Eggs Health Benefits For Nutrition, Protein, Cholesterol, Choline

Egg Benefits
Whole eggs, specifically egg yolks, are one of the most nutrient dense food sources that we have in todayâ??s society coming in a close second behind or-gan meats. The yolk itself is literally made to be able to produce life, having all of the nutrients available for the development of a little baby chick. These nutrients include a whole host of B vitamins, vitamins A, E, D, choline (vitamin J), and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, selenium, zinc, copper, potassium, and more. Along with these essential vitamins and mineral the egg has a very diverse set of amino acids that are beneficial for the metabolism, and fatty acids that contribute to the beneficial effects they have. Eggs are also potent sources of the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin.
Eggs have been shown to help improve eye health through a couple different mechanisms. The first way is by increasing active vitamin A in the human body, which when deficient in can lead to blindness and a bunch of other detrimental health effects. The second mechanism is by having the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants tend to favor the retina and have been shown in many cases to help protect the retina from free radical damage, which can lead to cataracts, age related decline in eyesight, and blindness.
Eggs have been shown in many cases to help raise HDL cholesterol which is the lipoprotein that transports excess cholesterol in the body back to the liver to be excreted by the body. This type of cholesterol when it is in the right balance can be tremendously beneficial to human health. It has even been seen in studies that for every 1% increase in HDL cholesterol there is a 3% reduction in mortality , so I donâ??t know about you but I am gonna try to keep that bad boy up rather than suppress it to low levels.
Eggs are a great source of vitamin D which has been shown in numerous occasions to contribute to optimal bon health in terms of calcium absorption (that is why your milk is fortified with this vitamin) as well as contribute to proper homeostasis of protective hormones like testosterone.
Eggs are also a great source of choline a vitamin that around 95% of Americans are deficient in. Choline has been shown in studies to help increase proper functioning and heal the liver, as well as increase athletic performance. Itâ??s also shown that when in ample amounts it can be converted into the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and can increase cognitive performance, specifically allowing for better focus and memory formation.
Free Range vs Conventional
Obviously as a person who likes to eat meat I am seen by many people to be a heartless savage who doesnâ??t mind taking the life of innocent creatures, but that is not the case at all. I take a look at the way that my food is raised and taken care of. I make sure I obtain my food from humane sources that take care of their animals right up to the day of . I view eating meat as a part of life. These animals have been put here in order for us to survive off of them. We have evolved as rapidly as we have and have been given the ability to eat these animals for a reason. Conventional eggs are the opposite of what I look for , the chickens are raised in cages, fed horrible inhumane diets (possibly other chickens), and are pumped full of antibiotics and hormones to keep them producing eggs year round, the antibiotics are used because the animals are packed so tightly together without the ability to move that they canâ??t stay healthy and get chronic infections. Free range eggs on the other hand are different. The chickens are allowed to roam freely on open land, they get to enjoy the sunshine, and they are not pumped full of harmful chemicals that get into the eggs and meat and then back to the consumer. They are healthy and happy up until the day that they are taken to.
This different process of raising the eggs can be seen not only by the eye by the yolk but also in the nutritional composition of the egg as well. Just looking at a free range healthy egg versus a conventional egg you tell there is something different going on. Mainly by the yolk. In a free range egg the yolk is a dark rich yellow, almost an orange color that looks packed with all the good stuff. Conventional eggs have a light yellow, almost partly clear yolk in many cases that makes them look completely void of anything. Free range eggs have been shown to naturally have more vitamin D in them, which makes sense because the chickens that laid those eggs were able to get more from being out in the sun. They also have been shown to have more vitamin E in them, which in term makes the omega-3 content in the egg a lot safer to consume. This is because vitamin E helps the polyunsaturated fatty acid keep from breaking down into free radicals.

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