Is there an association between egg consumption and early death?

“Going to work on an egg a day?” asks the headline in the Daily Mail. The article concludes that this “increases the risk of premature death for middle aged men”. The newspaper adds “consumption of seven or more eggs a week pushed up the chances of dying from any cause by 23 per cent”. It says that this latest research could re-open the debate about how many eggs are safe to eat, just when it seemed clear that it was safe to consume them.

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Filed under: Nutrition / Diet on April 11th, 2008