When information is paid for by said agency who is promoting it, The National Egg counsel, then the studies tend to be bias in nature.

Posting that eggs are good for you is like saying smoking a pack a day will allow you to breathe easier. When you look at who the proponent for the cause is then you can understand how the science gets skewed.

While there are loads of information out there supporting egg consumption there are equal amounts of research that show different conclusions. When viewed from a holistic overview, one needs to consider the risks as well as the benefits. One egg per day does show increases in serum lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in older adults without altering serum lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. What it fails to address is the increase in trimethylamine. The choline in eggs, like the carnitine in red meat, is converted into a toxin called trimethylamine by bacteria existing in meat-eaters’ guts. Trimethylamine, once oxidized in the liver, appears to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and premature death.

The problem arises with the fact that our modern day agriculture supports studies that promote its continuation. Realistically these studies would show different results if the funding came from a non-biased source and took a holistic approach towards its evaluations.

People will continue to eat in the fashion they see fit, but promoting the consumption of eggs as a healthy food is simply uninformed.

Peace,
The Last Sage