Protect Your Heart: How Eggs Improve Cardiovascular Health - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
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🗓️ 11 April 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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- Research shows eating eggs up to six times per week lowers the risk of heart disease-related death by 29% and reduces overall mortality by 17%
- Choline, an essential nutrient found in eggs, supports heart health by reducing homocysteine levels, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
- In addition to cardiovascular disease, choline deficiency leads to various health complications like fatty liver disease, muscle breakdown and cognitive decline
- Pasture-raised eggs from a reputable source offer the most health benefits by reducing harmful omega-6 fats that contribute to inflammation and chronic disease
- Eating the yolks is important as it ensures you get all the nutrients, including essential vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids needed for optimal health
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. |
| 0:04.0 | Stay informed with quick, easy to listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. |
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| 0:15.0 | Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. |
| 0:19.0 | Today we're exploring a topic that has been misunderstood for decades, |
| 0:23.1 | the connection between eating eggs and heart health. I'm Ethan Foster, and I'm here to break down |
| 0:28.7 | some of the latest findings on how regular egg consumption can actually lower the risk of heart |
| 0:33.7 | disease. Joining me is my co-host, Ilara Sky, who brings a wealth of knowledge on |
| 0:39.0 | natural approaches to nutrition. I'm looking forward to hearing your insights on why eggs |
| 0:44.6 | have been demonized for so long. Thanks, Ethan. It's great to be here. Eggs have indeed been |
| 0:50.1 | unfairly criticized, mostly because of older guidelines that blamed cholesterol in egg |
| 0:54.9 | yolks for clogging arteries. However, emerging research consistently shows that moderate |
| 1:00.4 | consumption of eggs can support, rather than harm, cardiovascular health. A prime example is a study |
| 1:07.0 | published in the journal Nutrients, which found that older adults who ate eggs up to six |
| 1:11.8 | times per week lowered their risk of dying from heart disease. |
| 1:15.6 | That's an important point. The study specifically focused on individuals who were 70 years old |
| 1:21.0 | or above, tracking them for nearly six years. It revealed that eating one to six eggs per week |
| 1:26.9 | was associated with a 29% decrease in |
| 1:30.1 | heart disease-related deaths and a 17% drop in overall mortality. It's also notable that daily |
| 1:36.8 | egg consumption didn't produce as strong a protective effect as weekly consumption did, |
| 1:41.8 | suggesting there might be a sweet spot for how many eggs we should eat. |
| 1:45.7 | Exactly. Moderation appears to be key. In this context, the idea that cholesterol in eggs is dangerous |
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