The study, funded by the UK's Department of Health, found that a change in the feed given to chickens has resulted in healthier eggs. The average egg now contains more vitamins and minerals and less fat than in the 1980s which makes it really one of nature's superfoods.
But don't overlook the egg yolk: it contains tonnes of essential but hard-to-get nutrients. These include choline, which is linked with lower rates of breast cancer, and antioxidants that may help prevent cataracts and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
Although many of us have shunned whole eggs because of their perceived association with heart disease, the Heart Foundation of Australia rates eggs as an essential part of a healthy eating plan.
People with heart disease should eat no more than two egg yolks per week, but the rest of us can have up to six whole eggs a week; research shows this won’t raise your risk of heart attack or stroke. Make omelettes with one whole egg and two egg whites and watch your cholesterol intake at other meals.
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I never took any notice of the warnings about eggs over the years. I love them and eat them for breakfast nearly every day.
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