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Conclusions: Our analysis suggests that higher consumption of eggs (more than 1 egg/day) was not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but w

Conclusions: Our analysis suggests that higher consumption of eggs (more than 1 egg/day) was not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but was associated with a significant reduction in risk of coronary artery disease. That's really interesting! I just had a heart attack a few months ago and eggs have been on my "very rarely" list, I'm glad to see I probably can move those up to "probably fine a few times a week" list.

the-pigeon 6y ago
Is your dietary restriction list from a doctor or internet research? I would definitely consult with your doctor and not apply general study conclusions to your own diet considering you had a heart attack recently.
- monadic3 6y ago
  Better hope your doctor is reading the right stuff.
- ballenf 6y ago
  I think your advice comes from a good place, but it really depends on the doctor. I’ve worked closely with bunch of primary care doctors and would only trust 1 in about 10 of them to give good nutrition advice. My work involved careful review of their clinical treatment of patients in a primary care settings. My anecdotal experience with cardiologists is no better. The overall issue is that they have grown tired of really challenging patients to change much of their diets. Even if the diet is what is really killing them. And I don’t blame them, but I also think that many doctors don’t see nutrition as part of their job.
- blakesterz 6y ago
  Fair question, and I guess the answer is both. He didn't provide any advice that seemed bad, he didn't say avoid eggs, he didn't say have bacon with every meal. But I've also been reading everything I can to make sure I'm not missing anything.
tootie 6y ago
One really important thing to understand when you see these sorts of studies is that they are done in aggregate while every human being is different. There are people who can eat eggs and pork and smoke cigars and never suffer consequences, and there are some who are far less tolerant. If you're in a high-risk group because you've already suffered damage, you need to be very risk averse.

the-pigeon 6y ago

Is your dietary restriction list from a doctor or internet research? I would definitely consult with your doctor and not apply general study conclusions to your own diet considering you had a heart attack recently.

monadic3 6y ago
Better hope your doctor is reading the right stuff.
ballenf 6y ago
I think your advice comes from a good place, but it really depends on the doctor. I’ve worked closely with bunch of primary care doctors and would only trust 1 in about 10 of them to give good nutrition advice. My work involved careful review of their clinical treatment of patients in a primary care settings. My anecdotal experience with cardiologists is no better. The overall issue is that they have grown tired of really challenging patients to change much of their diets. Even if the diet is what is really killing them. And I don’t blame them, but I also think that many doctors don’t see nutrition as part of their job.
blakesterz 6y ago
Fair question, and I guess the answer is both. He didn't provide any advice that seemed bad, he didn't say avoid eggs, he didn't say have bacon with every meal. But I've also been reading everything I can to make sure I'm not missing anything.

tootie 6y ago

One really important thing to understand when you see these sorts of studies is that they are done in aggregate while every human being is different. There are people who can eat eggs and pork and smoke cigars and never suffer consequences, and there are some who are far less tolerant. If you're in a high-risk group because you've already suffered damage, you need to be very risk averse.