Calculations: A vegetarian claims that eggs could be worse for you than smoking: the norm

It's no secret that smoking is one of the worst things you can do for your health.

So much so that the government has set the ambitious goal of eliminating smoking in the UK by 2030.
But according to a vegan blogger, there is something even more damaging to your health than smoking – and that is an overwhelming number of people who are guilty of it.
According to a woman who stands next to the word "Plant Based Barb", eating eggs is worse than smoking.
So how did she solve the problem?
In a recent tweet, she wrote: "One egg = five cigarettes!" The egg yolks are loaded with cholesterol.
"A medium-sized egg contains 186 mg of cholesterol, which is 62% of the recommended intake." Eating eggs is worse for you than smoking! "
In response to Barb's claims, there was mainly skepticism – and many questions.
Regarding the truth about eggs, Victoria Taylor, senior dietician at the British Heart Foundation, told LadBIBLE, "In the past, it was thought that people should limit the number of eggs they eat to three or four a week because they contain cholesterol. are the yolks of eggs that have cholesterol.
"However, misconceptions about eggs and cholesterol largely stem from erroneous conclusions drawn from early research that dietary cholesterol would help raise cholesterol levels in the blood.
"Current research shows that for most healthy people, the cholesterol content in foods, such as eggs, has a much smaller effect on blood levels of total cholesterol and harmful LDL cholesterol, especially compared to the far more important and harmful effects of saturated fatty acids found in foods such as butter and fatty meat.
In fact, eggs are low in saturated fat.
"Recent research has also shown that a moderate intake of eggs – up to one a day – does not increase the risk of heart disease in healthy people and may be part of it. of a healthy diet. "
So, stop smoking, but do not leave your eggs.

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