Eggs are a food rich in nutrients, proteins, and vitamins. However, because they contain cholesterol, you might think eating a lot of eggs is bad for your liver.
According to studies, even with fatty liver, eating 3 eggs a week is healthy.
This article looks at how many eggs you can eat if you have liver problems and why it is not bad for you.
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Eating eggs is not bad for the liver
Research has confirmed that eating 3-6 eggs per week is not bad for the liver. (1,2)
The bad reputation of this food comes from its high cholesterol content. A high cholesterol diet is supposed to be associated with high blood cholesterol levels.
However, many scientific studies claim that the cholesterol we take in our diet has little or no influence on cholesterol levels in the blood. (3,4)
Eggs are a source of proteins of high biological value, they provide essential amino acids, which are those that our body cannot produce but are necessary for the formation of our proteins.
Eggs also contain beneficial fats for liver health (mono and polyunsaturated), minerals (iron, phosphorus, magnesium, …), and vitamins (B12, folic acid, vitamin D …). In addition, its calorie intake is low.
Can I eat eggs every day if I have a fatty liver?
Like everything in nutrition, variety, and the combination is important.
If you already include enough protein foods in your diet (other than eggs), its excess will not be good. More protein than you need per day can increase the work of your liver and kidneys.
The fundamental point to control fatty liver is to reduce sweets, saturated fats, and processed foods.
To control cholesterol levels you must reduce the consumption of red meat and trans fats. Taking into account that in the egg the amount of this type of fat is very low and given its high nutritional content, you can eat eggs in a diet for fatty liver.
Tip: Cook them in a healthy way (boiled, scrambled, cooked, poached) avoiding adding unnecessary calories (fried).
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Egg nutrients
A large hard-boiled egg weighs about 50g and contains about 65 calories. The amount of protein in an average egg is 6 g. (6)
About 5 g corresponds to fats of which 1.9 are monounsaturated and 1.5 g are saturated. The carbohydrate content of the egg is approximately 1 g.
The egg is considered one of the most complete foods in nutrients and in normal quantities, 3 – 5 per week is not bad for the fatty liver.
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