There are a lot of precautions that individuals must take when it comes to their diet. If the diet is balanced along with exercise and a few other things that are good for you, you should be fine and feeling well.
But just when you thought you knew what could eat safely, here comes another addition to the list of things that aren’t good for you if you have diabetes. We already know about sugar, fried foods and other food that is certainly not good for you if you have diabetes.
So here’s the new addition that you never would have expected: eggs. That’s right, eggs. Ok, we know about the cholesterol thing with eggs, but now we are being told that if we sit down to a breakfast of bacon and eggs every day or even every other day, we have a higher than usual chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
To put it in percentages, researchers have found that if a person eats one egg per day they have a 58 to 77% more likely to develop diabetes than individuals who do not eat eggs, or at least not as many eggs.
The studies regarding eggs do not mean that eating eggs will cause diabetes directly. However, eating a lot of eggs can definitely raise your chances of getting diabetes, so it is definitely a good idea to limit the number of eggs you eat.
A study from Harvard Medical School in Boston stated that it is not necessary to eliminate eggs completely, but you should limit your eggs to 6 or less per week, the less, the better.
The study did not explain how and why eggs are linked to diabetes, but researchers are looking at cholesterol as a cause. Cholesterol is often linked to diabetes.
There is more research being done to determine more specific answers to the connection between eggs and diabetes. Until the answers are found, it’s probably a good idea to limit your egg intake.
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