Metabolic Behavior, Body Composition and Satiety Associated with Egg Consumption in Healthy Young Population

Abstract

Egg consumption has been associated with increasing serum cholesterol, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends to consume no more than 1 piece (60g) of egg per day. Mexico is the main egg consumer worldwide with 23 kg per capita. General mexican egg consumers exceed the AHA recommendation. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 60g versus 120g of egg consumption per day in body composition, biochemical behavior and satiety in a healthy population. We recruited 20 healthy subjects (10 men and 10 women, 18–23y). A crossover design study was conducted during 10w (4w for Stage 1, 2w of a washout period and another 4w for Stage 2). All subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups AB and BA. Letter A represents 60g and B 120g. Anthropometric and biochemical data was collected at the beginning and during weeks 4, 6, and 10. Also a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was applied to compare subject's perception on satiety between 60g and 120g. We did not find statistically significance differences in any anthropometric parameter or lipid profile (Total cholesterol, HDL‐c, LDL‐c, and Triglycerides). According to VAS, when participants consumed 120g of egg per day referred more satiety than when they consumed 60g. Our results suggest that eating up to 120 g of egg per day in a healthy population does not alter the lipid profile and anthropometric parameters but maintains satiety for longer time.