European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Clous America jus howedible9 is Flie incredible9 Page 14 the stars and stripes Jane e. Brody new York times t it if Justry Calls its product the incredible edible  but in the last the Carios. Eggs have been notable More their growing unpopularity having fallen victim to a cholesterol conscious society rarely sits Down to a traditional family breakfast since 1945, when the average american Consun 403 eggs a year per capita consumption has Dell 35 percent. To 261 eggs a year in 1983. Millions no shun eggs As a meal although nearly everyone still consumes some eggs As an ingredient in other Low just How incredible Are eggs As a source of essential nutrients How big a source of Choles Erc they should eggs be included in a healthful diet there some people who should never eat eggs and others who can eat As Many As they want although people Hay eaten eggs Lor millions years until recently Access to eggs was limited by need to find and Rille Birds nests. Indeed in Thunkin eggs Don t forget that their primary role is not to nourish people but to produce new Birds. Nowadays of course eggs Are readily Ava Labia the least nimble among us. But should we take advantage of their abundance eggs Are promoted primarily As a food Rich i narc and they Are a source of very High Quality highly digestible protein. Except Tor human breast  contain the most usable protein in the human diet better than the protein in meat Lish or cow s milk single Large egg contains 6.6 Grams of protein if  amount found in 6 ounces of milk or 4 ounce cottage cheese. Even two eggs however fall Farsi of the 18 to 20 Grams of protein that constitute a it of the daily protein intake recommended Lor a Man More than half the protein in eggs is in the White which is free of .11 and cholesterol and can thereto eaten in unrestricted amounts. By contrast Theoli nearly twice As Rich in fat As it is in protein and it i More than three times the number of calories fount the White. A single Large egg has 6 Grams of fat All the Yolk and lat accounts for 65 percent of the a glories in an egg about a third of the fat in an egg is saturated a which tends to raise cholesterol Levels in the blood Yolk of one Large egg has 265 to 275 milligrams of cholesterol nearly the maximum amount recommended for an entire Day in a heart healthy. Although the body uses cholesterol to make Essen substances including cell membranes Vitamin a i hormones and bile acids after the age of six month the body produces All the cholesterol ii needs. No dietary cholesterol is required. An egg also contains 13 vitamins and forum Len including vitamins a. B-6, b-12 and 0. Riboflavin pc acid Panto Henic acid Calcium and Zinc allow who Are Lound primarily in the Yolk. But the quantities Ai not Large. One egg is a significant source Only full b-12. Though egg Yolks Are often touted As Rich in their Iron is lightly bound to a substance called Pho Svitins. Which prevents it from being absorbed. All told then a medium sized baked potato will Only a third More calories than an egg is As Good a eggs or better As a source of vitamins especially Vitamin c. Which eggs do not have and minerals the potato also is practically fat free has no cholesterol does have Liber and even has protein about Hall the amount in an egg. By themselves eggs do not cause heart a seas most people several risk factors act in concert to precipitate this illness among them smoking High blood pressure overweight a sedentary Hie undo stress an inherited tendency to develop lat clogs arteries Early in ii0, As Well As a diet High in fats an cholesterol. The egg Industry is Correct in saying that just 33 reducing dietary cholesterol without regard to a. Risk i Clors. Kill not prevent heart disease. Bui in a saturday