By the Way. Don't Revoke the Yolk, It's Good for You

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MY mother always limited us to one egg a day for fear of making our blood fatty. Recently I have become an omelette addict and so decided to research for myself the good, the bad and the ugly of eggs. Was mother right -- or will an egg a day keep the doctor away?

In part it appears we need to blame the Americans for portraying the egg as ugly. Back in the 70s they started to spread the word that the only egg you could ever consume was a 'bad egg'. This is why the egg white omelette always appears on menus in the U.S.

They encouraged us to revoke the yoke because of its cholesterol content and ironically placed the fat-free egg white omelette alongside home fries, …