An Egg Yolk a Day keeps the Doctor Away

by Gabriela Kiprovska
Health and Love Page

Many experts agree that cholesterol in certain foods, or the so-called dietary cholesterol, is not really bad for your health. That’s why many people want to learn more about the health benefits of eating egg yolk and why they should avoid egg whites.

As a matter of fact, egg whites are good only for obtaining more proteins, but other than that they are not very nutritious and they can lead to various autoimmune diseases and digestive problems in some people.

The fact is that modern society has prejudice when it comes to saturated fat and cholesterol and this prejudice makes many people stay away from foods found in nature although these foods are packed with nutrients. Take egg yolks for example. They come with fat soluble vitamins like K, E, D and A and carotenoids like zeaxanthin and lutein.

In addition, they also have more than 90% of the iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folate, thiamin, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.

When we make a comparison with egg white, the white lacks most of these nutrients. Whilst it is true that the egg white comes with more protein compared to the yolk, it is also true that the white is much bigger.
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