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Egg diet: why and why not
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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For those who are scared by a lot of eggs in the diet: the egg diet contains a large amount of niacin. It is needed to nourish the brain and good development of sex hormones. They contain vitamin K, which helps blood to clot. And also choline, which helps remove poison from the liver and improve memory.
Method of preparation and consequences of egg diet
There is a theory that eggs themselves are difficult to digest and they burden our digestion. It is difficult to deny this wonderful theory. And the whole point is that eggs simply need to be cooked correctly. The harder and longer we cook them, the longer they take to break down in our body.
Just cook soft-boiled eggs, and such questions will no longer bother you. And the same egg will be digested in just an hour or two. Unlike hard-boiled eggs. They need 3 hours to be completely digested in your body. At the same time, eggs are not a high-calorie product.
Eggs are often misunderstood as being high in calories simply because you may feel full after just one egg.
But in reality, it is a treasure trove of delight for those who want to lose weight. The egg contains a huge amount of substances essential for humans, as well as about 80-100 calories. By the way, almost all of them are concentrated in the yolk.
Why do we choose eggs for our diet?
Scientists who studied the effects of eggs on humans have decided that those who eat eggs in any form lose two-thirds more weight than those who do not follow an egg diet.
The secret is in quick saturation and lack of hunger. You are full for a long time. In the course of collecting statistical data, scientists from Louisiana State University monitored the gastronomic life of girls and women who were overweight. Here is what they found out.
Egg research - the results are obvious
Women suffering from excess weight were offered to change their daily diet. They were offered either an egg or a bagel. These products have the same caloric content. Moreover, both groups ate the same, they just had a difficult choice: a bagel or an egg.
The most curious thing is that women who ate eggs lost 65% more weight in the waist than those who ate bagels. Moreover, when eating eggs, people felt much fresher and more energetic.
Egg Diet - Vigorous Eggs
Earlier, the same scientists determined that eggs provide a boost of satiety for a very long time, compared to other dietary foods. People who eat sandwiches with sausage in the morning are much less satisfied and soon want to eat again.
Until now, no one can say for sure why eggs and, of course, the egg diet, make you feel full for so long, but the huge amount of protein in such a diet, of course, cannot be denied.
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A doctor named Nikhil Dhurandhar, who conducted the study, explains: “Despite having the same amount of calories as other foods, eggs fill the body up much better than many other foods. After having them for breakfast, a person eats less at lunch. The effect of eating eggs lasts for 24 hours.”
Conclusion: the egg diet is not a myth, but a proven fact. We choose it for weight loss.
Eggs also contain useful vitamins E, A, D, B6, B2 and even B12. They also contain folic and nicotinic acids, biotin, which are necessary for the normal functioning of the body: iron, potassium, phosphorus, iodine, copper, cobalt and bioregulators and proteins, which are essential for all people.