Hello there, I'm Monica Reinagle, and you're listening to the Nutrition Diva podcast.

A show where I take a closer look at nutrition trends and headlines, explain what the latest

research means for you, and answer your nutrition questions.

Today, we're going to talk about how to lower high triglyceride levels.

But first, a quick listener Q&A can, right?

Strolling through the farmer's market last weekend, we came across a merchant selling blue-shelled

eggs.

And they claimed that their eggs were lower in cholesterol than typical tan or white-shelled

eggs.

Is there any evidence supporting this claim?

The cholesterol content of eggs does vary somewhat, according to the breed of the chicken,

but also its age and the type of feed and housing conditions.

And there is a rumor that the lovely pale-blue-green eggs produced by a South American breed of chicken

called the Aurokana are lower in cholesterol and higher in protein than other eggs.

This rumor actually dates all the way back to the 1970s, when it was widespread enough

to prompt poultry researchers at the University of Connecticut to run some studies, comparing

the nutritional content of Aurokana eggs to the white and brown eggs most commonly found

in US markets.

Drum roll, please.

The Aurokana eggs were, in fact, found to be modestly higher in cholesterol and actually

lower in protein on average than the other eggs.

And this was due mostly to the fact that Aurokana eggs tend to have bigger yolks and less

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