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FED: Type 2 diabetics warned off eggs

A major study says eating more than a couple of eggs a week increases the risk of developing diabetes and makes the condition worse in those who already have it.

Australian specialists are urging type 2 diabetics and people at risk of developing the blood glucose condition to limit their egg intake after US study found them to be detrimental to their health.

Specialists at Harvard Medical School in Boston found eating an egg every day may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 60 per cent.

Women were most susceptible .. with females consuming seven eggs or more a week increasing their risk by 77 per cent.

Male egg eaters tended to be fatter and older .. and to smoke and drink alcohol and less likely to exercise.

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