Let’s talk about eggs for a second. Eggs are full of cholesterol and are probably not heart healthy. But go ahead and enjoy an egg for breakfast each day, as they are an inexpensive and complete source of protein. While you’re enjoying that breakfast you just made, remember that eating an egg is just as […]
Yes? No? Maybe so? Discovering the Truth in Nutrition Information
WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator, Vinton County
REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH RDN LD, Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
SOURCES:
- http://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(12)00504-7/abstract?cc=y
- http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn600.pdf
- http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09350.html
- http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/16/is-eating-eggs-really-as-bad-for-your-heart-as-smoking/
- http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2010/dietaryguidelines2010.pdf