HDL (high-density lipoprotein).
When doctors talk about LDL or
HDL, however, they are actually
referring to the lipoprotein-
cholesterol complex, which is
more accurately abbreviated as
LDL-C or HDL-C.First, don’t take a reductionist view here
—eggs are more than just cholesterol. They’re
packed with protein (half in the white, half in
the yolk), and pastured eggs provide more
than a dozen essential nutrients, including
vitamins A, B 12 , D, and E, brain-healthy
choline, omega-3 fatty acids, and eye-healthy
lutein ... all of which are found in the yolk.
That being said, one large egg yolk does
have almost 200 mg of cholesterol, and
conventional wisdom says that since eggs are
high in cholesterol, eating eggs every day will
increase your blood cholesterol, leading to