For years, doctors told patients at risk for heart disease that they should avoid high-cholesterol foods – and with 211 milligrams of cholesterol (70 percent of your daily recommendation), eggs were kept on the do-not-eat list. But now, science is changing. Recent studies have shown that high-cholesterol foods like eggs don’t actually affect blood levels of cholesterol very much.
“What we eat that affects our blood serum cholesterol is … saturated fats, trans fats and simple sugars,” says registered dietitian Marjorie Nolan Cohn, RDN, owner of MNC Nutrition in the US. Eating four or five eggs a week should still be safe for anyone at risk for heart disease, she says. Try this quick and healthy egg recipe for fast food at its best.
Reader’s Digest’s new regular pet columnist, Dr Katrina Warren, is an established and trusted animal expert. Her long-standing role as a presenter on hit TV show Harry’s Practice has made her a household name in Australia. Here’s what you need to know to keep your dog or cat happy in a small space.
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