For thirty years dietary cholesterol was the villain, and the egg was its mascot. Then for ten years it was the hero, and the egg sat on every wellness influencer's plate. The truth, as usual, is duller and more useful.
Dietary cholesterol's effect on blood cholesterol is small for most people. The bigger driver is saturated fat — and an egg has just 1.5 grams of saturated fat, which is modest. So for most people, an egg or two daily is fine, and a vehicle for high-quality protein, choline, and useful fats.
The caveat is genuine. People with familial hypercholesterolemia, or hyper-responders in lipid panels, may need to watch dietary cholesterol more carefully. Bloodwork is the only honest way to know which category you're in.
What we don't recommend is treating the egg as a moral object. It's food. Cook it well.
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