Consumption rose by 2.4 % in the 1980s , the equivalent of an extra 700,000 a day . Suffered a series of health scares and smear campaigns since the 1950s . Eggs were also demonised for containing high levels of cholesterol . Were famously labelled a health threat due to salmonella contamination . Now , egg sales are finally back to the same levels seen in 2014 . Revival attributed to recent trends for protein-rich Paleo and Atkins diets .
Consumption rose by 2.4 % in 2014 , the equivalent of an extra 700,000 a day . Suffered a series of health scares and smear campaigns since the 1950s . Eggs were also demonised for containing high levels of cholesterol . Were famously labelled a health threat due to salmonella contamination . Now , egg sales are finally back to the same levels seen in the 1980s . Revival attributed to recent trends for protein-rich Paleo and Atkins diets .