Posted on 05/24/2022 5:16:19 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.
The findings suggest that eating up to one egg per day may help lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Eggs are a rich source of dietary cholesterol, but they also contain a variety of essential nutrients. There is conflicting evidence as to whether egg consumption is beneficial or harmful to heart health. A 2018 study published in the journal Heart, which included approximately half a million adults in China, found that those who ate eggs daily (about one egg per day) had a substantially lower risk of heart disease and stroke than those who ate eggs less frequently. Now, to better understand this relationship, the authors of this work have carried out a population-based study exploring how egg consumption affects markers of cardiovascular health in the blood.
Their analyses showed that individuals who ate a moderate amount of eggs had higher levels of a protein in their blood called apolipoprotein A1, a building-block of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), also known as 'good lipoprotein'. These individuals especially had more large HDL molecules in their blood, which help clear cholesterol from the blood vessels and thereby protect against blockages that can lead to heart attacks and stroke.
The researchers further identified 14 metabolites that are linked to heart disease. They found that participants who ate fewer eggs had lower levels of beneficial metabolites and higher levels of harmful ones in their blood, compared to those who ate eggs more regularly.
"This study may also have implications for Chinese national dietary guidelines," adds author Liming Li. "Our work highlights the need for more strategies to encourage moderate egg consumption among the population, to help lower the overall risk of cardiovascular disease."
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I ceased caring what the “experts” claimed about 20 years ago. My life has only gotten better for that decision.
Sir, that looks good to me!
The yolk is where the taste is, too.
I also found out that you should run them under cold water or put them in an ice bath after cooking. This prevents the gray layer on the yolk.
I’ve eaten an egg almost every day since I was a kid and my HDL has threw the roof for decades. Docs are always surprised at my level.
I just thought it was genetics. My Dad had a high HDL but he also ate tons of eggs. (But he also fried corn tortilla in lard. They were fantastic! When I hit 80 I’m frying everything in lard.)
I used to eat one a day. Now I got a microwave egg poacher-$7 at Walmart. ‘Hollandaise sauce is $2/packet. Add spinach, paprika-colorful. So I’m up to 2 eggs with an English muffin and ham. Easy to make. I look forward more to breakfast. Perhaps one egg florentine and oatmeal. I dunno these days.
Eggs have long been recognized as a source of high-quality protein. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health authorities actually use eggs as their reference standard for evaluating the protein quality in all other foods. Egg protein is usually referred to as “HBV” protein, meaning protein with High Biological Value. Since eggs are used as the reference standard for food protein, they score 100% on the HBV chart. The high quality of egg protein is based on the mixture of amino acids it contains. (Amino acids are the building blocks for making proteins.) Eggs provide a complete range of amino acids, including branched chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, valine), sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine, cysteine), lysine, tryptophan, and all other essential amino acids. Their protein is sometimes referred to as a “complete protein” for this reason.
All B vitamins are found in eggs, including vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, choline, biotin, and folic acid. Choline is a standout among these B vitamins. In fact, eggs rank higher in choline than any of our other WHFoods. In the U.S., an average diet provides about 300 milligrams of choline per day - less than the recommended amount for an adult woman (425 milligrams) or an adult man (550 milligrams). Since one egg provides over 100 milligrams of choline and only 75-80 calories, it provides far more choline for far less calories than most other choline-rich foods.
The mineral content of eggs also deserves special mention here—not because eggs are a rich source of most minerals but because they are a rich source of certain minerals that can sometimes be difficult to obtain from other foods. Eggs are a very good source of both selenium and iodine. While many fish, shellfish, and mushrooms can be rich sources of selenium, persons who avoid these foods may sometimes have difficulty getting an adequate amount of this important antioxidant mineral from food. For persons who do not use iodized salt in recipes or at the table and who do not consume either yogurt or cow’s milk, this mineral can also sometimes be challenging to obtain from food.
The nutrients found in an egg are distributed fairly evenly between the yolk and the white. This distribution of nutrients is a common characteristic of whole, natural foods and it is one of the reasons that we recommend consumption of whole eggs (except, of course, when only the yolk or the white is called for in a recipe). The chart below explains what approximate percent of the total nutrient amount is found in the yolk and the white of an egg. You will notice that the first four nutrient groupings are those that are found predominately in the egg white, while those that follow are found predominately in the egg yolk (all except for the last nutrient, selenium, which is divided fairly evenly between the egg white and yolk).
http://www.worldshealthiestfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=92
Was that the same year that it was settled science that one would have serious medical problems in the future, if you drank more that two cups of coffee per day?
Boiling water for 8 minutes, remove from heat source let cool for a while. When peeling, crack the fat side first under cool water and they peel like a charm.
A few months ago in one of these egg threads, I learned that when making hard boiled, if you drop eggs into boiling water they will peel effortlessly. That revolutionized my egg experience. :)
Thanks to who ever posted that.
Running under cold water while peeling is a great trick...think Seinfeld.
My standard omelette is with three whites and one yolk.
3-4 eggs every morning. Crack them open into a glass, add a little salt and pepper. I also like them with Louisiana Hot Sauce. Taste surprisingly like cooked eggs. Been doing that for almost 50 years. I’ve never separated the yolks from whites.
and don’t forget coffee!
Having said that, eggs are just about the perfect food.
I remember the egg and butter warnings. I also recall being frantically warned about ALAR. Alar was a chemical coating sprayed on orchard apples to keep them from falling before these apples were ripe. Was told Alar was VERY carinogenic.
Who eats one egg at a time?
BTW, you may not be familiar with morning glory as food. Also called water spinach, water morning glory, etc. Very, very good for you:
Very fast growing...I think you could even grow it from an apartment balcony.
Matures in about 6 weeks. You can just give it a "haircut" when you want to cook dinner and it's able to grow back rapidly.
Why not eat the yoke?
Don’t forget acid rain. That was biggy too.
I don't know. It's difficult to keep track of all the doom predictions over the decades. I tried listing some here a while back, but fell short of many which others included. That's why I say I've lost faith in science. Give enough money to enough scientists or ph.d wannabes and they will publish a thesis against long established science.
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