study Egg yolks as bad for your heart as smoking cigarettes

[FMH]

The Canadian study found that people who consume egg

yolks regularly had 2/3 the plaque buildup of smokers.

Think twice before you bite into a hearty breakfast of eggs

benedict slathered in hollandaise sauce ? you may as well

be lighting up, according to a new study.

In terms of cardiovascular risks, the yolk-based sauce that

makes the dish so good is almost as bad for you as smokin

g cigarettes, researchers in Canada found.

?One jumbo chicken egg yolk has about 237 milligrams of

cholesterol,? study author Dr. David Spence told CNN.

Spence explains that eating large amounts of cholesterol

causes plaque buildup in the blood vessels, the same way

smoking does.

When plaque builds up, the artery walls become thicker,

limiting the amount of blood that can get through the vessels

to the heart and upping risk for heart disease.

His research, published online in the journal Atherosclerosis,

found that people who eat egg yolks regularly have about

2/3 as much plaque buildup as smokers.

Yolk-lovers? buildup ?follows a similar pattern to that of

cigarette smoking,? researchers wrote.

People who ate three or more yolks per week had significantly

more buildup than those who ate two or less yolks per week.

Spence, a neurology professor at the University of Western

Ontario?s medical school, and two colleagues looked at more

than 1,200 patients for the research.

All already had carotid plaque issues or a family history of

cardiovascular disease. Their average age was about 60

years old, but Spence stresses that cardiovascular health

is important at all ages.

?Just because you are 20 doesn?t mean egg yolks aren?t

going to cause any trouble down the line,? he told CNN.

Spence says researchers chose to compare the effects of

eating egg yolks with the effects of smoking to provide people

with perspective, as eating yolks is typically considered

?insignificant? compared to smoking.

But some health experts say it isn?t a fair comparison.

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[lameb]

cholesterol is part of your immune system. consuming polyunsaturated fats damages arteries, thats the reason there is plaque build up. chosing to eat saturated fats such as lard, butter and cocunut oil is healthier than vegetebable oils which are the recommended by the fda and is used all over the industry. and people wonder why there is so much heart disease and people dying, because of misinformation and myths. dont believe everything you hear on the tv.

[John S. Veteran]

This month they're bad for you...next month they'll be good for you.

Eat sensibly, eat whatever you want. Life's too short not to enjoy it.

[2xSilverKnight]

This study is freaking stupid. The whole egg is good for you. Specially if it's from a good organic farm.

[Nothing Here]

The Canadian study found that people who consume egg

yolks regularly had 2/3 the plaque buildup of smokers.

Think twice before you bite into a hearty breakfast of eggs

benedict slathered in hollandaise sauce ? you may as well

be lighting up, according to a new study.

In terms of cardiovascular risks, the yolk-based sauce that

makes the dish so good is almost as bad for you as smokin

g cigarettes, researchers in Canada found.

?One jumbo chicken egg yolk has about 237 milligrams of

cholesterol,? study author Dr. David Spence told CNN.

Spence explains that eating large amounts of cholesterol

causes plaque buildup in the blood vessels, the same way

smoking does.

When plaque builds up, the artery walls become thicker,

limiting the amount of blood that can get through the vessels

to the heart and upping risk for heart disease.

His research, published online in the journal Atherosclerosis,

found that people who eat egg yolks regularly have about

2/3 as much plaque buildup as smokers.

Yolk-lovers? buildup ?follows a similar pattern to that of

cigarette smoking,? researchers wrote.

People who ate three or more yolks per week had significantly

more buildup than those who ate two or less yolks per week.

Spence, a neurology professor at the University of Western

Ontario?s medical school, and two colleagues looked at more

than 1,200 patients for the research.

All already had carotid plaque issues or a family history of

cardiovascular disease. Their average age was about 60

years old, but Spence stresses that cardiovascular health

is important at all ages.

?Just because you are 20 doesn?t mean egg yolks aren?t

going to cause any trouble down the line,? he told CNN.

Spence says researchers chose to compare the effects of

eating egg yolks with the effects of smoking to provide people

with perspective, as eating yolks is typically considered

?insignificant? compared to smoking.

But some health experts say it isn?t a fair comparison.

