According to a release by Dr. Mickey Rubin, Executive Director of the Egg Nutrition Center of the American Egg Board, the Advisory Committee for developing Dietary Guidelines for Americans has recommended eggs for babies from birth to two years of age.  The recommendation also included egg consumption by pregnant and lactating women and pre-teens. The recommendation was based among other considerations on the choline content of eggs. This essential nutrient is critical for fetal brain development and is under-consumed in the U.S. diet.

The Advisory Committee also cited evidence in the literature that dietary cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern and that egg consumption is not associated with cardiovascular disease.

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Additional information can be accessed at <www.eggnutritioncenter.org>.