New Delhi. Consuming more than six eggs a week seems to raise the risk of dying from all causes and diabetics seem to face an even higher mortality risk, said Dr K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India..

Diabetics might somehow convert dietary cholesterol more readily into blood cholesterol than people without diabetes. As per a Harvard study published in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Dr. Luc Djousse the more eggs diabetic men consumed, the more they increased their risk for death.

They studied more than 21,000 men ranging 40-86 years for twenty years who had participated in a Physician's Health Study. Consumption of up to six eggs a week wasn't found to be associated with a higher risk of death from all causes. But eating seven or more eggs a week among healthy study participants was linked to a 23 percent higher risk of death.

The mortality risk was much higher among doctors with diabetes. Consuming seven or more eggs a week doubled their risk of death from all causes, compared with diabetic doctors who ate just one egg each week.

A single egg contains about 200 milligrams of cholesterol. Daily limit advocated is 100 mg. American Heart Association and the American Dietetic Association say watch your egg consumption, and try not to consume more than two yolks per week.

Eating 7 or more eggs/wk leads to 23% higher risk of death. Amongst diabetics it doubles the risk of death from all causes.