Scientific studies show little to link eggs with blood cholesterol.
The lingering myth that there is a link between eggs, bad cholesterol and heart disease needs to be unscrambled once and for all, say experts.
Many people, including health professionals, still mistakenly believe the link exists. But this view harks back to the 1970s, according to New Zealand Nutrition Foundation CEO Sarah Hanrahan.
Hanrahan says it is rare for a single food to be responsible for any disease process: "But for some reason that myth has hung around, especially for older people."
She says robust scientific evidence in recent years has proven otherwise and shows an increased intake of dietary cholesterol (including from eggs) has little or no effect on blood cholesterol levels.
