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Eggs and satiety review

Introduction Eggs have long been acknowledged as a healthy food, but studies now point towards benefits for weight management, most recently from a trial presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity. But, what makes eggs useful for controlling weight, and is the evidence...

Egg protein as a source of power, strength and energy

High-quality proteins make a valuable contribution to the synthesis and maintenance of muscle and indirectly to the regulation of blood glucose levels, thus contributing to power, strength, and energy. Eggs have traditionally been used as the standard of comparison for measuring protein...

The nutritional properties and health benefits of eggs

Purpose Advice about the role of eggs in the diet has changed several times over the decades. The aim of the current paper is to evaluate published evidence reporting associations between egg consumption, egg nutrients and health. Design/methodology/approach The scientific literature was...

Choline in the diets of the US population: NHANES, 2003-3004

Objective To estimate choline intakes of US subpopulations including children, men, women and pregnant women. Background Choline is an essential nutrient which plays critical roles in brain development and homocysteine metabolism. Choline is widely distributed in foods; good sources...

Activation of central orexin/hypocretin neurons by dietary amino acids

Highlights Brain orexin/hypocretin cells are stimulated by dietary amino acids (AAs) AA sensing involves K-ATP channels and system-A transporters Nonessential AAs stimulate orexin/hypocretin cells more than essential AAs AA presence prevents glucose from blocking orexin/hypocretin cells...