Egg consumption associated with all-cause mortality in rural China: a 14-year follow-up study

Background Dietary recommendations regarding egg intake remain controversial topic for public health. We hypothesized that there was a positive association between egg consumption and all-cause mortality. Methods To test this hypothesis, we enrolled 9885 adults from a community-based cohort in Anhui Province, China during 2003–05. Egg consumption was assessed by food questionnaire. Stratified analyses were performed for age, sex, body mass index...