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"  There&amp;#039;s no such thing as a plain old egg anymore. Every carton seems to blare healthy- and important-sounding differences like &amp;quot;cage-free&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;enriched with omega-3s.&amp;quot; But what do those things mean? And what should you buy? Registered dietitian Bonnie Taub-Dix, author of Read It Before You Eat It, clears things up. THE LABEL: Omega-3 enriched WHAT IT MEANS: These eggs haven&amp;#039;t been injected with fish oil or anything, it&amp;#039;s just that the chickens that laid them were fed omega-3-rich foods like flaxseed, so their eggs have seven times more of the heart-healthy fats than regular eggs. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s an easy way to bolster your diet,&amp;quot; says Taub-Dix, &amp;quot;but you also need direct sources of omegas, like fish and walnuts.&amp;quot; THE LABEL: Vegetarian WHAT IT MEANS: Unlike chickens on large factory farms--which may be fed cow, pig, and even chicken parts--these birds don&amp;#039;t eat meat, aside from the occasional insect or worm they come across in their pens. But there&amp;#039;s no evidence that the resulting eggs are any healthier for humans, Taub-Dix says. THE LABEL: Free-range, cage-free WHAT IT MEANS: Ninety percent of the eggs at the grocery store come from hens that are kept in very tightly packed cages. Animal-rights folks say the practice is unkind; health experts worry that close quarters make it easier for fecal-borne bacteria such as E. coli to get onto the eggs. &amp;quot;Free&amp;quot; hens have more crawl space. THE LABEL: USDA organic WHAT IT MEANS: The hens that lay these eggs have access to the outdoors and are fed an organic diet, which equals fewer pesticide residues in your diet, Taub-Dix says. The birds aren&amp;#039;t given antibiotics, either--that&amp;#039;s good news, since one study found that antibiotics given to chickens can end up in their eggs. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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