Costa Rica Is A Country
of "Come Huevos"!
Costa Rica is the
country in Central
America with the highest
consumption of eggs per
person, which according
to a recent study by the
Universidad de Costa
Rica (UCR), consuming
170 eggs a year per
person.
The average yearl egg
consumption per person
in Central America is
120.
The highest consumers of
eggs per person
worldwide is Mexico,
England, United States
and Spain with an
average year consumption
of 300 eggs.
Nine studies presented
at the Experimental
Biology 2007 meeting
support the growing body
of research on the
nutritional benefits of
egg consumption,
including its promotion
of weight loss and its
role in providing
choline, an essential
nutrient often lacking
in the diet that
promotes brain and
memory development and
function.
However, a new study
suggests that consuming
more than six eggs a
week seems to raise the
risk of dying from all
causes. And diabetics
seem to face an even
higher mortality risk,
according to the study
that was limited to men.
"The more eggs diabetic
men consumed, the more
they increased their
risk for death," said
study lead author Dr.
Luc Djousse, an
associate epidemiologist
at Brigham and Women's
Hospital and an
assistant professor at
Harvard Medical School
in Boston.
Djousse and his team
analyzed egg consumption
and mortality data among
more than 21,000 men who
had participated in a
Physician's Health Study
that explored heart
disease and cancer
prevention among
American male doctors.
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Participants ranged in
age from 40 to 86. Over
an average of 20 years,
all the doctors
completed annual written
questionnaires on daily
egg consumption, stroke
and heart attack
incidence, diabetes
status, cholesterol
levels, alcohol and
smoking habits, and
general dietary
information.
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