Association of egg intake with blood lipids, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 177,000 people in 50 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eggs are a rich source of essential nutrients, but they are also a source of dietary cholesterol. Therefore, some guidelines recommend limiting egg consumption. However, there is contradictory evidence on the impact of eggs on diseases, largely based on studies conducted in high-income countries.

Objectives

Our aim was to assess the association of egg consumption with blood lipids, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality in large global studies involving populations from low-, middle-, and high-income countries.

Methods

We studied 146,011 individuals from 21 countries in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. Egg consumption was recorded using country-specific validated FFQs. We also studied 31,544 patients with vascular disease in 2 mul

SUBMITTER: Dehghan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138651 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature