Janice Consumes One Boiled Egg for Breakfast Every Day

question 62

Multiple Choice

Janice consumes one boiled egg for breakfast every day. Her current body weight and blood lipid levels are within healthy ranges. In order to reduce her future risk of heart disease, what would be the best advice?

• A) Reduce her consumption to two eggs per week since eggs are high in both cholesterol and saturated fat.
• B) Continue to consume up to one egg per day if her total daily cholesterol intake is below the Daily Value.
• C) Increase her consumption up to two eggs per day if she chooses, since eggs are low in saturated fat.
• D) Eliminate egg yolks entirely, but continue to consume egg whites, since the cholesterol is in the yolks.

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