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\nThese days it feels very much like fad diets and strict rules regarding the consumption of food are all the rage.<\/p>\n
\nThese days it feels very much like fad diets and strict rules regarding the consumption of food are all the rage.<\/p>\n
Most people have a certain goal in mind when they decide to drastically alter their eating habits. Perhaps it\u2019s to gain or lose weight, maybe it\u2019s to live healthier, maybe it\u2019s just because their morals don\u2019t align with the diet they currently follow.<\/p>\n
I think it\u2019s safe to say that most of us have opted to cut things out of our diets in the past. I think it\u2019s also safe to say that very few of us have ever undertaken a challenge quite like a man named Dr. Nick Norwitz.<\/p>\n
A researcher-educator whose website describes his mission as being to \u201cMake Metabolic Health Mainstream,\u201d Dr. Norwitz found internet fame recently through his YouTube channel, where he documented his journey after deciding to consume 700 eggs in month to see what would happen to his body.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s right\u2026 700 eggs! For those wondering, that amounts to two cartons of eggs every day for 30 days. Or, as the doctor puts it, one egg per hour. A challenge not for the faint of heart, I\u2019m sure we can agree.<\/p>\n
In order to reach the required levels, Dr. Norwitz had to consume an impressive 24 eggs a day. His reason for undertaking what most of us would probably describe as a daunting and extreme food regime? He wanted to prove his hypothesis that such an extreme intake of cholesterol-rich eggs would not significantly impact his cholesterol levels, specifically his LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol.<\/p>\n
Chances are you\u2019ve heard of cholesterol, almost universally believed to pose risks to the heart when at consistently elevated levels.<\/p>\n
When I was young we were taught that cholesterol was undeniably bad for you, and that consuming cholesterol-rich foods every day would set an individual on a path that would spell serious trouble in the future.<\/p>\n
24 eggs a day
\nTimes change, of course, and so does the general consensus of health experts. These days there are those who argue that cholesterol isn\u2019t as dangerous as previously advertised. Since I\u2019m not a doctor I won\u2019t sit here and tell you it\u2019s perfectly fine to ingest 24 eggs a day (don\u2019t try it at home, please), but in fairness to Dr. Norwitz, his experiment revealed some interesting data.<\/p>\n
As per the good doctor\u2019s YouTube channel, his cholesterol levels did not exhibit the expected spike after he had consumed a whopping 720 eggs in just one month.
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