Eggs: Cracking the Cholesterol Controversy

Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, discusses the ongoing egg debate, emerging research on dietary cholesterol consumption, and what dietitians and other providers can recommend to their patients.

Additional Resources:

• Dietary guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, eighth edition. US Department of Agriculture. https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/. Accessed on April 26, 2019.
• Eggs, fats, and the new dietary guidelines. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/eggs-fats-and-the-new-dietary-guidelines/. Accessed on April 26, 2019.
• Zhong VW, Van Horn L, Cornelis MC, et al. Associations of dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with incident cardiovascular disease and mortality. JAMA. 2019;321(11):1081-1095. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.1572.

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Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, is a registered dietitian nutritionist and advisory board member of Nutrition411.