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Everything is bad for you. If you get down to the brass tacks. It's why people urinate and excrete. Everything we eat or drink has toxins, so the body has to flush it all out. If there was no toxins there would be no reason to urinate or excrete.

[Descartes]

Follow up to the story

tl;dr: debunked

[Rigby]

Eat whatever you like, you're going to die anyway no matter what.

[FMH]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEXvnSb0An4&list=UUa6vGFO9ty8v5KZJXQxdhaw&index=3&feature=plcp

Eat whatever you like, you're going to die anyway no matter what.

But eating healthy food can significantly increase your life expectancy. Roughly decades!

Very obese people have average life expectancy of approximately 40 years. People with normal weight have of around 70 years.

[qdave]

If food was grown with health in mind and not profit then we wouldnt have such problems.

[Buttus]

just the beef industry spreading crap again...

[srbeen]

Everything is bad for you. If you get down to the brass tacks. It's why people urinate and excrete. Everything we eat or drink has toxins, so the body has to flush it all out. If there was no toxins there would be no reason to urinate or excrete.

I don't think water falls into this category. everything else is toxic once consumed, so its excreted as bodily waste. Just realize that milk and eggs are not good for you anymore, and you should enjoy them for their taste and not any assumed health benefit.

I was also told that eggs which are cooked at 100C or so (in boiling water) are much better for you than eggs fried in 300-400F frying pans. This is because a few things won't break down in the low cooking temperature.

[DocM]

This swings back & forth every few years.

My opinion: f**k it, we're having western style omelettes for breakfast tomorrow.

[+Raze Subscriber²]

Sunday morning - 2 eggs over easy (fried in butter), 4 strips of bacon, hashbrowns cooked in pure butter and 1 Bays english muffin lightly toasted and slathered with, what else, BUTTER!!!! nom nom nom

Oh and I wash all that down with a diet coke, have to watch the sugar intake. :laugh:

[Noir Angel]

These days we seem to be told pretty much everything is bad for our health. I personally just don't give a crap, i'd rather die enjoying my life than live to be 130 by eating dull and boring food.

[dead.cell]

The hell with that, eat the whole egg.

If you care about your health, try not eating like a ****ing pig. It's really not that difficult...

If you don't care, eat 'til you have a lovely heart attack. This will be me, giving a **** -> :book:

[vcfan]

first of all, eating cholesterol doesnt translate to the cholesterol in your blood. if this "researcher" doesn't understand that, then his whole study is a sham. And correlation doesnt mean it is the cause. I'm sick of these researchers with their bogus information.

[Skin]

just the beef industry spreading crap again...

your avatar pic made me smile when I read your comment.

[vcfan]

Sunday morning - 2 eggs over easy (fried in butter), 4 strips of bacon, hashbrowns cooked in pure butter and 1 Bays english muffin lightly toasted and slathered with, what else, BUTTER!!!! nom nom nom

Oh and I wash all that down with a diet coke, have to watch the sugar intake. :laugh:

watch out for TEH ASPARTAMEZ that will give you a brain tumor

[Biotoxic_hazard_835]

Nowadays anything you eat or drink is bad for you no matter what it is. Even oral sex has been said to cause tongue and throat cancer. I say enjoy life to the fullest and eat sensibly, that's all.

[Pygmy_Hippo]

As my old nan used to say "Everything in moderation" :)

[Growled Member]

This month they're bad for you...next month they'll be good for you.

Eat sensibly, eat whatever you want. Life's too short not to enjoy it.

All too true. It's hard to take these guys seriously anymore.

[scaramonga]

Eat whatever you like, you're going to die anyway no matter what.

Correct! :) Fate will deal you what it has regardless ;)

[Solid Knight]

LDL or HDL? They never tell you.

[scaramonga]

LDL or HDL? They never tell you.

Why would they? You could eat 'fry ups' for the next 50 years and live till god knows??? Similarly, you could avoid them for the next 50 years and live till god knows???

Then again, they could tell you your cholesterol level and you will get worried about it, but could die tomorrow regardless of that fact? So, meaningless really :)

[scaramonga]

Lights another cigarette, drinks another drink, and looks forward to my fry up :) Hey, you only live once! and I ain't gonna waste it trying to live a little longer lol! :)

If your gonna go, your gonna go ;)