> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Eating eggs linked to high risk of diabetes mellitus
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/eggs_linked_to_diabetes_mellitus_0928160614/
- Published: 2016-09-28T21:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:25:24.000Z
- Description: A meta-analysis of 12 studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found no consistent link between egg consumption and type 2 diabetes overall, though in US studies people eating three or more eggs a week showed 39% higher risk. It cannot prove eggs are the cause.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Sept 28, 2016 (foodconsumer.org) -- A review study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that high intake of eggs may increase risk of diabetes mellitus in people living in the U.S. but not other countries.

Observational studies have linked egg consumption to high risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, but not all studies are consistent. This review meta-analyzed data from 12 studies to see if there is a consistent association between egg consumption and risk of diabetes mellitus.

The studies selected for the analysis were published prior to October 2015\. The analysis did not found a consistent association between egg consumption and irks of diabetes mellitus. 

However, in U.S. studies, men and women who ate 3 or more eggs per week were found at 39% increased risk for diabetes mellitus, compared with those eating few eggs per week.

The study could not prove that eating eggs can actually increase risk of diabetes mellitus. It is possible, that people in the U.S. who ate more eggs may also eat lots of other unhealthy foods that may potentially increase risk of diabetes mellitus. (David Liu)

[*Luc Djoussé, Owais A Khawaja, and J Michael Gaziano, Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of prospective studies, First published January 6, 2016, Am J Clin Nutr February 2016 vol. 103 no. 2 474-480*](http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/103/2/474.short?ref=foodconsumer.org)