Humans:
In a recent study reported by Science
Daily, eating egg yolks may be as bad for you as smoking cigarettes!
Eating egg yolks builds up carotid plaque, increasing risk
factors for heart attack and stroke. Eating as few as three yolks a week significantly
promotes plaque buildup. In patients that are diabetic, the risk increases
2-5x. You can read the full story from
the link above or below in the references.
Animals:
In addition to researching health benefits / hazards to
humans, the study of the egg is very relevant to conservation as well. Did you
know that females birds deposit substantial amounts of steroids into the yolks of
their eggs? Phenotypic differentiation and physiological functions develop from
these steroid (hormones); affecting nestling growth and development (Kozloswski, et al., 2009).
There are over 39,000 articles on egg yolks if you search on
Searchwise in
our electronic resources.
References:
Image Credit: © Irochka / Fotolia (reposted from Science Daily).
J. David Spence, David J.A. Jenkins, Jean Davignon. Egg yolk consumption and carotid plaque.
Atherosclerosis, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.032
Kozlowski, C. P., Bauman, J. E. and Caldwell Hahn, D.
(2009), A simplified method for extracting androgens from avian egg yolks. Zoo
Biol., 28: 137–143. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20221
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