How many eggs can you eat in a day?

Easy to prepare and a rich source of protein, eggs are the favourite of many, especially weight watchers. Rich in selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, copper and iron, eggs are considered ideal for growing kids, athletes, people recovering from any ailment and everyone in general. Eggs can be called a complete food.

Eggs are healthy and provide one with nutrition, but eggs also have cholesterol. This raises a question about how many eggs are actually safe to consume in a day?

As per experts, one should not consume more than 300 mg of cholesterol in a day and one whole egg has around 373 mg of cholesterol. So, should heart patients completely avoid eating eggs? And what about people who do not have any heart problems? Here are answers to all your egg related questions.

Second Friday of October is celebrated as World Egg Day. As the name suggests, the day is observed to create awareness around the world about the benefits of egg. The day was established in 1996 in IEC Vienna conference when it was decided to celebrate egg day on the second Friday of October every year.

Eating one egg a day is completely safe and does not have any impact on developing cardiovascular issues among healthy men and women. One whole egg per day is safe even for people suffering from diabetes and heart problems.

In fact, eating even two-three eggs per day is highly unlikely to increase your risk of heart disease in majority of the population, though it might be a problem for people suffering from diabetes.

To find more accurate data, researchers analysed three international studies conducted by the Population Health Research Institute. For the study, 1,46,011 individuals were assessed from 21 countries, 6 continents and people of different income levels were involved.

It was found that there is no harm in consuming one egg a day. The majority of people involved in the study consumed one or lesser egg per day and there were no side effects observed.

It is best to limit your intake to one whole egg a day, but if you are on a high protein diet, you can also consume up to three. People with diabetes and cardiovascular issues should be extra cautious and not consume more than one whole egg a day.