Name: Who Says Eggs Aren't Healthy or Safe?
Uploaded: 2018-01-08T14:28:17.000Z
Duration: 8 min 6 s
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The American Egg Board is a  promotional marketing board

appointed by the U.S.  government whose mission

is to " increase demand  for egg and egg products"

into the 10 million dollars  the American Egg Board

because the board is overseen  by the federal government

corporations are not allowed  to lie with those funds.

Which leads to quite  revealing exchanges

between egg corporations  that want to use that money

Thanks to the Freedom  of Information Act

I was able to get my hands  on some of those emails.

Of course, a lot of what  I got looked like this...

This is some egg company  trying to put out a brochure

against false and  misleading advertising

research and promotion  programs reminds them

that you can't couch  eggs or egg products

(you know that a food  is actually good for you),

but because eggs have the  amount of cholesterol they do

the words healthy and  nutritious are problematic

Why can you say eggs are nutrient  dense but not nutritious?

Because there's no legal  definition of nutrient dense.

You can say Twinkies and  Coca Cola are nutrient dense,

but legally, you can't say  something is nutritious

So for example, the egg industry  wanted to run this ad

because of the fat and  cholesterol content.

In fact, they have nearly  twice the calories

of anything that can  be called low-calorie.

"Nutritional powerhouse"  can't be used either.

Fine, the industry said,  they'll move to plan B,

and headline the ad  Egg-ceptional nutrition.

Nope, because again given the  saturated fat and cholesterol

So, the ad ended up  "find true satisfaction"

and instead of weight  loss they had to go with

USDA congratulated them  on their cleverness.

Yes, a food that when  eaten can reduce hunger—

You can't even call eggs a food  relatively low in calories.

Can't say eggs are low in  saturated fat—they're not.

Can't even call them a  rich source of protein,

It's illegal to advertise that  eggs pack a nutritional wallop—

You can't say eggs are  "nutritious" at all.

(Sometimes you have to tell  the industry a few times).

you can't even say they  contribute nutritionally.

Can't even say eggs contribute  healthful components.

Since you can't say eggs are  a healthy start to the day,

but you can call eggs a  recognizable ingredient.

Can't truthfully say  eggs are good for you.

"needs to steer clear of words  like healthy or nutritious."

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Who Says Eggs Aren't Healthy or Safe?

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