Don't shun your eggs. The brain needs cholesterol to function well.

According to an article in Wall Street Journal (12 Feb 2008), your brain needs cholesterol to fully function: “The brain is largely cholesterol, much of it in the myelin sheaths (see drawing above; the part coloured yellow) that insulate nerve cells and in the synapses that transmit nerve impulses. Some doctors theorize that lowering cholesterol could slow the connections that facilitate thought and memory….”

Wee Boon, do you remember years ago, at our post-run breakfast, you asked me about the effects of taking half-boiled eggs on our bodies, I told you and the rest of the group: "Don't worry, eggs are good for the brain because the covering of the neurons in the brain needs cholesterol." I am glad this fact is now supported by this Wall Street Journal article.