Here’s what to know about the myths about them that abound on social media.
They’re scarce on store shelves. If you do manage to track some down, you may have to shell out considerable cash, as eggs reach record prices.
“They’ve been pooh-poohed for so long,” said Dr Selvi Rajagopal, an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – alternately valorised and demonised. Claims floating around social media that eggs can cure COVID-19, or lead to blood clots, are “just unsubstantiated,” she said.HOW DID EGGS GET SUCH A BAD REP?
Saturated fat is a far more pressing culprit in heart disease, said Samantha Heller, a senior clinical nutritionist at NYU Langone Health – and while eggs contain high amounts of cholesterol, “if you eat a cheese omelet today and you haven’t eaten one in a while, your arteries aren’t going to clog immediately,” she said. Eggs are also high in protein, making them an alternative to meat, which tends to be high in saturated fat.