| Eggs in general and especially egg yolks have had | | | | and cholesterol out is making a healthy food choice |
| rather a lot of bad press in the past, predominately | | | | but they're mistaken. |
| through being linked to high cholesterol and potential | | | | As well as containing the essential fatty acids the egg |
| weight gain due to their cholesterol and fat content. | | | | yolks also contain the lions share of the vitamins and |
| Although the link has been disproved much of the old | | | | minerals, 90% of Calcium, 99.8% of Zinc, 93% of |
| and incorrect information on severely limiting eggs or | | | | Iron, 91.7% of vitamin B12 and 100% of vitamins A, |
| avoiding the yolks is still out there and still influencing | | | | E, D & K. On the other hand the egg whites |
| people's food choices. | | | | only contain protein and magnesium in significant |
| In this article you'll learn that not only are eggs a | | | | quantities making it the lesser part of the nutritional |
| healthy food but that the yolk is in fact the | | | | whole. Still think that egg white omelet is the healthier |
| healthiest part of the egg and should not be avoided | | | | option? |
| for either concern of heart health or weight loss. | | | | What about weight loss? |
| The link between the dietary cholesterol and blood | | | | Well first off eggs aren't as high in fat as most |
| cholesterol levels is flimsy at best and it is now | | | | people believe; at 5 grams of fat per egg they |
| known that healthy fats and cholesterol in eggs can | | | | certainly can't be considered a high fat food and it |
| actively raise the good cholesterol giving a better | | | | has been shown that Omega 3 fatty acids aid in |
| ratio of good cholesterol (HDL) to bad cholesterol | | | | weight loss. Also zinc, magnesium and calcium |
| (LDL). Where as not getting enough essential fatty | | | | deficiencies which are very common in the modern |
| acids has been shown to increase the levels of LDL | | | | diet often play a role in the hormonal imbalances that |
| (Bad cholesterol), eggs containing significant amounts | | | | contribute to people's weight and metabolism |
| of both good cholesterol and essential fatty acids can | | | | problems. Eggs are an excellent source of all these |
| have a positive effect on the good to bad | | | | important nutrients. |
| cholesterol ratio. | | | | When the yolk and the white are consumed together |
| Research published in The European Journal of | | | | they form a complete nutritional complex of vitamins |
| Nutrition found that those who ate two eggs per | | | | minerals essential fatty acids and protein, not only |
| day while on a calorie-restricted diet not only lost | | | | does the egg contain all these things but they are |
| weight - but also reduced their cholesterol levels. Both | | | | contained in their most absorbent form (humans can't |
| the American heart Association and the British Heart | | | | absorb a lot of the nutrients from many foods) |
| foundation no longer place a limit on the | | | | making them one of the most complete and healthy |
| recommended number of eggs to be consumed in a | | | | foods found anywhere in nature and nutrition. So |
| week. Yet, despite this knowledge having been | | | | clearly the healthiest part of the egg is the two parts |
| available for many years now people are still | | | | together as nature intended. |
| frequently recommending the removal of the yolk as | | | | Happy eating! |
| a healthy option thinking that taking some the fat | | | | |