Do Eggs Make You Fat?

Copyright (c) 2011 Kat Drew

By the time you have read this article you will know what an amazing food eggs are. You will realise that we are made to eat eggs and they are really good for you. And they are unlikely to make you fat!

For many years the message has been sent out that eggs will make you fat as they have quite a lot of fat in them and that they are bad for you. It is still presumed by many that you should not eat an egg a day and to eat more than three eggs in a week will give you high blood cholesterol which will result in your arteries clogging up.

These ideas go back to the 1960's when they started making eggs substitutes and started to accuse eggs of being the cause of heart diseases. The question to ask here is what came first, the substitute or the evidence of the egg connection. This so called evidence was really a lie. If you like the conspiracy idea, then, of course, there is more money to be made from an egg substitute than from eggs as a pure food.

Eggs are a very simple basic food that has been available to us since before the stone age, most probably a favourite protein source that has had its part in the development of man. Eggs, I imagine, would have been collected when the people were finding seeds, roots and vegetation for their prehistoric diet. We have evolved over thousands of years to be able to eat eggs. So how can they be bad for us?

Eggs are really a cheap source of very good protein which nearly everyone can enjoy in a number of ways. They are great for breakfast, wonderful for lunch and dinner and enjoyable in snack meals like in cakes!

Protein Quality is measured by the amount of protein available that can effectively promote cell growth, and this is know as the biological value. Based on the amino acids in an egg and its ability to stimulate growth, egg protein is second only to mother's milk when you are talking about human nutrition.

Furthermore, eggs are a super bundle of nutrition. For example, eggs are one of the few natural sources of Vitamin D and K and these are known for their protection from cancer and that they help longevity. Eggs also are the highest source of dietary choline which helps to develop the nervous system and structural integrity of cell membranes and is especially necessary for brain delvelopment in infants to impart lifelong enhancement of memory and attention.

Eggs have approximately 6 grams of good quality protein and 5 grams of fat, have saturates and monosaturates that are evenly balanced, have less polysaturates and nearly no carbohydrates. It is possible to even get designer eggs which have approximately 200mg of DHA, essential omega 3 fatty acid that is a necessity for normal development and functioning and is necessitated for the prevention of depression and the loss of memory. Also an egg contains lutein and zeaxanthin which are both super antioxidants that ensure good health and can prevent age related blindness.

Actually, eggs are much better than their reputation. They are a whole food that is natural and pure and we have been consuming them for millennia and they contain nothing processed that can upset your body.


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