My mother always tell me that we should only eat 2 eggs in a week. Why? because they say eggs are high in cholesterol which may lead to heart related diseases. One egg has roughly around 200 mg cholesterol and 5 grams of fat, so consuming a lot means taking in high amounts of cholesterol and fat. Convinced? Ye? Well...
What Studies Showed
On an article by Graham Butler a consumer and market place author:
By the way, in layman's term HDLs are good cholesterol and LDLs are bad cholesterol. Our body NEEDS cholesterol. According to this site, an egg only contains 1/3 - 1/6 of what your body can produce and this is essential for hormone production and the repair of cells.
Nutritious and Delicious
Eggs contain significant amounts of vitamins: A, D, E, B1, B2, B6, B12, folate and pantothenic acid (B5) as well as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc. Even though an egg is 71 calories and five grams of fat... isn't it worth it?! Hell yeah! And did I mention it has no carbohydrates?
Eggs are versatile food, you can eat them alone or as an ingredient to your favorite dish or as a side dish! The possibilities are endless. Now, are you feeling the urge to cook? Check this egg-citing recipes from allrecipes.com.
It Doesn't Stop There
Farmers today, produce "designer" eggs... I'm not referring to a diamond "CK" studded on an egg. I am referring to "omega-3 rich" eggs. Farmers achieve this by adding flaxseed to chicken feed. Isn't that great? Now, it makes me wonder what the future holds for eggs?!
In Japan, pinkish "sakura eggs" are achieved by adding sugar cane and marigold extracts to the chicken feeds, though it didn't affect the taste but I'm not sure if there is an additional value to nutrition.
Conclusion
Parents are stupid.... just kidding. Facts today might be proven wrong tomorrow, but we should not turn a head from recent studies. So how many again? Personally, I'd stick with one since I get cholesterol from other sources. Anyway, anything in excess is bad, right?
What Studies Showed
On an article by Graham Butler a consumer and market place author:
People who consume one or two eggs a day show no effects on serum levels. (This relationship might not hold for those with elevated LDL/HDL ratios.) Researchers have discovered that saturated and hydrogenated fat intake, particularly the latter, are the real culprits in LDL/HDL elevation and remain sources of worry regarding heart disease.This is also supported by Reader's Digest in this article.
By the way, in layman's term HDLs are good cholesterol and LDLs are bad cholesterol. Our body NEEDS cholesterol. According to this site, an egg only contains 1/3 - 1/6 of what your body can produce and this is essential for hormone production and the repair of cells.
Nutritious and Delicious
Eggs contain significant amounts of vitamins: A, D, E, B1, B2, B6, B12, folate and pantothenic acid (B5) as well as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc. Even though an egg is 71 calories and five grams of fat... isn't it worth it?! Hell yeah! And did I mention it has no carbohydrates?
Eggs are versatile food, you can eat them alone or as an ingredient to your favorite dish or as a side dish! The possibilities are endless. Now, are you feeling the urge to cook? Check this egg-citing recipes from allrecipes.com.
It Doesn't Stop There
Farmers today, produce "designer" eggs... I'm not referring to a diamond "CK" studded on an egg. I am referring to "omega-3 rich" eggs. Farmers achieve this by adding flaxseed to chicken feed. Isn't that great? Now, it makes me wonder what the future holds for eggs?!
In Japan, pinkish "sakura eggs" are achieved by adding sugar cane and marigold extracts to the chicken feeds, though it didn't affect the taste but I'm not sure if there is an additional value to nutrition.
Conclusion
Parents are stupid.... just kidding. Facts today might be proven wrong tomorrow, but we should not turn a head from recent studies. So how many again? Personally, I'd stick with one since I get cholesterol from other sources. Anyway, anything in excess is bad, right?
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