Eggs are one of the few foods that should be classified as "superfoods."
They are loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern diet.
Here are some health benefits of eggs that have been confirmed in human studies.
They Offer Complete Protein
One egg has 6 grams of the stuff, with all nine “essential” amino acids, the building blocks of protein. That is important because those are the ones your body can not make by itself. The egg white holds about half that protein and only a small portion of the fat and cholesterol.
They are Nutrient Dense
That means eggs have more nutrients -- vitamins, minerals, amino acids per calorie than most other foods. Have an egg and you will get:
- High-quality protein
- Selenium
- Phosphorus
- Choline
- Vitamin B12
Multiple antioxidants, which help keep your cells healthy
They Help Your "Good" Cholesterol
This “good” cholesterol, called HDL, seems to go up in people who have three or more eggs a day. Of course, LDL, the “bad” type, goes up, too. But the individual pieces of each get bigger. That makes it harder for the bad stuff to hurt you and easier for the good stuff to clear it away.
They are Heart Healthy
Surprised? It is true. Overall, people who eat more of them do not seem to raise their chances of heart disease. Even people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes were just as heart healthy after a high-egg diet designed for weight loss. In a recent Chinese study, people who ate about an egg a day were almost 20% less likely than non-egg eaters to develop heart disease.
They Satisfy
Have them for breakfast and you will feel full longer. That will make you more likely to eat less throughout the day. For example, on average, teens who eat an egg in the morning have 130 fewer calories at lunch.
