after decades in the doldrums, eggs appear to have a cracking future consumption rose by 24 per cent in 2014, which equates to an extra 700,000 that are boiled, scrambled and fried every day of the week it is a remarkable resurgence for the egg, which has suffered from a series of health scares and changes in food fashion since the 1950s when the nation was happy to ‘go to work on an egg’ the revival is being attributed to the fact they form a central part of protein rich diets such at atkins and paleo, which promise weight loss and even a longer life consumption of eggs rose by 24 per cent in 2014, the equivalent of 700,000 extra a day experts are crediting the revival with the rise of protein rich diets including atkins and paleo  as a result, egg sales are now finally back to the levels seen in the 1980s when the former tory health minister edwina currie infamously labelled them a health threat because of salmonella contamination that attack fuelled existing concerns about eggs, which were also being demonised by doctors for containing high levels of cholesterol, which was wrongly assumed to fur up the arteries however, the egg has become healthier following a change in the diet of the hens, with the result the cholesterol level is down by some 13 per cent to some 100g, which is a third of the recommended daily limit at the same time, vitamin d, which is vital for healthy bones, is up by 64 per cent compared to a decade ago the net result is that eggs are now being actively promoted as a health food given they are also full of the protein, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids that are vital to a healthy body until 2009, britons were warned against eating more than three eggs a week because of the worries about cholesterol – but this warning has now been junked research by experts at university of surrey found overweight people given two eggs a day as part of a reduced calorie diet lost weight and saw no increase in blood cholesterol levels if you are looking for a loan, serving your bank manager breakfast might just do the trick a compound found in eggs makes people much more generous, new research suggests scientists say that tryptophan, an amino acid found in some foods, can change our behaviour in experiments they found that consuming a small portion of tryptophan   the equivalent of that found in three eggs   doubled the sum volunteers gave to charity eggs and other foods such as fish and milk are rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that is converted in the body into the feel good chemical serotonin and the us dietary guidelines advisory committee has recently recommended that limitations on consumption of cholesterol found in eggs should be removed from official health guidelines it stated: ‘cholesterol is not considered a nutrient of concern for overconsumption’ a spokesman for the british egg information service said: ‘health professionals’ recognition of their health benefits, and the end of the confusion over their effect on cholesterol, mean eggs are now being widely recommended as part of a healthy diet ‘they are also included in all major slimming plans, from established groups such as weight watchers and slimming world, to more recent trends such as the atkins and paleo diets’ egg consumption has also been boosted by the trend to eat breakfast at dinner under the rise of the ‘brinner’ – a trend that has been imported from america in total, 32 million eggs were eaten every day in the uk in 2014, equivalent to 117 billion throughout the whole year ‘consumption from retail purchases exceeded six billion for the first time in 2014, having grown 16 per cent in the past five years,’ said the spokesman, adding that consumption had returned to levels last seen before the salmonella crisis of the late 1980s the details were reported by farmers weekly, which said sales have also been helped by supermarket promotions and price cuts data obtained from retail analyst kantar worldpanel shows that, in the 52 weeks to the end of february, the gb retail market for eggs was up 24 per cent in volume terms the egg has become healthier following a change in the diet of the hens, with the result the cholesterol level is down by some 13 per cent to some 100g, which is a third of the recommended daily limit  however, the supermarket price cuts meant the actual value of these sales fell by a significant 48 per cent to £768m andrew joret, chairman of the british egg industry council, said he anticipated another year of rising consumption in 2015, pointing to the sector’s first tv advertising in 10 years, as well as a new main meals in minutes recipe campaign fronted by fitness entrepreneur and celebrity lucy mecklenburgh a fan of the brinner trend, she said: ‘i’ll often eat eggs for dinner when i get home from a work out in the evening they are quick, nutritious and not to mention tasty’ the british lion eggs tv advertising campaign featured commercials by oscar winning tom hooper, director of the king’s speech it was launched alongside the eggrecipescouk website, which offers advice on everything from how to boil an egg to get a soft runny centre to more exotic soufflé frittatas, flamenco eggs and desserts
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consumption rose by 24% 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 