Food experts confirm an egg is a superfood

A new research review – Eggs: healthy or risky? – has reviewed evidence from high quality studies on hen’s eggs, randomised controlled trials, and meta-analyses carried out over more than a decade to reveal the many benefits of eating eggs in relation to a host of different health conditions.

The study, published in the scientific journal Nutrients has now reinstated the nutritional superhero status of eggs, after years of vilification.

Aston spoke to registered dietitian Dr Carrie Ruxton.