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elevatedastaltlast Thursday at 7:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

I'd keep an eye on your lipids if you are consuming 3 eggs every day for months on end. If all turns out great, perfect.


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ryaolast Thursday at 9:08 PM

There was a medical student who ate 720 eggs in a month and his blood test numbers actually improved. The idea that consumption of large numbers of eggs is unhealthy was never true.

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smillikenlast Thursday at 7:56 PM

This hypothesis (eggs causing high triglycerides) was disproven in randomized controlled trials. The main cause is refined carbohydrates and insulin resistance.

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