Eggs are an essential food in life. Eggs have a rich nutritional value. However, there are some misunderstandings about the nutritional value of eggs. So how do we eat eggs properly? What are the errors in eating eggs?
According to a 14-year study by Japanese scholars, women who eat one or more eggs per day have a higher mortality rate than women who eat only one or two eggs a week. Their research was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Evidence: Japanese scholars have chosen 9300 men and women as subjects of study. These people had received a lifestyle survey in 1980, which included the different foods they regularly consumed.
At the start of the study, the researchers examined blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other health indicators for all subjects, and then tracked the deaths of those individuals for 14 years.
The study found that women who eat an egg a day have a 22% higher mortality rate than women who eat only one or two eggs a week - factors such as age, smoking habits, and weight are not counted. Women who eat two or more eggs per day have a higher mortality rate, but the number of women in this area is small.
Women who eat the most eggs have a higher probability of dying from heart attacks and strokes, although from a statistical point of view, the link between them is not very close. Scholars believe that this may also be related to the fact that women rarely die from these two diseases.
What about men?
Among men, there is no necessary connection between eating eggs and mortality. The reason for the phenomenon of the researchers is not yet clear. They speculate that this may be because women understand their eating habits more clearly. However, males eat eggs and help relieve fatigue after sex. After eating an egg after sex, you can use strong qi and improve the quality and vitality of sperm. It is a “reducing agent†that restores vitality after sex.
Tips:
Under normal circumstances, healthy adults eat 1-2 eggs a day; older people eat one better every day; mental workers eat two eggs a day is more appropriate; pregnant women, mothers, breast-feeding women and frail people can eat every day 2- 3 eggs, not more. Cooking eggs is the best way to eat, but it's not advisable to overcook.
Experts suggest how to eat eggs scientifically
Eat one a day and try not to eat egg yolks. Scientists have found that while egg yolks have high cholesterol levels, eating less eggs does not increase cholesterol levels in the body or the risk of heart disease.
When they recommend eating eggs, it is best to try not to eat egg yolks because one egg yolk contains two-thirds of the amount of cholesterol that healthy adults should ingest each day. The American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults can eat one egg a day, as long as they closely monitor and control the amount of cholesterol that they get through other routes such as meat and dairy products. Although the nutritional value of eggs is high, but not easy to eat too much every day, the specific method of eating eggs, can refer to the above experts' recommendations.