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11 Reasons why Eggs are the Healthiest Food on Earth.

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No longer the demon of the grocery cooler, eggs are now recognized to have plenty of nutritional benefits.

Eggs contain small amounts of almost every vitamin and mineral required by the human body. including calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese, Vitamin E, Folate and many more.

One large egg contains (1):
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin): 9% of the RDA.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 15% of the RDA.Vitamin A: 6% of the RDA.Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 7% of the RDA.Selenium: 22% of the RDA.Eggs contain small amounts of almost every vitamin and mineral required by the human body. including calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese, Vitamin E, Folate and many more.

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By Wendy RN., BA, MBA
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
3/22/2015 (8 years ago)

Published in Blog

Keywords: eggs, health, healthy, nutritious, eyes, heart, brain, food,

LOS ANGELES, CA - I am positive that there are many other reasons to eat eggs for breakfast, or any time of day, but here are my top 11 reasons.

For one dollar a day, you can feed a child

1  - Protein, in fact one large egg has 6 grams of high quality protein. Did you know that eating protein for breakfast helps maintain your mental and physical energy throughout the day?
 

2  - Zero Carbs, no carbs and no sugar.


3  - No Gluten, always have been and always will be.

 
4  - Choline, Choline promotes normal cell activity, liver function and the transport of nutrients throughout the body. Also eggs help with memory and brain function.


5  - Amino Acids, in fact eggs have all 9 essential amino acids.


6  - The least expensive source of high protein you can buy.


7  - Eggs keep you feeling full and satisfied longer than cereal or toast.

 
8  - Eggs assist in weight loss, people who eat eggs for breakfast loose more weight than those who eat cereal or toast for breakfast, even though their calorie count were the same.


9  - Eggs help protect your eyesight, the antioxidants, leutin and zeaxanthin are present in eggs and help protect eyes and are thought to reduce the development of cataracts later in life.


10 - 2. Eggs help improve Your Cholesterol Profile and do NOT Raise Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Eggs tend to raise HDL (the "good") cholesterol and they tend to change the LDL (the "bad") cholesterol to a large subtype, which is not associated with an increased risk of heart disease.


11 - The most versatile of all protein sources. There are so many uses for eggs, here are just a few:  You can make devilled eggs, egg salad, egg noodles, egg bread, poached eggs, eggs benedict, eggs Florentine, gas house eggs, Scotch eggs, pickled eggs, scalloped eggs, Kim chi eggs, nest eggs, frittata, omelets, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, coddled eggs and boiled eggs.
If you can think of other ways to cook eggs, please comment.

Bottom Line: Whole eggs are incredibly nutritious, containing a very large amount of nutrients compared to the calorie load. The nutrients are found in the yolks, while the whites are mostly protein.

Tip of the Day: Smile, Smile, Smile. When we smile or laugh, we cut stress-hormone levels, boost our bodies immunity levels as well as it makes us feel good.

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