Eggs shown to improve cholesterol levels of metabolic syndrome patients

Eggs are typically off the diets of individuals who require a prescription to buy Lipitor to lower their cholesterol. The food is extremely high in cholesterol, and is generally thought to have negative cardiovascular effects.

However, a new study presented at the conference Experimental Biology 2012 is challenging this notion. Researchers suggest that eggs may actually have beneficial effects on cholesterol levels for people with metabolic syndrome, which is a collection of conditions that include high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, poorly regulated glucose and abdominal obesity.

In the study, researchers from the University of Connecticut asked a group of participants with metabolic syndrome to eat a low-carb diet for a period of 12 weeks. During this time, participants increased protein consumption, mainly in the form of eggs. Some individuals ate up to three whole eggs per day.

The results showed that these individuals were able to boost their HDL cholesterol levels significantly. This substance is commonly known as good cholesterol, and has been shown to sweep the arteries of less healthy forms of fat and carry it to the liver for processing.