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DESCRIPTION: The latest metaanalysis of studies on egg consumption and heart disease risk found that even less than a single egg a day is associated with increased risk of both cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

The link to the smoking video is here: Eggs vs. Cigarettes in Atherosclerosis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)

More on the diabetes connection in Eggs and Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...) and Bacon, Eggs, and Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/bacon....

More on eggs and the egg industry in general:
• Egg Industry Blind Spot (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggi...)
• Eggs and Cholesterol: Patently False and Misleading Claims (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Eggs, Choline, and Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs...)
• Who Says Eggs Aren't Healthy or Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whos...)

There's more to heart disease than just cholesterol buildup. In my next video, Eggs and Arterial Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs..., I'll explore what effect egg consumption has on endothelial function, the ability of our arteries to relax normally.

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/debun... and he'll try to answer it!

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