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Eggs were design by nature to be complete nutrient reserve
for the developing chick. Eggs are important food for humans because of
their high nutrition value and affordable cost. For many years eggs have
become the visual icon of high cholesterol, and many consumers have responded
by limiting or eliminating eggs from their diets. New research not only
questions the validity of old concepts but present documented evidence
that the old beliefs don't hold up well to rigorous scrutiny. Over the
years there have been numerous reports that eggs consumption is not related
to either plasma cholesterol levels or coronary heart disease incidence.
The fact is that most industrialised countries have
reviewed the experimental and epidemiological evidence and their nutrition
experts determined that dietary cholesterol restrictions are unnecessary
for a heart healthy diet. In addition, studies are showing that restricting
eggs from the diet can have negative nutrition effects.
Eggs are a source of biologically available
lutein and zeaxanthin which help protect against age related macular degeneration,
a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. The protein quality of eggs
is the highest value in the supermarket. The egg contains all the essential
amino acids in a proper proportion to fulfil the needs for human growth
and tissue maintenance. The only food that contains a more ideal mix of
essential amino acids than an egg is mother's milk.
Now all we have to do is give the public a
new visual icon for heart disease risk and we can correct an unsubstantiated,
outdated, unwarranted restriction on a valuable contributor to a nutritional
diet. Slowly but surely, and with an ever expanding body of scientific
evidence, eggs are coming back to their rightful place in diet. And for
all those people who have been avoiding a food they enjoy, this will be
a valuable shift in the conventional wisdom which allow them to again welcome
eggs back into their heart healthy diet
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I
have degeneration of spine and joints. Coronary disease and progressive
atherosclerosis have caused me breathing problems and I have pains in my
chest. All this made my life difficult and I could only walk a short distance.
I weighed 100 kg. Now after 14 days I feel good, my weight has dropped to
94 kg, my heart pain has ceased, and my legs are so much better I can walk
4 km without getting out of breath and I have gained a new will to live.