The importance of eggs

We’re used to hear that we must be careful with the number of eggs we eat – but is it true?

In fact, this is one of the richest foods that we can include in our diets, a healthy adult can eat up to seven a week. There are also studies that indicate that this weekly amount of eggs may prevent heart attacks – the same that eggs are normally accused of causing.

Eggs have been demystified and are now recognized as an essential food in our diet.

Although they are rich in cholesterol, it is much more harmful to our health eating saturated fats than consume eggs, especially the yolk, as it is that part of the egg which concentrates all the cholesterol, about 186 mg Over the years, scientists concluded that the excess cholesterol in the blood does not come directly from the percentage of cholesterol that comes of a particular food, but the amount of saturated fat we eat and which are the main responsible for the “clogging” of blood arteries.

Although they contain two thirds of the allowed daily intake of cholesterol, eggs are rich in unsaturated and saturated fats. Additionally, because they in its composition a substance called lecithin – present in egg yolk – they help to prevent increased levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.

This food apart from being rich in proteins, which are concentrated essentially in the egg white and not in the yolk, also has high levels of vitamin A, essential for vision, skin and mucous membranes.

Vitamins B, extremely important for the balance of our nervous system and to the health of our hair and skin, are also part of this food.

Eggs are a direct source of vitamin D, an essential vitamin for our bones and are also rich in antioxidants, a substance that is important in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and in neutralizing the free radicals that accelerate aging of our bodies.

Eggs also contain substances such as Choline, that helps the liver to function properly wiping it and encouraging the flow of bile; lutein, zeaxanthin, and carotenoids which act together and protect the macula – the central area of the retina – of the eyes, filtering UV sun rays and avoiding degenerative diseases.

However, note that even a healthy person should not ingest more than 300 mg of cholesterol daily, and if you are diabetic, have high cholesterol or heart problems that limit drops to 200 mg.