In an extraordinary quest to unravel the truth, Harvard doctorate student Nick Norwitz took matters into his own hands—literally. Over the course of a month, Norwitz consumed a staggering 720 eggs, averaging 24 eggs per day (an egg, per hour), in an effort to monitor their impact on his cholesterol levels. Contrary to what many experts would expect, his LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels, often dubbed “bad” cholesterol, actually dropped by 18 per cent.