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High-quality protein and choline can support muscle retention and neurotransmitter pathways.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
-10
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Moderate
Safety Friction
47/100
Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 16 • mentions 10 • links 25
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Classification: prioritize.[456,1195,2566, etc.]
Best fit: Active adults and people needing low-cost nutrient-dense protein..[456,1195,2566, etc.]
Goal alignment: Performance, Brain Health, Body Composition.[456,1195,2566, etc.]
Classification
Prioritize
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Best Fit
Active adults and people needing low-cost nutrient-dense protein.
Primary Focus
Performance, Brain Health
Clinical Depth
Humans: 537 • RCTs: 65 • Meta: 48
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 168
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 10 • Interactions: 0
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
→ Stable evidence base
Depth
537 total studies · 4 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
537
Human studies
537
Cohort signals
168
Randomized trials
65
Meta-analyses
48
Safety adverse signals
10
Weighted direction score: -10 (Mixed / Neutral)
High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.
Total indexed
537
Human studies
537
Cohort signals
168
Randomized trials
65
Meta-analyses
48
Safety adverse signals
10
In vitro / tissue
4
Animal-only studies
0
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
PMID 35360933 • 2022 May 17
Associations of Dietary Cholesterol, Serum Cholesterol, and Egg Consumption With Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality: Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis.
Circulation
Open PubMedPMID 32635569 • 2020 Jul 4
Association between Egg Consumption and Cholesterol Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 32132002 • 2020 Mar 4
Egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: three large prospective US cohort studies, systematic review, and updated meta-analysis.
Benefit reports: 1
Adverse reports: 1
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 1
Unclear reports: 7
Signal confidence: 0.47
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Community confidence 0.47 with mentions: benefit 1, adverse 1, no-effect 0.
Subreddit coverage: MealPrepSunday, fasting, keto, nutrition, vegan.
post • r/vegan • unclear
Why do omnis always need to add eggs and cheese to every vegan meal? I went vegan April of last year and since then I noticed one thing. Whenever I cook a vegan meal or someone else cooks it for me and we eat together, they never eat the m…
Open mentionpost • r/nutrition • adverse
Are there any long term side effects from eating 3 eggs every day? I've been eating 3 eggs per day for breakfast for the past 5 years as it's the easiest way to hit my protein goals in the morning. I feel fine and I don't seem to have noti…
Open mentionpost • r/MealPrepSunday • unclear
Nice and easy meal prep this week, sorry the eggs are not pretty lol
Evidence Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.
Outcome: Humans 537, RCT 65, meta 48, cohort 168.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35360933 from Circulation.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[, etc.]
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
BMJ
PMID 39934049 • 2025 May
Effect of egg consumption on health outcomes: An updated umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of observational and intervention studies.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Open PubMedPMID 26739035 • 2016 Feb
Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 26993632 • 2016 Jun
Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study and dose-response meta-analysis.
Diabetologia
Open PubMedPMID 37428506 • 2023 Jul 3
Effect of Maternal Egg Intake During the Early Neonatal Period and Risk of Infant Egg Allergy at 12 Months Among Breastfeeding Mothers: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Netw Open
Open PubMedPMID 27523961 • 2017 May
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of hen's egg consumption for primary prevention in infants.
J Allergy Clin Immunol
Open PubMedPMID 40412614 • 2025 Aug
Neuroprotective nutrients in pregnancy and infant brain function.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
Open PubMedPMID 35512755 • 2023 Feb
Egg Consumption in the Context of Plant-Based Diets and Diet Quality in Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Single Blind Cross-over Controlled Trial.
J Am Nutr Assoc
Open PubMedPMID 34734262 • 2022 Feb 17
Egg Consumption and Blood Lipid Parameters According to the Presence of Chronic Metabolic Disorders: The EVIDENT II Study.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Open PubMedPMID 39245182 • 2024 Nov
Asian Low-Carbohydrate Diet with Increased Whole Egg Consumption Improves Metabolic Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome: A 52-Week Intervention Study.
J Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 38782209 • 2024 Jul
Association of Egg Intake With Alzheimer's Dementia Risk in Older Adults: The Rush Memory and Aging Project.
J Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 30874756 • 2019 Mar 19
Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality.
JAMA
Open PubMedPMID 37793743 • 2023 Oct
Egg consumption and risk of coronary artery disease, potential amplification by high genetic susceptibility: a prospective cohort study.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 32865658 • 2021 Jun
Egg consumption and cardiovascular risk: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Eur J Nutr
Open PubMedpost • r/MealPrepSunday • unclear
Breakfast meal prep without eggs or oats? I'm really struggling with consistently getting breakfast that I can eat and then go to school/work (unfortunately a lot of the things I like have garlic or onions). Breakfast is really important f…
Open mentionpost • r/keto • benefit
Egg diet reset I love being on Keto but have been cheating WAY too much lately. I am going to start the three day egg diet for a hard reset. Thank God I love eggs! Any helpful hints from those who might have tried before me?
Open mentionpost • r/fasting • unclear
My 30 day water fast comes to an end today! 46lbs lost!!! Today I finally broke my 30 day fast! I lost 46lbs in total! I am doing 5 days of just bone broth to restart my digestive system, after the bone broth I will transition to 1-2 hard …
Open mentioncomment • r/vegan • unclear
Cheese is added to a lot of Omni dishes. It adds flavour which adds to a complete taste profile. It's additive too. You can substitute for other similar flavours like nooch and some decent vegan cheese but omnis rarely like the flavour of …
Open mentioncomment • r/vegan • unclear
It's probably because eggs and cheese are delicious. I mean I'm vegan but I would absolutely eat meat, cheese and eggs if it didn't result in animals dying and suffering.
Open mentioncomment • r/vegan • unclear
Saaame, not for meat, but I do really miss cheese and eggs. I would never go back, but they are delicious.
Open mentionCommunity Sources
PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32635569 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32132002 from BMJ.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 39934049 from Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 26739035 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 26993632 from Diabetologia.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37428506 from JAMA Netw Open.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27523961 from J Allergy Clin Immunol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40412614 from Clin Nutr ESPEN.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35512755 from J Am Nutr Assoc.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34734262 from J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 39245182 from J Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38782209 from J Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30874756 from JAMA.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37793743 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32865658 from Eur J Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2566,2606,2678, etc.]
Open source