Egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: three large prospective US cohort studies, systematic review, and updated meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between egg intake and cardiovascular disease risk among women and men in the United States, and to conduct a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Design

Prospective cohort study, and a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Setting

Nurses' Health Study (NHS, 1980-2012), NHS II (1991-2013), Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study (HPFS, 1986-2012).

Participants

Cohort analyses included 83 349 women from NHS, 90 214 women from NHS II, and 42 055 men from HPFS who were free of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer at baseline.

Main outcome measures

Incident cardiovascular disease, which included non-fatal myocardial infarction, fatal coronary heart disease, and stroke.

SUBMITTER: Drouin-Chartier JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190072 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature