One is the brain and wisdom.
Lecithin, triglyceride, cholesterol and lecithin in egg yolks have a great effect on the nervous system and physical development. To maintain a good memory, just eat one or two eggs a day.
The second is to protect the liver.
The protein in eggs has a repairing effect on liver tissue damage.
Third, it is to prevent atherosclerosis.
Four is to prevent cancer.
Eggs contain 15% of vitamin B2, which can decompose and oxidize carcinogenic substances in the body.
Fifth, delay aging.
Eggs contain almost all the nutrients that the human body needs, so it is called "the ideal nutritional library". Many of the longevity of the elderly one of the experience of prolonging life, is to eat an egg every day.
Eggs in eating method should also pay attention to science. For the elderly, eating eggs should be boiled, lying, steaming, dumping for good, frying, scrambling, frying, although delicious, but more difficult to digest. Such as eggs processed into salted eggs, its calcium content will increase significantly, can be increased from 55 mg per 100 grams to 512 mg, about 10 times as much as fresh eggs, especially suitable for osteoporosis in the elderly and middle-aged people to eat.
Generally, healthy adults eat 1-2 eggs a day; the elderly eat a better every day; brain workers eat two eggs a day is more appropriate; pregnant women, women in labor, lactating women and the frail can eat 2-3 eggs a day, should not be more. Boiled eggs are the best way to eat, but should not be overcooked.
Experts suggest how to eat eggs scientifically:
Eat one a day and try not to eat the yolk.
Scientists have found that although egg yolks are high in cholesterol, eating fewer eggs will not increase cholesterol levels in the body or the risk of heart disease.
They recommend that when eating eggs, it's best to try to avoid the yolks, since one yolk contains two-thirds of the amount of cholesterol that a healthy adult should consume each day. The American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults can eat one egg a day as long as they pay close attention to and control the amount of cholesterol they consume through other means, such as meat and dairy products.
Small tips:
Teach you how to pick the eggs - the eggs in the hand, gently shake the eggs and eggs touch each other, listen to the sound; or hand shake, listen to the sound. Good quality fresh eggs and eggs touch each other sound crisp, holding the egg shaking no sound.
Boiled eggs: the most nutritious but should not be overcooked
In cooking, for adults, boiled eggs are the best way to eat, but should not be overcooked, eggs cooked in boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes is appropriate, but pay attention to chewing and slow swallowing, otherwise it will affect the absorption and digestion; however, for children, or steamed egg custard, egg drop soup is the most suitable, because the two practices can make the protein loosened, it is easy for the children to be digested and absorbed. (In terms of absorption and digestion of nutrients, boiled eggs for 100%, scrambled eggs for 97%, tender fried for 98%, the old fried for 81.1%, boiled water, milk eggs for 92.5%, eaten raw for 30% to 50%).
Fried eggs too old, the edge will be scorched, the egg white contains high molecular protein will become low molecular amino acids, this amino acid in the high temperature can often form toxic chemicals. In addition, it should be noted that tea eggs should be eaten sparingly, because tea contains acidifying substances, and the combination of iron in the egg, the gastric stimulation, affecting the gastrointestinal digestive function.