Although eggs have been a part of human diet since the beginning of recorded history, recent controversy regarding egg intake and human health put this food source under scrutiny. Dispelling misconceptinos and covering significant recent advances in egg use, this book provides up-to-date research on the role of eggs in the context of a healthful diet.

This single, convenient reference focuses on current scientific data covering:

• the influence of eggs on health and disease risk factors
• the emergence of modified eggs
• the use of eggs to directly prevent or treat diseases

1. Functional Uses of Eggs
   
   1. Functional Uses of Eggs
   2. The Role of Eggs in American Diets: Health Implications and Benefits
   3. Designer Eggs: Nutritional and Functional Significance
   4. Specialty Eggs: n-3 Fatty Acid-Enriched Eggs
   5. Vitamin E Enrichment of Chicken Eggs
   6. Reducing Infection in Infants with Egg Phospholipids
   7. Generation of Polyclonal Antibodies in the Egg Yolk
   
   
2. Cholesterol and Health: Role of Eggs
   
   8. Eggs, Plasma Cholesterol, and Heart Disease Risk
   9. Eggs and Health: Myths and Misconceptions
   10. Effect of Dietary Eggs on Human Serum Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease
   11. Eggs and Saturated Fats: Role in Atherosclerosis as Shown by Animal Models
   12. Health Effects of Docosahexanoic Acid (DHA)-Enriched Eggs
   13. The Correlation between Cholesterol Oxidation Products anda Eggs
   
   
3. Eggs and Disease: Health Promotion
   
   14. Whole Eggs: The Magic Bullet?
   15. Enriched Eggs for Human Consumption and the Feeding Pattern of Layers
   16. Predictability of Respiratory Atopy from Egg Hypersensitivity in Children
   17. Effects of Cooking and Storage on the Nutritional Value of Eggs
   18. The Potential Use of Eggs for the Protein Requirements of Endurance Exercist
   
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