From breakfast to dinner, from appetizers to from appetizers to desserts, if there is one complete ingredient that can be adapted to all meals and all meals and all tastes, it is the egg. 

However, for several years, it has been struggling to shake off a nasty rumor that surrounds it: it is said to guilty of increasing the level of cholesterol in the blood. 

And who says cholesterol, says cardiovascular diseases.

However, this ingredient is also one of the most consumed in the world!

In 2021, 99% of French people said they consume it, 91% of them at least once a week. once a week.

Are the French putting themselves in danger? Are eggs really that bad for your health?

They increase cholesterol. Yes, but...

Eggs are an incredible ingredient. 

It contains all the necessary nutrients for the body: 

• Animal proteins,                                                     
• oleic and linoleic acid (two essential fatty acids very interesting for the body), 
• omega-3, 
• des vitamines (A, B, B2, B9, B12, D, E and K), 
• choline (essential for the brain and liver), 
• lutein and zeaxanthin (antioxidants), 
• calcium, 
• of zinc, 
• of phosphorus, 
• of iodine, 
• selenium, 
• copper, 
• iron, 
• potassium...

In summary, "eggs provide up to 20% of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A, D, E and K, as well as minerals such as phosphorus, iron, selenium and zinc."

Normal you will say to me, the composition of the egg is supposed to transform a mass of cells into a small chick in chick in a few weeks, without any other external contribution than a little oxygen.

Therefore, yes, eggs are rich in cholesterol. However, it is important to distinguish between distinction between cholesterol from food and cholesterol from the liver. from the liver. In healthy people, these two types of cholesterol are in balance.

So, if you eat a dish that is particularly high in particularly rich in cholesterol, your liver will automatically decrease its production of cholesterol production of cholesterol so as not to overload your body.

Already in 1991, a study published in the in the New England Journal of Medicine had shown that a man ingesting 25 eggs a day could maintain a perfectly normal blood cholesterol level despite this. that.

Of course, it also depends on our genes and what we eat the eggs with. Eating an egg yolk with vegetable fats will have a lesser effect on your body than eating the same egg yolk with than eating the same egg yolk with animal fats. As always in nutrition, it's all about balance. 

So, as you can see, if you health problems, such as high cholesterol, you are not at risk by eating eggs regularly. risk nothing by eating eggs regularly. And in any case, if you have any doubts you have any doubts, do not hesitate to consult your doctor.

And so how much do we eat?

But So, how much can you eat per week, you ask? And well, that depends on many things: 

• From your health status and genetic predisposition, as we have seen previously. previously mentioned, 
• of your weight, 
• but also of the egg itself, its quality, its quality, its cooking and what accompanies it.

In a balanced diet for a healthy person, the general recommendation is up to recommendation is 5 to 6 eggs per week, or almost one egg per day. a day.

Be sure to to choose quality eggs. For the shell of the eggs generally has a code from 0 to 3, depending on the living conditions of the from 0 to 3, depending on the living conditions of the laying hens. Thus : 

• The code 0 corresponds to hens fed with organic feed and and having the possibility to go out in a vegetal environment;

• Code 1 corresponds to free-range hens ;

• Code 2 to free-range hens indoors;

• And finally, code 3 corresponds to a battery farm. battery.

Choose always choose eggs with a code 0 or 1 on the shell to get the most out of their the best of their benefits. As for best to get a well-cooked white and a still-running yolk to get the most out of the to get the most out of the egg's nutrients.

Don't forget the shell!

Last tip for the road 

If you don't eat them right away, don't wash your eggs after you buy them. Running your egg under water can help bacteria grow on its surface.

The egg shell is porous, so bacteria can easily pass through and infect the egg.

It is best to clean your eggs with a dry cloth.

And don't forget: Once you've eaten your eggs, don't throw their shells away.

They have many very practical uses, whether in the vegetable garden (to sow, mulch, enrich the compost, repel slugs) mulching, enriching compost, repelling slugs), in food (nutrient cure, calcium (nutrient cure, calcium contribution) but also as a cleaning product (laundry, cleaning cleaning product (to whiten clothes, to clean pots and pans) or even as a cosmetic (in mask, in toothpaste).

You believe me?
Try this nourishing, firming, 100% free and natural face mask and natural: 

• Using a pestle, crush a few dried eggshells to a fine white powder. until they are reduced to a fine white powder.

• Next, beat a white until stiff and add the egg shell powder. egg shells.

• Apply to your clean face. 

• Let dry, then rinse with cold water.

And what do you think of this magical ingredient, the egg, and how do you use it do you use it on a daily basis?