If you still are not clear about whether it is a good idea to eat eggs, that is not surprising. Research is not very clear yet, either. A new analysis from a team of eminent cholesterol researchers sheds light on the egg issue.

Dutch scientists analyzed the combined results of 17 clinical trials on eggs and cholesterol levels. They focused on the ratio of total to HDL cholesterol, which appears to be strongly correlated with coronary risk. The results indicated that eating an egg a day would increase the ratio by an amount that in theory would raise heart attack risk only by about 2-percent.

That is not much - which may help explain why several observational studies of egg consumption have failed to detect any increased risk. Certainly, eggs raise cholesterol levels considerably less than foods high in saturated fat, such as fatty meat and dairy products. Further, eggs raise the "bad" cholesterol LDL less in people who consume little saturated fat than in those who consume a lot.

People whose heart risk and cholesterol levels are not elevated, particularly if their saturated-fat intake is low - can almost surely eat an egg a day without worry. Those who suffer from heart disease/risk, or excessive high cholesterol levels, should probably eat one less than one egg yolk (the yolk contains the cholesterol) per day, or if their risk or cholesterol levels are especially high, they probably would be wise to avoid yolks almost entirely.

In short, use your judgment and your physical condition to determine whether or not you can indulge in the ever popular egg. If you are not sure if you have high cholesterol or not, please consider seeing your doctor and getting the simple blood test that will determine if you have a cholesterol problem. If you do, please heed your physicians advice. You will see in this E-book that there are still many ways you can enjoy eating eggs in the section of recipes using egg substitutes. In addition, a treat here and there is truly a good thing. Fitness and Freebies holds fast to the belief that total deprivation of anything is simply out of the question!

To your health!