Eggs can be a part of a healthy diet
Another diet myth:
The review, published in the March 2006 issue of the British Nutrition Foundation's Nutrition Bulletin, examines more than 30 studies conducted over the past 30 years (with more than half published in the past decade) and concludes that the dietary cholesterol in eggs "has no clinically significant impact" on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.
More importantly, the authors, Dr. Bruce Griffin and Dr. A. Lee of the Centre for Nutrition & Food Safety, School of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, UK, stated, "to view eggs solely in terms of the effects of their dietary cholesterol… is to ignore the potential benefits of egg consumption on coronary risk factors, including obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome."
Eggs are naturally nutrient rich. One egg provides 13 essential nutrients -- including high quality protein, choline, folate, iron and zinc -- for only about 75 calories. Experts recommend choosing nutrient dense foods, such as eggs, to help get needed nutrients without excess calories.