Harvard researcher proves that eggs do not increase cholesterol

Eating large amounts of eggs, contrary to popular myth, does not lead to an increase in the level of "bad cholesterol," said Nick Norwitz, a doctoral student at Harvard University, who ate 720 eggs in a month to dispel this myth. The researcher presented the results of the experiment on his YouTube channel.

But before starting his research, Norwitz put forward a theory according to which eating eggs does not increase cholesterol, on the contrary, it lowers the number of low-density lipoproteins in the blood. And to prove his theory, the researcher ate 24 eggs every day. A month later, the doctoral student reported that he did not notice any negative consequences. Moreover, the measurement showed that the amount of low-density lipoproteins in his body had decreased by 18 percent.

According to a number of specialists, the decrease in the level of lipoproteins can be associated with the work of the liver, which, in case of a large number of eggs, reduces the excretion of these lipoproteins.

And before that, gastroenterologist Tatiana Zharovskaya had advised people with high cholesterol to limit the consumption of foods rich in fat, including eggs. They are advised to eat no more than one egg per day.

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