Eating eggs can be a great way to give yourself a healthy boost. Packed with nutrients and rich in calcium, iron and protein, eating eggs is can be a great way to get your daily dose of nutrition. Here are some reasons why you need to eat eggs.
To boost weight loss: Contrary to popular belief, eating eggs can help boost weight loss. Including eggs in your breakfast can limit your calorie intake for the rest of the day by more than 400 calories.
To protect eyes: Eggs contain Lutein and Zeaxanthin -antioxidants which prevents the onset of cataract and early onset of blindness.
To lower blood pressure: The protein in the egg acts as an inhibitor, which can lower hypertension.
To improve reflexes: A study found that tyrosine, an amino acid found in eggs, helps improve the reflexes of the body.
Eggs do NOT Cause Heart Disease: Historically, eggs have been considered unhealthy because they contain cholesterol.
A large egg contains 212mg of cholesterol, which is a lot compared to most other foods.
However, it has been proven, time and time again, that eggs and dietary cholesterol do NOT adversely affect cholesterol levels in the blood.
In fact, eggs raise HDL (the good) cholesterol. They also change LDL cholesterol from small, dense LDL (which is bad) to large LDL, which is benign (1, 2, 3).
A new meta-analysis published in 2013 looked at 17 prospective studies on egg consumption and health. They discovered that eggs had no association with either heart disease or stroke in otherwise healthy people.
