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How Many Eggs Can You Safely Eat a Week?
Most people can consume a dozen eggs a week without any negative health consequences.
Good quality eggs are a cost-effective way to add valuable nutrition to your diet. This includes high-quality protein, healthy fats and antioxidants.
It is unfortunate that many people are scared away from this valuable food source because eggs contain cholesterol. It should be noted that many of the healthiest foods are rich in cholesterol as well as rich in saturated fats.
A High-Egg Diet Has No Effect on Cholesterol Levels:
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A 2015 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition confirmed that it’s safe to eat 12 eggs a week.
They assigned overweight or obese individuals with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes to eat either a12 eggs per week diet, or a less than two eggs per week diet.
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Even though both groups consumed the same amount of protein, the high-egg group reported less hunger and greater satiety after breakfast. Further, no negative effect on the participants’ lipid profile was noted. There were no significant differences between the two groups’ lipid profiles.
Eating Cholesterol Doesn’t Make Your Cholesterol High:The 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines have even removed the dietary cholesterol limit and added egg yolks to the list of suggested sources of protein.
The long-overdue change came at the advice of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which finally acknowledged what the science shows, which is that “cholesterol is not considered a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.”
A survey of South Carolina adults found no correlation of blood cholesterol levels with so-called "bad" dietary habits, such as consumption of red meat, animal fats, butter, eggs, whole milk, bacon, sausage and cheese.
Tests done in England found that more than 23% of farms with caged hens tested positive for salmonella, compared to just 4.4% in organic flocks, and 6.5% in free-range flocks. The highest prevalence of salmonella occurred in facilities holding 30,000 birds or more.
Did you know you can tell if your eggs are free range or pastured by the color of the egg yolk? Foraged hens produce eggs with bright orange yolks. Dull, pale yellow yolks are a sure sign you're getting eggs form caged hens that are not allowed to forage for their natural diet. The key to finding truly free-range, pastured eggs is to buy your eggs locally.