{"id":23610,"date":"2025-03-10T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23610"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:26:26","slug":"how-healthy-are-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23610","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Are Eggs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To many nutrition experts, eggs are golden \u2014 one of the most accessible and affordable protein sources available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And while the \u201caffordable\u201d part may currently be up for debate as <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/business\/high-egg-prices-restaurants.html\" title>bird flu<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/25\/business\/egg-prices-bird-flu-producers.html\" title>drives up the prices<\/a>, experts point out that eggs are still cheaper than many lean meats and fresh fish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Plus, they\u2019re versatile, portable (when hard-boiled) and an easy lift for anyone new to cooking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what we know about them nutritionally, plus some favorite recipes from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/tag\/eggs\" title>New York Times Cooking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4200e50c\">They\u2019re high in cholesterol \u2014 but not the kind that harms your health.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Dr. Martha Gulati, the director of preventive cardiology at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, sees patients with high cholesterol, they often ask, \u201cCan I eat eggs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s a fair question. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/748967\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One egg<\/a> contains 207 milligrams of dietary cholesterol, which is about three times more than you\u2019d get from a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/746780\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sausage link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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