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Three major misconceptions about eating eggs, how many have you fallen for?

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Misconception 1: The more eggs a postpartum woman eats, the better. During childbirth, a postpartum woman uses up a lot of physical energy, her digestive and absorptive functions weaken, and her liver's detoxifying function declines. Eating a large amount of eggs will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys and cause adverse consequences. Eating too much protein will also produce large amounts of chemicals such as ammonia, hydroxyl compounds, and phenols in the intestines, which are highly toxic to the human body and can easily cause symptoms such as abdominal bloating, dizziness, weakness of the limbs, and coma, leading to "protein poisoning syndrome." Protein intake should be calculated according to the body's ability to digest and absorb protein

Misconception 1: The more eggs a postpartum woman eats, the better

During childbirth, a postpartum woman uses up a lot of physical energy, her digestive and absorptive functions weaken, and her liver's detoxifying function declines. Eating a large amount of eggs will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys and cause adverse consequences. Eating too much protein will also produce large amounts of chemicals such as ammonia, hydroxyl compounds, and phenols in the intestines, which are highly toxic to the human body and can easily cause symptoms such as abdominal bloating, dizziness, weakness of the limbs, and coma, leading to "protein poisoning syndrome." Protein intake should be calculated according to the body's ability to digest and absorb protein. Under normal circumstances, a postpartum woman only needs to eat about 3 eggs a day.

Misconception 2: Eating eggs often leads to high cholesterol

No, because egg yolk contains relatively abundant lecithin, which is a powerful emulsifier. It can make cholesterol and fat particles extremely fine, allowing them to pass smoothly through blood vessel walls and be fully used by cells, thereby reducing cholesterol in the blood. In addition, after digestion, the lecithin in egg yolk can release choline, which enters the blood and then synthesizes acetylcholine. It is the main substance of neurotransmitters, can improve brain function, and enhance memory.

Misconception 3: Raw eggs are more nutritious

Eating eggs raw is not only unhygienic and prone to causing bacterial infection, but also not nutritious. Raw eggs contain avidin, which affects the absorption of biotin in food and leads to "biotin deficiency" symptoms such as loss of appetite, general weakness, and muscle pain. In addition, raw eggs contain "antitrypsin," which can damage the human body's digestive function. As for those "balut eggs" that have been incubated but have not yet hatched into chicks, they are even more unhygienic.

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