cholesterol from eggs, when eaten as part of a
low saturated fat diet, does not raise bad cholesterol levels," Buckley
said.

"Instead, it was the saturated fat that was the real driver of cholesterol
elevation," he noted.

Specifically, each 1-gram increase in saturated fat was associated with a
0.35-point increase in LDL cholesterol, the study says.

But no significant relationship was found between cholesterol intake and a
person's LDL cholesterol levels, results show.

"Eggs have long been unfairly cracked by outdated dietary advice," Buckley
concluded.
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Title: Ham and Eggs Bravo
Categories: Main dish, Cheese/eggs, Appetizers, Microwave
Yield: 6 Servings

1/4 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
ds Pepper
1/2 c Mayonnaise
2 c Milk
1/4 lb American cheese, cubed
1/4 c Sliced green onions
1/4 c Chopped pimiento
1 1/2 c Cubed cooked ham
4 Hard-cooked eggs, sliced
4 English muffins, split,
-toasted conventionally

1. Blend flour, salt and pepper into mayonnaise; gradually add milk.
2. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven until thickened 1 1/2 minutes;
stir. 3. Add cheese and heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven until
melted, approximately 1 1/2 more minutes. 4. Add onion, pimiento, ham
and eggs. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 2 to 4 minutes or until
heated through. Serve on muffins.

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-- Sean

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