Eating Egg Whites

Back in 1961 we began hearing the warning that you should eat egg whites only, because the yolks were considered unhealthily high in cholesterol and very dangerous for us. Some warnings were that it spikes your heart disease risk and the higher blood cholesterol raises the risk of diabetes. This has all been based on assumption that saturated fat was bad for us!

It is known that 30% of the total fat content of a large egg is beneficial saturated fat and the remainder is monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats that are solidly heart healthy. Eggs are …read more