Eggs healthier than ever before

7 Healthcast: Eggs healthier than ever before

Posted: 02/09/11

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The US Department of Agriculture said eggs now are lower in cholesterol and higher in vitamin D.

It is all thanks to the new and improved chicken diet - hens are eating more foods with vitamin D and less with saturated fats.

However, eggs still have 186 milligrams of cholesterol - people shouldn’t get more than 300 milligrams a day.

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