Why butter and eggs won't kill us after all

[Xann]

Why butter and eggs won't kill us after all: Flawed science triggers U-turn on cholesterol fears

For decades they have been blacklisted as foods to avoid, the cause of deadly thickening of the arteries, heart disease and strokes.

But the science which warned us off eating eggs – along with other high-cholesterol foods such as butter, shellfish, bacon and liver – could have been flawed, a key report in the US has found.

Foods high in cholesterol have been branded a danger to human health since the 1970s – a warning that has long divided the medical establishment.....

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[BadOctopus]

Yeaahh!

*proceeds to eat a million pounds of poached eggs on buttered toast*

 

[Luke O]

Ah, the trusty Daily Mail. Next week, "Butter and eggs causes cancer".

 

[dog]

its just a basic endocrinological fact: most (if not all hormones) love good fat. (i think the hormones use the fat molecules as some sorta delivery system thru out the whole body - even breaking the blood brain barrier)......but the pharmeceudical companies dont make money off people who are endocrinologically fit. so the studies aren't in your face.

 

[Kingu Kurimuzon]

When I was training for state wrestling finals coach made me drink eggs raw like some shit out of rocky

 

[dog]

When I was training for state wrestling finals coach made me drink eggs raw like some shit out of rocky

and rocky's STILL kickin it!!! (damn those eggs were gross. what was your record in one chug?)

 

[Kingu Kurimuzon]

and rocky's STILL kickin it!!! (damn those eggs were gross. what was your record in one chug?)

2 eggs

just take it fast and it isnt too bad

 

[SearchingforPeace]

I used to make raw egg smoothies but my wife is so appalled....

 

[dog]

2 eggs

just take it fast and it isnt too bad

they say the eggs need to be of extreme quality if they are to be raw (I guess unhealthy hens run a higher risk of salmonella)

 

[Hawthorne]

Raw eggs, hot rice, salt and stir it up and enjoy.

 

[Amethyst]

Raw eggs, hot rice, salt and stir it up and enjoy.

Or a raw egg on top of ramen noodles cooked with veggies. Bon appetite!