Eating eggs could make you quite full, and you could get all the proteins and nutrients you need. Eating 1-2 eggs each day would make people feel full, so it is a good step to lose weight.
That is why in 1979, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was able to lose weight in a short period of time by eating 28 eggs a week.
Eggs has long been regarded as a high-calorie food and could cause high cholesterol. Apparently a medium egg medium only consists of 80 calories.
Eating an egg every day could provide 20 percent of the human daily consumption. After eating eggs people do not need to over-consume any other food.
A team of researchers who conduct research in the United States found that people who eat eggs have almost all the nutrients higher than those who do not consume eggs.
“The health benefits of is huge. So it is probably not an exaggeration to call it a super food. Eggs are the most nutritious foods from all food there is,” said Dr Carrie Ruxton, an independent dietitian and author of the report, as quoted from Dailymail, Wednesday (10/3/2010).
Eggs can be considered as a ’super food’ because in addition to improving health, it can also fight obesity. And according to nutritionists, eating an egg a day can lower your weight.
The study, will be published in June in the journal Nutrition and Food Science. This study examined 71 studies and reference materials to check the nutritional composition of eggs and its role as a food.
Researchers found that eggs are not only low in calories, but also a rich source of protein and packed with essential nutrients for health, especially vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium, and choline. Eggs are an ideal food at every stage of life and easy to cook and fun to eat.
A report also confirmed that among the protein food, eggs contain the richest essential amino acid mixture. This is very important for children, teens, young adults because the proper balance needed for growth and repair. Eggs are also high in antioxidants, which can help prevent age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness.
Certain groups who benefit by eating more eggs is the youngsters, meat-lovers and those who avoid milk.
A key finding is that the eggs are important food sources of vitamin D and can contribute significantly to increase the daily intake of vitamin D.
Low levels of vitamin D is associated with a number of medical conditions such as bone damage, cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, immune disorders and problems of mental health.
Recent findings funded by the British Egg Industry Council, said that one or two eggs a day has no effect on total cholesterol for most people.
According to Dr. Ruxton, there is a real nutritional benefits when we eat eggs every day. Evidence suggests that eggs can be useful for filling, controlling weight and also for eye health.







































