Does eating eggs make your brain sharper?

Does eating eggs make the brain sharper? Photo: Healthshots.

Eating more eggs helps improve cognition

To examine the effects of eggs on cognitive function, researchers took data from 890 adults (357 men and 533 women) who participated in the study. All participants were over 55 years old, with an average age of 70 to 72.

Participants' egg consumption was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire between 1988 and 1991. Researchers also gave participants performance tests between those years to assess global cognitive functions, such as language, orientation, attention, memory, executive function, mental flexibility, and visual-motor tracking.

Those skills were reassessed between 1992 and 1996, with an average time between visits of approximately 4 years.

Researchers found that 14% of men and 16.5% of women said they never ate eggs. In contrast, 7% of men and nearly 4% of women said they ate eggs more than five times a week.

Overall, men have a higher egg consumption rate than women, likely to eat eggs 2-4 times or more than 5 times a week. Women are likely to eat no eggs or eat them 1-3 times a month.

After adjusting for lifestyle, medical diagnosis, protein, calorie, and cholesterol intake, evidence showed that women who ate more eggs had less decline in fluency scores, which assess semantic memory and executive function.

For every increase in egg consumption by category, a woman's risk of cognitive decline decreased by 0.1. In other words, women who ate eggs more than five times a week had less than half a point of decline in category fluency over four years than those who never ate eggs.

How many eggs should you eat in a week?

We all know that eggs are good for our health. But how many eggs should a person eat in a week?

Children

Children should eat one egg a day. Eggs are a rich source of vitamin B9, iron, protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which help with cell growth, brain development and meet children's daily protein needs.

Adult

The average healthy adult can eat 1-3 eggs a day. According to Kent, this habit increases HDL (good cholesterol) levels and reduces LDL (bad cholesterol), ensuring heart health. Eggs help the brain function well and boost immunity.

Senior Citizen

A healthy elderly person can eat 7 eggs a week. As we age, bone strength decreases, eggs provide vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium to ensure bone health. In addition, eggs provide 13 essential vitamins and minerals. Egg yolks contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which reduce the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.

Source: https://laodong.vn/suc-khoe/an-trung-co-giup-nao-nhay-ben-hon-khong-1395455.ldo