Eggs Provide Key Antioxidant

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.... " Eggs provide lutein in a lipid form, which is easier for the

body to absorb. " ...

Here again we see the stupidity of consuming low fat foods (incomplete

foods). The phobia against animal fats particularly

butter and eggs continues to erode the our absorption ability of many

nutrients particularly the minerals. This can only contribute to the many

deficiency diseases that we see today...

See also:

A raw egg a day keeps the doctor - and the Mafia - away

Gupta

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2004/12/26/eggs_provide_key_antioxidant.htm

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Eggs Provide Key Antioxidant

Anonymous

Posted November 18, 2004

New research shows that eggs are a highly bioavailable source of lutein,

an important carotenoid for eye and skin health, according to an Aug 26,

2004, news release from The Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human

Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston. A study

compared the bioavailability of lutein from various sources to determine

how it can affect dietary recommendations. Highly bioavailable forms of

nutrients are those that the body can most easily absorb and

use.

Researchers gave participants either a lutein supplement, a lutein ester

supplement, spinach, or lutein-enriched eggs in random order. Each source

of lutein provided the participants with approximately 6 mg of lutein per

day. The researchers collected blood samples from fasting participants

two weeks before the study to determine basal levels of carotenoids and

before and after each nine-day test phase to measure changes in lutein

concentration.

Results indicated a significantly greater blood lutein response resulting

from egg consumption than from the other lutein sources studied.

Specifically, participants' lutein blood levels were approximately three

times greater after eating eggs.

Eggs provide lutein in a lipid form, which is easier for the body to

absorb. High bioavailability provides greater biological benefit at a

lower intake of lutein, making it easier to consume what is thought to be

a healthy intake of lutein. Studies indicate that lutein can help protect

against diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts

and reduce the risk for some forms of cancer and heart disease.

New Research Shows That Eggs May Provide Best Bioavailable Source of

Lutein (news release, Boston: The Mayer United States Department of

Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Aug 26, 2004)

http://www.prnewswire.com

(accessed 2 Sept 2004). Date: November 16, 2004

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