Eggs are good for the heart.Byline: ANI Melbourne, July 29 (ANI): Eggs are not bad for heart health, say experts. US egg expert Dr Don McNamara insists that their bad reputation is no longer warranted and even Heart Foundation has lifted its recommended intake to six eggs a week. "Seniors have been afraid to eat eggs because for 40 years they have been worried about the dietary cholesterol," the Herald Sun quoted nutritional biochemist McNamara as saying. "But, over the years, the research has clearly shown that cholesterol in our food doesn't impact our risk for heart disease - (what causes) that is saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be and trans fat," he added. Eggs are low in saturated fat and consist of some of the vital compounds like choline choline: see vitamin. choline Organic compound related to vitamins in its activity. It is important in metabolism as a component of the lipids that make up cell membranes and of acetylcholine. that are considered good for metabolism and for foetal foe·tal adj. Chiefly British Variant of fetal. Adj. 1. foetal - of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development" fetal brain development during pregnancy It also contains lutein lutein /lu·te·in/ (-in) 1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk. 2. any lipochrome. lu·te·in n. 1. , which is known to lower the risk for cataracts and macular degeneration macular degeneration, eye disorder causing loss of central vision. The affected area, the macula, lies at the back of the retina and is the part that produces the sharpest vision. . McNamara said those who eat eggs for breakfast feel fuller for longer and reduce the risk of overeating overeating eating too much food too quickly; leads to acute gastric dilatation in dogs and horses, acute carbohydrate engorgement in ruminants, dietetic (dietary) diarrhea in young calves and foals, abomasal tympany in bottle fed lambs and calves. at lunch. "Eggs have the highest quality protein you can buy in the supermarket for the lowest cost, and they contain every vitamin and mineral we need except for vitamin C," he said. "So they easily fit into a healthy diet for people with normal cholesterol levels, people with high cholesterol levels, diabetics and people with metabolic syndrome," he added. The Heart Foundation had conducted a survey earlier this year and reissued its guideline to recommend people eat up to six eggs a week. "Cholesterol in food doesn't equal cholesterol in the blood," said the foundation's healthy weight spokeswoman Monique Blunden. "It's the saturated fat and trans fat we consume that is directly related to the rise in cholesterol in the blood," she added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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