Shen Wanzheng said that egg dishes that use less oil, such as boiled eggs, can more effectively absorb the nutrients of eggs and avoid excessive intake of oil invisibly.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] Many patients with three highs worry that eating eggs will increase their cholesterol and affect their health. In this regard, nutritionist Shen Wanzheng said that how much cholesterol you eat does not directly affect blood cholesterol levels, but saturated fat is. Impact is key.

1 egg contains 260 mg of cholesterol and 1.6 g of saturated fat, so eating 1 egg a day does not need to worry about increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

However, if you want to maintain cardiovascular health, it is recommended to cook eggs with low oil content.

Saturated Fat Is the Culprit That Affects Cardiovascular Health

Shen Wanzheng posted on the Facebook fan page "Knowing Eating and Moving Shen Wanzheng Nutritionist" that many people are bound by the myth that "eating eggs will raise cholesterol", limiting themselves to eating only one egg a day, or not eating at all. eat eggs.

However, this wrong diet concept cannot help balance cholesterol in the body, and it will also miss out on many nutrients.

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Shen Wanzheng mentioned that cholesterol in the human body is mainly produced by the liver.

The liver stimulates and synthesizes cholesterol through the intake of saturated fat and trans fat in the diet.

Frequent consumption of foods containing saturated fat, such as meat, puff pastry, cakes, etc., can easily cause plaque and other fatty deposits to accumulate in the arteries, thereby increasing the risk of arteriosclerosis, stroke, heart disease and other diseases.

Therefore, how much cholesterol you eat in your diet does not directly affect your blood cholesterol levels.

But how much saturated fat you eat mainly affects blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular health.

Shen Wanzheng explained that even though 1 egg contains 260 mg of cholesterol, it contains only 1.6 grams of saturated fat, which is 10 times less than the 10 grams of saturated fat contained in 1 sausage.

Therefore, even if you eat 1 egg a day, there is no need to worry about increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Tips for maintaining cardiovascular health and eating eggs

●Choose egg dishes with low oil content:

boiled eggs, poached eggs, steamed eggs, tea eggs and other egg dishes with less oil can absorb the nutrition of eggs more efficiently and avoid excessive intake of oil invisibly .

●Pay attention to matching ingredients:

When eating eggs, it is always used to eat with other foods.

At this time, it is recommended to avoid processed foods such as bacon, ham, sausage or foods with high oil content, and try to eat them with vegetables, so that you don’t have to worry about taking too much saturated fat, which will affect your cardiovascular health.

Shen Wanzheng added that eggs can provide protein, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and other nutrients.

Therefore, whether it is the elderly or children, it is recommended to eat eggs at the right time to supplement nutrition.

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