I’m sure you have been told that eggs high cholesterol content will
cause heart disease… My question is “How true is this?” An egg has about
187 mg of cholesterol in it, but is it a risk factor for heart disease?
Let’s talk about where cholesterol comes from… 85 percent of the
cholesterol is secreted by the liver, and 15 percent of cholesterol can
be retrieved by the diet. Cholesterol is actually a precursor for
secreting vitamin D (hormone D), bile, acids for food breakdown, and
acts as a nourishing agent for the myelin sheath and the rest of the
brain. The neurons and bodily cells all have a phospholipid bi-layer,
which transports materials in and out of the cells, and it is composed
entirely of cholesterol…. Our brain is about 60% fat, and its fat
derivatives are mostly cholesterol. If someone calls you a fat head,
take it as a gracious compliment! Let’s find out more about eggs….
