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New independent research has shown that concerns over cholesterol and eggs are fast disappearing. The research, undertaken among more than 1,500 people, has shown a complete reversal of opinion over the past seven years, with 42% of people now believing it is OK to eat 6 or more eggs per...

Brits are returning to cooked breakfasts, but with healthier choices such as scrambled or poached eggs replacing fatty fry-ups, according to new research – and with a phone or laptop the most likely accessories. While fewer than one per cent of Brits now eat a ‘full English’ every day...

On World Egg Day (9 October) countries around the globe celebrate the egg, one of nature’s most perfect foods. So get cracking this Friday with a delicious egg breakfast with an exotic twist. To celebrate World Egg Day, British Lion eggs has revamped the brunch favourite Eggs Benedict by...

On Monday pupils from Whitehouse Common Primary School in Sutton Coldfield were the first of four schools to film a new version of the classic ‘Go to work on an egg’ advert. Fifty years since the comedian Tony Hancock famously championed the benefits of an egg breakfast, the pupils stepped...

British Lion eggs is challenging a group of top bloggers to celebrate British Egg Week (5-11 October) by creating a classic egg recipe with a twist. It has been 60 years since the famous Tony Hancock TV adverts told us to “go to work on an egg” so British Lion eggs has been revamping some...

Despite the current focus on making school meals more nutritious, two thirds of parents admit that it takes them ten minutes or less to prepare their children’s packed lunches. The survey, conducted by British Lion Eggs, also found that six out of ten parents put roughly the same thing in...

With British Egg Week (5-11 October) now under two months away, celebration plans are well underway. Keep an eye out for a series of new recipes that will be appearing on www.eggrecipes.co.uk and for British Egg Week posters and recipe cards in participating retailers and cafes. British...

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...