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Eggs
7.4 Health benefits associated with eating eggs
Eggs are a nutrient dense (nutritious) food.
Free range eggs are a good source of omega 3 fats.
These fats are thought to protect against heart disease and mental health problems like depressionEggs are a source of two carotenoids (pigments); lutein and zeaxanthin.
These carotenoids are thought to protect against an age-related eye disease (called macular degeneration) would be good to show a picture of what this condition is like
Hint: The colour of an egg shell usually depends on the particular breed of hen.
Additional Information
Eggs and cardiovascular diseaseResearchers from the Harvard School of Public Health who followed a large group of nurses (around 80,000) for about 14 years found that there was no association between weekly egg consumption and coronary heart disease or stroke. These same investigators also examined this egg/cardiovascular disease relationship in more than 37,000 male health professionals followed for 8 years. Again there was not association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease. Japan and France have low rates of death from heart disease compared with most other developed countries and both populations are high consumers of eggs.NB Cardiovascular disease is a blood vessel disease (affecting circulation especially to heart, and brain) CHECK DEFINITION WITH AGEFIT BOOK
Egg references
Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Rimm EB et al., A prospective study of egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease in men and women. JAMA 1999: 281:1387-1394.
