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Xfm radio presenter Danny Wallace compared the virtues of eggs and potatoes during the Breakfast Show today (2 October), in honour of British Egg Week and Potato Week, 1-7 October. We agree that eggs and potatoes are a great combination and with input from Potato Council we have selected...

New research* suggests that a generation is growing up without knowing how to cook eggs – but help is at hand with a new cookbook being launched for British Egg Week (1-7 October). “Take a box of eggs” features more than 100 recipes ranging from the basics of boiling, poaching and frying...

21/08/2012 This August Bank Holiday will see families across the country enjoy one of our favourite picnic ingredients – the great British egg! The versatile egg is the perfect choice for picnics - whether in salads, quiches or made into a scotch egg. And they're nutritious too, containing...

Response to Canadian research published in Atherosclerosis The British Egg Information Service questions the conclusion of this research as it is not clear if the alleged link is causal or an unrelated association. Key points are: The researchers behind the Canadian study did not take into...

If you’re sport lover looking for recipes for pre- and post-activity, or simply seeking quick, easy and nutritious, visit our Eggs for Action website for more than a dozen ideas. Our delicious recipes, including a cherry tomato and parmesan frittata and a low-GI spiced egg pilau, even have...

Official new data shows that today’s eggs contain more than 70% more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than when previous analyses were carried out 30 years ago. Today’s eggs also contain around 20% less fat, more than 20% less saturated fat, around 13% fewer calories and more...

A new UK review of eight years of research into the satiating effects of consuming eggs concludes that they are a powerful ingredient in weight management diets – and finds that the particular proteins found in eggs may be superior to other types in keeping hunger at bay. The review paper...

Reports linking eggs in Atkins-style diets with heart disease wrong, say experts. Reports linking high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets with a higher risk of heart disease have erroneously used eggs as an example of a food to avoid, says a leading British nutritionist. The reports are based...

EXPERTS WARN that people embarking on exercise regimes may not get the results they want because of ignorance over the snacks they eat afterwards. The survey [1], commissioned by British Lion eggs, found that nearly half (46%) of all gym-goers generally eat a snack soon after they have...

Fifty years after their heyday, eggs are back in vogue with A-list celebrities championing them as a slimming aid and industry experts predicting bumper sales during the Diamond Jubilee weekend. But while the great British egg may have a long history, it’s been brought up to date with a...