Many health practices have been debunked over the years but the one we're about to talk about has been going strong for the longest time and we bet at least a few of you follow this 'eating healthy advice' rather strictly. In reality, the best nutritional guidance is more straight-forward and hasn't budged in decades: eat mostly vegetables, which are high in vitamins, minerals, and fibre and avoid everything you absolutely love binging on, be it sweet cereal or sugared pastry. And this is where eggs fit in (if you're wondering).
Turns out that eggs are actually pretty healthy. Yes, the entire egg, yellow, white, all of it! And ordering just whites, a practice that low-fat food advocates say is a way to shave off calories is actually quite unnecessary. Whole eggs are high in a handful of key vitamins and minerals that you can't get from many foods like vitamin B12 and phosphorus. They're also rich in muscle-fueling protein and satiating fat, which makes them filling and unlikely to be overeaten. Plus, the cholesterol eggs contain does not appear to lead to high cholesterol levels in healthy people.
If you've already been told you have high cholesterol, that's a good reason to be careful about ordering something like a three-egg omelette, but one or two whole eggs every so often probably won't hurt. Given what we know about eggs, several leading diets have recently tweaked their recommendations too. Thinking about giving your dietician a visit after this? We suggest you should!
