MYTH: Ditch cholesterol-heavy egg yolks and only eat the whites.
For most people, there's no evidence that the cholesterol in eggs translates to higher blood cholesterol.
There is a lot of cholesterol in a chicken egg yolk: more than 180 milligrams, over half our daily recommended dose. But that doesn't mean we should be wary of a yellow morning omelette.
"Actually, there's never been a single study that showed higher egg consumption is related to higher risk of heart disease," Harvard nutrition researcher Walter Willett told The Cut in 2015.