You shouldn’t eat too many eggs

If you rue having met your egg quota for the day by the end of breakfast, start planning an omelette for dinner.

Although eggs contain some cholesterol, the amount of saturated fat we consume has more of an effect on the cholesterol in our blood than that which comes from eating eggs.

The NHS says there is no recommended limit on how many eggs people should eat.

However, it does warn that it’s best to cook them without adding salt or fat. Frying eggs can increase their fat content by about 50 per cent.