Which Came First...The Chicken Or The Egg? Answered! AND Do You Need To Worry About A Salmonella Outbreak?

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2010
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Which Came First? British Scientists Now Say it was the Chicken!

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The age-old riddle that has stumped us for generations has finally been laid to rest.

In February of 2010, British scientists reported that a protein found only in a chicken’s ovaries is necessary for the formation of the egg. According to scientists, the egg can only exist if it has been created inside a chicken. This protein is fundamental in the development of the shell.

Cooked, or Raw? And the Issue of Salmonella…

The CDC and other public health organizations will advise you to thoroughly cook your eggs to lower the risk of salmonella, but eating eggs raw is actually the best in terms of your health.

It’s important to realize that salmonella risk comes from chickens raised in unsanitary conditions. These conditions are the norm for factory farms, but extremely rare for small organic farms. In fact, one study by the British government found that 23 percent of farms with caged hens tested positive for salmonella, compared to just over 4 percent in organic flocks and 6.5 percent in free-range flocks. In 2007, it was found that 83 percent of fresh, whole broiler chickens bought nationwide contained campylobacter or salmonella, the leading causes of food borne disease. Prior studies have shown that organic chickens are far less contaminated with these antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In fact, conventional chicken products were found to be up to 460 times more likely to contain antibiotic-resistant strains than antibiotic-free chicken products.

That said, you are clearly better off seeking eggs from only high-quality sources, which are the ones that will be safe from the get-go, and then consuming them raw, which is their most nutritional state.

For more tips on eggs, including how to identify fresh, high-quality eggs, please read Raw Eggs for Your Health.

And, for more information about salmonella from eggs, please review yesterday’s article on this topic.

To read the whole article posted on Mercola.com go to: Don't Avoid This Daily, Healthful Food Because It's Been Mislabeled As "Dirty"



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