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Supplements and Sports
Egg Protein
The Link between Egg Protein and Sport Athletes
Nowadays, sport athletes are becoming more health-conscious and perhaps even
fairer in their goal to become as physically fit as possible. Rather than
relying on all sorts of steroids and drugs to increase their strength and
endurance, most sport athletes – as well as their trainers and managers of
course - are simply focusing their energies to finding the proper and balanced
diet.
Why Eggs are Beneficial for Athletes
EGGS ARE NUTRIENT RICH – Forget about the cholesterol. A lot of foods in this
world have cholesterol, but you don’t hear them being branded as unhealthy do
you? It’s unfortunate that people tend to lose sight of the bigger picture about
eggs. Eggs, in spite of their cholesterol content, should still be considered a
healthy food simply because it’s rich in nutrients.
Eggs are in fact a food that contains the highest quality of protein, not to
mention as well the other types of minerals and vitamins it has!
What Makes Egg Protein Different
The protein found in eggs is so rich that it’s often used as a basis for
comparison for other foods containing egg protein. Egg protein can be found in
both parts of eggs: egg white, which is also called albumen, and egg yolk. Egg
yolk however is rich in cholesterol so it’s best to concentrate on eating egg
white…even if it tastes bland compared to egg yolk.
The protein found in eggs has been proven to be most helpful to human growth, a
factor that athletes definitely need. Studies have shown that as much as 93.7%
of egg protein provides actual benefits to the person drinking or eating them.
On the other hand, milk can only help people as much as 84.5%. As for beef and
fish, expect help in the quantitative value of 74.3% and 76% respectively from
them. When you compare them vis a vis, egg protein comes up the absolute
winner.
Where or How to Obtain Egg Protein
In the old days, athletes simply tried to benefit from egg protein by drinking
them raw or having someone cook several eggs for them then eating them all. Both
of these methods however are inadvisable because it also allows you to digest
the undesirable cholesterol content of eggs.
These days however, medicinal companies have created egg protein health products
that give you all the benefits with nary of the disadvantages.
Egg Allergy: Why Some Athletes Can’t Take Egg Protein
Unfortunately for some athletes, an allergy to eggs will expectedly prevent them
from benefiting from egg protein. Worse, there will be a lot of foods that will
be in the forbidden list because of their allergy. Contrary to popular opinion,
skipping breakfast is not the way out to egg allergies. There are more to eggs
than mere omelets and Eggs Benedict. Eggs can be found in dozens of other
dishes, cakes and other pastries just to name a few.
When someone with egg allergy persists in digesting food containing eggs just to
benefit from its protein contents, his body’s immune system will automatically
raise its defense shield and view anything with egg in it as an enemy. When this
happens, the body may start malfunctioning to the point that the individual may
feel dizzy, nauseous, and itchy in certain areas of his body. The person may
also feel pain in the head or stomach as a result.
How to Know If You Have Egg Allergy or Not
An athlete should undergo an egg allergy test before taking any egg protein to
improve his performance. A skin test is the most common technique to determine
if one’s allergic to a particular object or food. A liquid sample of egg protein
is placed on a certain part of your body – usually your arm – to see if any
allergic reaction would incur when your skin comes into contact with egg
protein. You may also have to answer questions regarding the frequency in which
you develop or display certain reactions when a particular dish – in this case,
eggs – is eaten. Your family’s medical history may also play an integral role.
It’s a sad fact that there has been a lot of bad hype going around about eggs
for a long time. Obviously, there’s a good side to eggs, and it’s called
protein. The cholesterol factor can easily be avoided. By eating the right part
of eggs, there’s no way for an athlete to go wrong…or weak!
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