Ben asked 7 years ago
I have heard egg yolk contain lot of cholesterol, you must not eat it. can you please help me and guide me from medical point of view how many egg yolks per day i can take?
Dr. Adil Ramzan Staff answered 7 years ago
Hi Ben.
Thanks for asking the question.
An egg contains around 186 mg of cholesterol and if you are a healthy young man then you may take up to 300mg of cholesterol per day. So roughly you may take two full boiled eggs per day. But if you or somebody has diabetes, hypertension, a heart disease or a history of stroke then you should avoid egg yolk or if you have the craving then take just one per day.
I had answered this question recently on my youtube channel, you may watch here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-xV4C9KwBk&t=13s
Thank you .
Dr. Adil Ramzan
MBBS, MD Internal Medcine.