However, in a randomized trial of 28 overweight/obese individuals on a carbohydrate-restricted diet, consumption of 3 eggs/d had no effect on fasting glucose concentrations compared with the effect of no intake of eggs (24). Because eggs could serve as a readily available and inexpensive source for vitamins, proteins, and other nutrients in the United States, it is important to elucidate the net effects of egg consumption as a whole food (as opposed to individual component of eggs such as cholesterol) on the risk of T2D.