The Much-Maligned Egg

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" JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo

Wed Sep 25, 2002 4:26 pm

The Much-Maligned Egg!

 

 

 

 

The Much-Maligned Egg!

 

It seems almost incredible to me that eggs, the most perfect food

that God put upon this earth, the food for the embryo, the food

associated with New Life, has taken the brunt of the cholesterol

scare.

Carlton Fredericks, Ph.D., wrote,

" Despite all the hue and cry, the case against eggs, which is the

case against cholesterol, is in no way proved. "

 

He also observed that eggs are rich in Lecithin, the very

substance that prevents cholesterol from working much of the

mischief it is supposed to create in the arteries.

 

Eggs are also rich in the B-complex vitamins choline, inositol,

pyridoxine (B6), and the amino acid cysteine.

 

These nutrients have all been used successfully in experimental

medical treatments for hardening of the arteries!

 

" Aging Without Growing Old " ,

By Judy Lindbergh McFarland

& Douglas Walter McFarland M.D.

 

 

> SUNNY SIDE UP!

 

> The debate over whether Americans can enjoy eggs has been waging

since the word cholesterol first entered our vocabulary.

The omelet has been

shunned and then embraced so many times, it's no wonder we're all

scrambled.

 

But it's looking like the egg just might be everything it's cracked

up to be.

 

> Researchers at Kansas State University have uncovered that certain

> compounds found in eggs may actually prevent the absorption of

> cholesterol.

 

 

 

In animal studies,

researchers Sung I. Koo, Yonghzhi Jiang and Sang K. Noh found

despite the high levels of cholesterol consumed when an egg is eaten,

 

a particular egg phospholipid significantly lowers

the intestine's absorption of the

potentially dangerous compound.

 

> This means that a substantial amount of the cholesterol from eggs

never make it to the blood stream.

 

That means eggs, a high quality

source of protein, vitamins A, E, B-6, B-12 and folate,

are rolling their way back on to America's heart-healthy menus.

 

JoAnn Guest

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