SynthesisPublic health nutrition2020
The effect of egg consumption on cardiometabolic health outcomes: an umbrella review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of the Quality of Evidence of the Association of Foods and Nutrients With Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
- Optimal Intake of Animal-Source Foods: A Scoping Review to Inform a New WHO Guideline.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Article
- Eggs - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2024Article
- Eggs and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: An Update of Recent Evidence.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2023Review
- The association of egg consumption with blood pressure levels and glycated hemoglobin in Spanish adults according to body mass index.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- What Is the Current Direction of the Research on Carotenoids and Human Health? An Overview of Registered Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Nutritional Viewpoints on Eggs and Cholesterol.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Egg consumption and health outcomes: a global evidence mapping based on an overview of systematic reviews.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis umbrella review provides an overview of the consistency and gaps in the evidence base on eggs and cardiometabolic health.
designPubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, the Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality databases were screened for evidence-based reviews in English that assessed human studies on egg consumption and cardiometabolic outcomes.
resultsSeven systematic reviews and fifteen meta-analyses were identified, with eighteen of these published since 2015. Overall, the systematic reviews were of low quality, while meta-analyses were of moderate- to high-quality. No association of increased egg intake and risks of heart disease or stroke in the general population were found in the meta-analyses. Increased risk of heart failure was noted in two meta-analyses that analysed the same three cohort studies. Five recent meta-analyses reported no increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the general population, although increased risk in US-based populations only has been reported. Older (<2013) meta-analyses reported increased risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or heart disease in T2DM populations, and no recent evidence-based reviews were identified. Finally, only one meta-analysis reported intervention studies specifically on eggs and biomarkers (i.e. lipids), and the results contradicted those from observation studies.
conclusionsRecent evidence-based reviews conclude that increased egg consumption is not associated with CVD risk in the general population. More research is needed on the positive associations between egg consumption and heart failure and T2DM risk, as well as CVD risk in diabetics, before firm conclusions can be made.
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