No need to fear cholesterol

Eggs have relatively high cholesterol content - but that is no reason to give up eating eggs. Eggs are better than their reputation. A healthy organism manages its own blood cholesterol levels: Hereditary factors, excess weight, stress and lack of exercise have a much greater influence on blood cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is an essential building block for endogenous hormones, vitamin D, cell walls and gallic acids. The body produces this valuable substance itself and it slows production if large amounts are ingested in the diet. Moreover, if the diet does contain too much cholesterol, less of the substance is absorbed into the blood from the intestines.

Eggs contain lecithin, a substance that binds cholesterol. This biological emulsifier binds the cholesterol so quickly that the body can only take it up to a limited extent. To date, numerous studies have failed to find a connection between cholesterol levels, egg consumption and the rate of heart attacks. Who would have thought it? The Japanese eat an egg almost every day and statistics show that they have one of the lowest incidences of cardiovascular disease.