02/21/2022
Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, discusses the ongoing egg debate, emerging research on dietary cholesterol consumption, and what dietitians and other providers can recommend to their patients.
Additional Resources:
- Dietary guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, eighth edition. US Department of Agriculture. https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/. Accessed on April 26, 2019.
- Eggs, fats, and the new dietary guidelines. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/eggs-fats-and-the-new-dietary-guidelines/. Accessed on April 26, 2019.
- Zhong VW, Van Horn L, Cornelis MC, et al. Associations of dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with incident cardiovascular disease and mortality. JAMA. 2019;321(11):1081-1095. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.1572.
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Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, is a registered dietitian nutritionist and advisory board member of Nutrition411.