Originally Posted by
ptquilts
It's actually not the cholesterol in food that affects your blood cholesterol, so much as the saturated fat. I eat very little meat so I feel OK about eating an egg or two every other day. Quote from Mayo Clinic - "Most healthy people can eat up to seven eggs a week without increasing their risk of heart disease. Some studies have shown that this level of egg consumption might even help prevent certain types of stroke and a serious eye condition called macular degeneration that can lead to blindness"
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I've heard the same. Plus cholesterol levels are somewhat a function of your own metabolism and your genetics and not always what you eat. I know this is contrary to what your doctor is probably telling you, but there are studies linking having your cholesterol too low to low brain function, as in developing dementia and alzheimers. Not that you should have very high cholesterol but keeping it too low may be bad in other ways.