Can Eggs Be Part of a Healthy Diet?
Can Eggs Be Part of a Healthy Diet?Are eggs a good source of protein and can they be part of a healthy diet when they have so much cholesterol? Patrick – About.com User Answer: Eggs are nutrient dense (lots of vitamins, protein and fats), and they’re energy dense, at about 80 calories per egg. That makes sense when you think about how a fertilized egg has to feed a baby chick until it hatches. Of course the eggs you eat are not fertilized, but all of the nutrients are still present. One egg contains over six grams of protein and several important nutrients. Unfortunately, one eggs also contains about 212 mg of cholesterol, which is quite a lot. Since the recommendation for cholesterol consumption is about 300 mg per day, the large amount of cholesterol in eggs may prevent many people from eating them. The cholesterol in eggs really shouldn’t scare you away from eggs completely. Most of the cholesterol in your body is made by your liver and the amount of cholesterol in your diet may not
