You can improve your cholesterol profile by eating eggs.

Published 06 May 2020

There are three ideas about cholesterol that most people know:

1) High cholesterol is a bad thing;
2) There are good and bad kinds of cholesterol;
3) Eggs contain plenty of it.

Doctors are generally most concerned with the ratio of “good” cholesterol (HDL) to bad cholesterol (LDL). One large egg contains 212 mg of cholesterol, but this doesn’t mean that eggs will raise the “bad” kind in the blood. The body constantly produces cholesterol on its own, and a large body of evidence indicates that eggs can actually improve your cholesterol profile. How? Eggs seem to raise HDL (good) cholesterol while increasing the size of LDL particles (which are thought to be less dangerous than small particles). If you have cholesterol problems, make sure to consult your doctor before changing your diet. Dietitians recommend consuming no more than 2 eggs every day.