When it comes to nutritional value, eating eggs can pack a powerful punch that’s hard to top. “Along with milk, eggs contain the highest biological value (or gold standard) for protein,” Kathleen M. Zelman, registered dietitian and director of nutrition for WebMD, wrote on the corporation’s site. “One egg has only 75 calories but 7 grams of high-quality protein, 5 grams of fat, and 1.6 grams of saturated fat, along with iron, vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids.” Not only that, but eggs are, according to the expert, “easy to eat, well-tolerated by young and old, adaptable to any meal, and inexpensive.” Eggs are indeed a superfood, but can there be too much of a good, er, super thing? Sort of.
Although Medical News Today reports that “there is not a specific number of eggs a person can eat as part of a healthful diet,” eating between one and three eggs per day is considered to be perfectly safe. In fact, having eggs everyday can have some positive effects on the body. According to the experts, this is what happens to your body when you eat eggs every day.
Eating eggs every day keeps the doctor away
Eggs are chock full of vitamins and minerals, according to Medical News Today — and this is good for the immune system. Vitamins A and B-12, in particular, have been found to boost immune function.
Egg yolk is also a great source of vitamin D, which can both help you avoid getting sick as well as aid your recovery if you do happen to catch something. “When you’re recovering from a cold or flu and don’t have much energy, eggs are probably about the easiest and fastest food to whip together,” Frances Largeman-Roth, a registered dietitian nutritionist, explained in an article for NBC Today.
Eating eggs can also help supply you with two vital minerals for immune health: zinc, which “keeps your immune system kicking,” according to to Largeman-Roth, and selenium. Medical News Today explained that selenium is “an essential trace mineral that is important for many bodily processes, including cognitive function, a healthy immune system, and fertility in both men and women.”
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