Some people say that middle-aged and elderly people should not eat eggs, right?

In fact, eating eggs for middle-aged and elderly people is more harmful than eating eggs.

Because eggs contain more cholesterol, many middle-aged and elderly people think that eggs can't be eaten with egg yolk, which is the chief culprit of senile diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, stroke and hyperlipidemia.

In fact, cholesterol is an indispensable and important substance in human body and one of the basic substances that constitute human cells. Can synthesize various hormones in the body; Internal energy is converted into vitamin d 3；; It can also destroy tumor cells or other harmful substances. A 50g egg contains 280mg of cholesterol. After the human body eats it, it is decomposed by the human body and then balanced by plasma and tissues, and little cholesterol enters the blood. Old people with normal serum cholesterol eat 1 egg a day, which will not cause diseases such as arteriosclerosis.

Egg yolk not only contains high cholesterol, but also contains very rich lecithin. Lecithin is a strong emulsifier, which can make cholesterol fat particles smaller and keep in suspension, which is beneficial for lipids to penetrate through blood vessel walls and be absorbed and utilized by tissues. In this way, the cholesterol in blood is reduced, the blood viscosity is reduced, and the deposition of cholesterol on the blood vessel wall is avoided, so that atherosclerosis can be prevented. Egg yolk also contains selenium, zinc, chromium and other essential nutrients to protect arteries and heart.

Liver is the "base" of human cholesterol production, accounting for 85% of the source of human cholesterol, also known as endogenous cholesterol. Cholesterol absorbed from food is exogenous. If you eat too much cholesterol, the endogenous cholesterol synthesized by the liver will decrease. This is because the body has the function of self-balance. Old people eat 1 egg every day, which will not cause cholesterol increase.

Eating eggs properly for the elderly can supplement high-quality protein and be beneficial to health.