Tag: egg
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Saturated Fat Intake Raises LDL Cholesterol Much More Than Egg Intake
New research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Volume 122, Issue1, July 2025, Pages 83-91 presents the result that eggs may not contribute to high LDL cholesterol levels as was believed for decades. The amount of saturated fat in the diet is much worse for health than eating eggs. To date, no study…
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Nutrition for Healthy Preschoolers (PART 1 – the content of nutrition)
In the last 20 years, lifestyle has brought significant blows to the nutrition of preschool children. Nowadays, our young children eat less breakfast, consume less homemade food, while the intake of ready-made food that is not prepared at home has increased. Unfortunately, they now get more calories from snacks, consume more fried foods and foods…
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PROTEIN FOODS and the amount of protein, carbs and lipids in them
Amounts of protein, carbs and lipids contained in the most well-known protein foods of animal and plant origin. Ηigh protein foods without carbohydrates 1 medium egg : 6.3 grams of protein, 5 grams of lipids, 0.4 grams carbohydrates (71.8 calories) lean meat cooked without oil (content per 100 grams) pork : 27.3 grams of protein,…
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Eggs
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. The egg is considered a complete source of protein of high biological value, because it contains all nine essential amino acids in the correct proportions. One egg has about 78 – 83 calories of which 6 – 8 gr. are protein and 5 gr. are…
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Summer Nutrition
When it is very hot (heat wave) the body naturally increases sweating, thus maintaining its temperature within normal limits. In the summer the body does not need as many calories as in the winter and this is because…. it gets hotter. The calorie is a unit of measurement of heat, so with more calories we…
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