Unfortunately, this is just one of the many everyday examples and shows how confused and misinformed people are about food. Most people think that the yolk is the bad part of the egg, when exactly the opposite is true because it's the healthiest part of the egg!
There are also many so-called fitness gurus who describe the egg yolks as bad (mostly in relation to calories and fats) and swear exclusively by protein. In addition, the yolk is simply thrown away, which is the most nutritious, antioxidant, vitamin and mineral-laden part of the egg. It contains so many B vitamins, trace elements, A vitamins, folate, choline and lutein to name a few.
Compared to the yolk, the protein is almost nutrient-free.
Without the yolk, the proteins in the egg white are not half as valuable, as it balances the amino acid profile and makes the proteins more available to the body. Aside from the fact that free-range chicken yolks are full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
The egg yolk contains over 90% calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiami, B6, folate, B12 and panthothenic acid of the egg. It also contains all fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K as well as all essential fatty acids.
This is wrong!
To be clear, if you eat something that is high in cholesterol, such as eggs, your body regulates this by reducing its own cholesterol production to make up for it.
On the other hand, if you don't get enough cholesterol, your body will produce cholesterol on its own as it has several important vital functions.
And this is where it gets interesting ...
There have been several studies that show that consuming whole eggs increases good HDL cholesterol levels more than bad LDL cholesterol levels, i.e. it improves the cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.
High cholesterol is not a disease! Heart problems are illness-related, but not high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a very important substance in your body and has vital functions. It is wrong to assume you have to lower your cholesterol just because pharmaceutical companies are promoting that everyone on this planet should be on statin drugs.
The egg yolk also contains antioxidants, including lutein, which can prevent inflammation (...), another reason for the egg yolk.
In a University of Connecticut study, a group of men ate 3 eggs a day for 12 weeks on a low-carbohydrate and high-fat diet. The participants' good HDL cholesterol levels increased by 20% while the bad LDL cholesterol levels remained unchanged. In the other group, which only consumed protein, the values did not change.
I hope you understand now that whole eggs won't kill you, but rather save you from it.
But what about the extra calories in the egg yolk?
This is actually meaningless, although the protein contains fewer calories than the yolk, it is not as micronutrient-rich, which increases the nutritional value per calorie. This regulates your appetite for the rest of the day, so you consume fewer calories. In addition, the healthy fats boost the fat-burning hormones in your body.
In short, the extra fat (healthy fats) and calories in the egg yolk help your body burn body fat because it is so nutritious!
Even the conventional industrial eggs from mass farms do not come in the least close to the organic free-range eggs of healthy chickens in terms of nutritional value, since the free-range chickens eat more naturally and are not pumped full of antibiotics and other growth-promoting hormones. The commercially available cheap eggs have a significantly lower nutrient content, a higher omega-6 and a lower omega-3 level. Free-range chicken eggs, which are fed more naturally, have a much higher vitamin and mineral content and a more balanced omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio.
Very few people recognize the difference between cheap eggs and free-range or organic eggs. Cheap eggs have a pale egg yolk and a thin, weak shell, free-range eggs, on the other hand, have a thick egg shell and the egg yolk has an orange tint, which indicates a higher nutritional value and also more carotene - a healthy egg.
The reason for this is that free-range chickens eat various grasses, insects, reptiles, etc., which results in a much higher nutritional value of the eggs compared to industrial chickens, which are kept under mostly poor conditions and are only fed with grain and soy. What you should also know is that the artificial light, which is supposed to imitate the sun, is switched on and off for industrial chickens twice a day in order to simulate a new day and to get the chickens to lay more eggs. Of course, high-quality eggs cannot be produced in this way, as the egg production of the chickens is also pushed and therefore not enough nutrients can get into the egg.
Here is another interesting study ...
One group ate eggs for breakfast and the other cereal or bread. The egg group lost or was able to maintain body weight, the cereal / bread group gained weight.
"Egg-eaters" ate fewer calories throughout the day than the "cereals / bread eaters", who were constantly hungry because their blood sugar fluctuated back and forth and this triggered the feeling of hunger.
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