Ask the doctor: Is an egg a day OK?
Photo credit: Newsday/ | food section story - on eggs - cooked fried eggs , scrambled, fried, and an omelette photographed in studio on April 28,2004 Newsday photo by Tony Jerome
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Q. Can eggs be part of a balanced, heart-healthy diet?
A. Eggs are handy, inexpensive sources of protein. They also contain healthful fats, folic acid, and essential vitamins.
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....
