Are eggs good or bad, overall?

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Mxsmanic - 27 Feb 2004 18:32 GMT

Are eggs (such as hard-boiled eggs) generally good or bad nutritionally?
It seems like they should contain just about everything a person might
need nutritionally, since they are designed to fulfill the same purpose
for a baby chick. Is it a good idea overall to eat them? If so, how
often, and what sort of preparation gives the best nutritional value? I
tend to like hard-boiled or scrambled eggs myself, but how much is lost
in cooking them?

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Mark D. - 27 Feb 2004 19:42 GMT

> Are eggs (such as hard-boiled eggs) generally good or bad nutritionally?
> It seems like they should contain just about everything a person might
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> tend to like hard-boiled or scrambled eggs myself, but how much is lost
> in cooking them?

IANAE, but I've formed the idea from previous posts on this topic that
cooking eggs in *air* causes the formation of oxidised cholesterol, which
you don't want. Maybe 'scrambling' ought to be dropped as a method of
preparation, therefore...?

M.

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Jeffrey Turner - 27 Feb 2004 21:47 GMT

As you said, eggs are very high in nutrition. A study published in
JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) there was no
correlation found between up to at least one egg a day and heart
disease. I heard a nutritionist on the radio recommend a vegetable
omelet for breakfast.

--Jeff

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