Breakfast mornings are made even brighter with the presence of the all-time favorite sunny side up. It is a nutrient-packed whole food that is widely known and utilized in the culinary world. Despite all the nutrients it contains, however, eggs have been greatly feared for decades whenever the subject of cholesterol comes up. Cholesterol is produced in the body and found in cells to make hormones, the sunshine vitamin D, and substances essential for digestion. Some people tend to produce more cholesterol than others. That may seem unfair but well, blame your genes! There are two types of cholesterol. One is the good cholesterol (HDL or high density lipoprotein), which acts as a vehicle to transport cholesterol back into the liver for removal, thus decreasing the risk of people developing coronary heart disease (CHD). The other is bad cholesterol (LDL or low density lipoprotein) which is associated with CHD and [...]
