Every few years, questions arise about eggs. Are they good or bad for you? What about their protein and cholesterol content?

How often can you eat them?Let’s crack open the facts about these meals in a shell, starting with the nutritional breakdown.

75 calories
5 grams of fat

6 grams of protein
0 carbohydrates

67 milligrams of potassium
70 milligrams of sodium

210 milligrams of cholesterol

Eggs are also a great source of vitamins A, D and B12, as well as choline,

a nutrient essential in many metabolic steps.A closer look at cholesterol in eggs

Research shows that the cholesterol in eggs doesn’t seem to negatively affect the human body compared with other sources of cholesterol.