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People may have to rethink their diet, including their breakfast options, as Government advisers call for the recommended daily intake of sugar to be halved. New guidelines suggest no more than 5% of daily calories coming from added sugar - about seven teaspoons. The Scientific Advisory...

Hundreds of bloggers joined in a Pinterest challenge in June, creating #HealthyEggMeals Pinterest boards and sharing thousands of images of healthy egg meals. During the three-week challenge nearly 3,000 images were pinned and more than 100 original Pinterest boards were created. The total...

The first stage of a three-year programme of research into the potential for improving health in later life by increasing egg intake was presented at the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting, held 6-9 July 2015. The British Egg Industry Council is sponsoring the PhD project which is being...

Andrew Joret has been re-elected as Chairman of the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), following the Annual General Meeting of the Council on 10 June. The role of BEIC Chairman is held by the Chairman of the National Egg Marketing Association (NEMAL), to which role Andrew Joret was...

Treat your dad by cooking him a delicious, traditional British breakfast this Father’s Day (21st June) but look after him too by giving it a healthy twist. Your dad may love a traditional cooked breakfast and now there’s no reason not to treat him on his special day. British Lion eggs have...

Fifty years since the famous ‘Go to work on an egg’ adverts, British Lion eggs is giving school pupils the chance to create and star in a revamped eggy advert. All pupils have to do is create an egg recipe and enter it in the Eggs Factor competition. The winners will get to work with...

Top nutritionists claim that those looking to get ‘beach body ready’ could be wasting their money buying specialist protein powders, when they could be getting the same benefits for less cash by eating natural foods containing protein, like eggs. Anita Bean BSc RNutr, a registered...

British Lion eggs has boosted its ‘social’ presence with the launch of an egg recipes Pinterest profile, as well as new vlogger videos and an Instagram challenge, enabling egg fans to share inspirational egg recipes across multiple online platforms. With a strong online presence already in...

Thursday April 16th is Eggs Benedict day, a celebration of the 120 year old recipe loved by breakfast and brunch enthusiasts. The original recipe was a buttered English muffin with poached eggs, sliced ham and rich hollandaise sauce, which was first served in 1894 at the famous Waldorf...