Heart Health
Ask the doctor: Is an egg a day okay?
Heart-wise, although a single egg yolk contains about 200 milligrams of cholesterol — two-thirds of the daily recommended intake — for most people, cholesterol in food has little effect on cholesterol in the bloodstream. Blood-borne cholesterol is a major contributor to artery-clogging plaque, but most of that originates in the liver.
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