Finnish scientists say that the regular consumption of eggs, including cholesterol-rich yolk, does not increase the likelihood of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, according to an Internet publication for girls and women aged 14 to 35. Pannochka. net Moreover, this product is safe even for owners of the genotype APOE4, who have impaired cholesterol metabolism and increased cardiovascular risk.
The results of a study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland were published by the American edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The authors hope with the help of this data to change the Western man's view of eggs as a product harmful to the heart.
In most people, food cholesterol only slightly affects the level of this substance in the blood, but some studies have linked cholesterol abuse with an increased risk of heart attack. Meanwhile in the world more and more national dietetic guidelines remove restrictions on the use of cholesterol with food products.
True, there is a category of people who own the genotype APOE4, in which the exchange of cholesterol. In such people, animal fats really raise the level of cholesterol in the blood, and they ostensibly need a special diet. In Finland, the genotype APOE4 is very common - every third (!) Finn has such a heredity.
Employees of the University of Eastern Finland decided to observe 1,032 men aged 42-60 (32.5% - APOE4 carriers) who participated in the large Kuopio Ischamic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) study, conducted since 1984. Observation continued for an average of 21 years. During this time, 230 participants had a heart attack.
To my great surprise, the food cholesterol was not associated with the risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. Neither in the APOE4 carrier group, nor in the "normal" group.
This applies to chicken eggs, which are among the richest sources of cholesterol, and are considered one of the most dangerous products for the heart.
It's hard to believe, but with daily intake of 520 mg of cholesterol (one egg), neither the risk of coronary heart disease nor the risk of heart attack. Even on the index of stiffness of the walls of carotid arteries such a diet did not affect!.
These results really turn the ideas about cholesterol.
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