Cracking Egg Nutrition: Egg-cellent fuel for your fitness goals
Whether it’s professional sports, personal fitness or leisurely activity, it is important for individuals of all ages to ensure they …
Human Nutrition
Cracking Egg Nutrition: The unbeatable power of choline
The nutritional reputation of eggs is often attributed to their protein density and superfood status. With so many powerful credentials, …
Cracking Egg Nutrition: Protein quality and why it matters
The egg is widely known to be a nutritional powerhouse when it comes to protein and many other important nutrients! …
Cracking Egg Nutrition: An egg-ceptional ally for weight management
Worldwide, obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, and now more than 39% of adults over the age of 18 are …
Cracking Egg Nutrition: Fuelling futures in the first 1,000 days
The first 1,000 days, from conception to a child’s second birthday, offer a critical window of opportunity to shape a …
Cracking Egg Nutrition: Unscrambling the truth about eggs and cholesterol
Historically, eggs have had a bad reputation when it comes to cholesterol. However, recent scientific research has revealed that the …
Cracking Egg Nutrition: Vitamin D served sunny side up
Known as ‘the sunshine vitamin’, vitamin D plays an essential role in keeping our bodies healthy, especially our bones and …
World Health Day 2022 | Eggs for a healthy mind, body and planet!
For World Health Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) are shining a spotlight on the direct impact planetary health …
New UN Nutrition Report highlights the importance of eggs in human health and development
In a new discussion paper released on 9 June, UN Nutrition emphasise the crucial role eggs play in sustainable balanced human diets.
5 Ways Eggs Support a Fairer and Healthier World
Eggs contain 14 essential vitamins and nutrients, making them one of the most nutrient dense foods available to humankind. To celebrate World Health Day, we are sharing five ways enjoying eggs as part of a balanced diet can support a fairer and healthier world.
Eggs, a great natural source of vitamin D
Vitamin D is a nutrient essential for bone development, skeletal health, healthy muscles and regulating the immune system, yet it is estimated that 1 in 8 people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. As one of the few natural food sources of vitamin D, eggs can help you reach the recommended daily intake.
Eggs, much more than the perfect protein
Eggs have been recognised as a protein powerhouse for many years as they contain the highest quality protein naturally available.
New research continues to support the role of eggs in healthy diets without adverse effects linked to diabetes
Eggs are widely recognised as one of nature’s most nutritious foods. With 14 important nutrients, eggs contain the majority of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants required by the body, furthermore new research confirms that eggs can be included in a healthy dietary pattern without adverse effects linked to diabetes.
Eggs, the perfect partner for a sustainable diet
Eggs contain the majority of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants required by the body and offer a sustainable source of nutrition. We explore three great reasons why eggs can and should play an essential role in future food systems as a sustainable food of choice.
Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group Formed
The International Egg Nutrition Centre (IENC) has announced the formation of the Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group which will focus on developing, collating and optimising research on the nutritional value of eggs, to ensure the information is readily available to all.
Unreplaceable eggs: There’s no Substitute
At the IEC Business Conference Monte Carlo, Carlos Saviani, food sustainability and marketing executive, and former Vice President for Animal Protein at the WWF delivered an insightful presentation on the world’s view of eggs. His talk considered consumers changing attitudes; highlighting the current situation in developed countries concerning animal proteins, as well as reviewing how the environmental and nutritional impact of eggs are regarded in relation to food production and sustainability.
