Eating More Eggs Will Help Me Lose Weight?

Do Eggs Really Help Speed Up Weight Loss?  My best friend swears that eating more eggs helped her drop two dress sizes.  I always thought eggs were bad for your cholesterol.  But since I have 13 pounds to lose, I can’t help but wonder: Should I eat more eggs, too?

Your friend’s weight loss is no fluke: Eggs are rich in leucine, an amino acid that helps reduce the loss of calorie- and fat-burning lean muscle that commonly occurs when dieting.  Plus, leucine stabilizes blood sugar, hindering the spikes that trigger cravings and signal the body to store more belly fat.  Unless your cholesterol level is already high, it’s safe to eat two eggs a day (yolks and all).  In fact, research suggests that eggs can prevent cholesterol problems by helping the liver produce HDL (“good”) cholesterol, which removes LDL (“bad”) cholesterol from the body.  If you’re still concerned, swap one egg for two egg whites—they contain just as much leucine.