Because eggs are high in natural cholesterol (210 - 220 mg of cholesterol per egg), there has been a concern that eating an egg would raise one's cholesterol level to unhealthy levels.9 Restricting egg consumption became a key component in many health - related diets; this is actually a misguided recommendation since this has not been shown to be the case.10 Eating an egg raises the
total cholesterol score only 2 - 3 mg / dl in well balanced diets.
Overweight and obese women who lost weight over two years decreased their
total cholesterol scores, «regardless of the amount of weight lost,» according to a 2013 study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
What is clear, though, is that
a cholesterol score outside the normal reference range — even one as high as mine — does not necessarily correlate with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
I get more revved up reading
my cholesterol scores.
Your credit score changes over time, more like
your cholesterol score.