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'Eggs healthier, safer than 30 years ago'
Thursday July 19, 2012 08:19:29 PM,
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London: Eggs today are healthier, safer and more
nutritious than they were 30 years ago because the feed given to
hens has changed over the years, leading to less cholesterol and
saturated fat in them, experts say.
Institute of Food Research scientists believe eggs are healthier
now because the new feed also helps the hens to absorb more
vitamin D and other nutrients.
Since the 1980s, they have been fed a mixture of wheat, corn,
vegetable oil and high-protein formulated feed, rather than meat
and bone-meal. A study funded by the UK Department of Health found
that the average mid-sized egg now has nearly 25 percent less
saturated fat - which is linked to heart disease - than one sold
in the 1980s.
Better technology also means scientists can now analyse the
nutritional content of eggs more accurately.
Not only are eggs found to be lower in fat, cholesterol and
calories, but they also contain more vitamin D than before, nearly
twice the amount that was noted in the 1980s, according to the
Daily Mail.
The study also found now the eggs contain 177 micrograms of
cholesterol, which clogs arteries, just over 10 percent less than
the 202 micrograms previously recorded. They have fewer calories
than experts originally thought, too - there are 66 in a medium
egg, not 78.
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