| A few years ago eggs were thought to be the | | | | Research has also shown that people who eat |
| culprit in producing artery clogging cholesterol in | | | | eggs daily lower their risk of developing macular |
| the blood (all of the cholesterol is in the yolk of | | | | generation and cataracts. Eggs also contain choline |
| the egg). But in recent years, the School of Public | | | | -the nutrient that about 90% of pregnant and |
| Health at Harvard University had traced over | | | | lactating American women do not get enough of. |
| 100,000 nurses for about 10 to 12 years and | | | | Choline is necessary for the memory and brain |
| could not find any difference in the risk of heart | | | | development in the fetus. One egg yolk contains |
| disease for anyone eating 1 egg a week or | | | | about 120 milligrams of choline. Out of the 5 |
| anyone eating more than 1 egg a day. | | | | grams of fat in one egg, there is only 1.5 grams |
| Recent studies have shown that eating 2 eggs | | | | of saturated fat. The egg is one of the only few |
| may actually improve your lipid profile. (cholesterol | | | | foods that produce vitamin D naturally. |
| is also known as lipid, the fatty substance that is | | | | They also contain sulfur which promotes healthy |
| produced by the liver and also found in highly | | | | hair and nails. People who normally eat breakfast |
| saturated fatty foods) Also, regular consumption | | | | containing eggs, also tend to have healthy diets. |
| may help to prevent clotting of the blood, heart | | | | Eggs contain protein and fat - both of these |
| attacks and even strokes. In another study, | | | | increase your sense of fullness. This seems to |
| women who ate 6 eggs per week lowered their | | | | satisfy more overweight people more so than a |
| risk of breast cancer by 44%. | | | | breakfast that might contain donuts, rolls or |
| The egg is a healthy food because of the | | | | bagels. |
| nutrients that it contains. 1 large egg is about 70 | | | | Nutrition experts have determined people who do |
| calories - which is about 10% of the | | | | not consume an excess amount of fat can eat |
| recommended iron, minerals, protein, and B | | | | one or two eggs daily without any measurable |
| vitamins including folic acid which is recommended | | | | change in their blood cholesterol level. It is the |
| for pregnant women. Just one egg contains all the | | | | saturated fat in your diet that will influence your |
| nine essential amino acids and about 6 grams of | | | | blood cholesterol levels and not the dietary |
| the high-quality proteins. They are also a very | | | | cholesterol. Long story short, eat a well balanced |
| important source of carotenoids-lutein and | | | | diet - one in which includes eggs; and don't forget |
| zeaxanthin (for eye health). | | | | to exercise. |