And the risk of myocardial infarction Several years ago, an old gentleman became a famous figure in the medical world. His story not only appeared in professional journals but also made the front pages of many newspapers: it was said that this old man, who dedicated himself to science, ate two dozen eggs every day for 15 years, yet his cholesterol level remained consistently below 200mg/dl (200 milligrams of cholesterol per 1/10 liter of blood), which made all medical theories sound like nonsense. Of course, such anecdotes alone are not enough to refute these "scientific dogmas." To prove that eggs do not raise cholesterol levels or the risk of myocardial infarction, we must provide solid statistical data.
That's right, eggs do contain a lot of cholesterol, about 200 milligrams on average per egg. Undoubtedly, when experts clearly point out that fat and cholesterol—especially cholesterol—are the culprits causing coronary heart disease, eggs are always listed prominently among the foods highest in cholesterol. They firmly believe that cholesterol goes directly from eggs into the bloodstream and inevitably raises blood cholesterol levels. Fortunately, there are some tireless people who always seek to get to the bottom of this issue: "Is it really like that?" This skepticism makes the experts somewhat uncomfortable.
A research team from the University of Missouri-Columbia conducted an experiment where they had more than 100 subjects eat two eggs a day for three months. To make the results more convincing, for three months before and after the experimental phase, the subjects' diets contained no eggs; moreover, apart from the added eggs, their diets remained basically the same as their usual ones. The result was: the researchers only found minor differences in the subjects' cholesterol levels, and from a statistical perspective, there was no significant difference at all.
Even the famous "prosecutor's witness"—the Framingham Project—could not "fabricate" a causal relationship between eggs, blood cholesterol levels, and deaths from cardiovascular diseases. In an experiment involving nearly 1,000 people, the specific dietary habits of each subject were recorded in detail. From the records, one can see...