Eggs: a new way to take your medicine

A group of researchers has been formed to link egg research efforts throughout Europe, with the aim of discovering new uses for hen eggs and increasing egg consumption. The final meeting of the group’s European ‘multidisciplinary hen egg research’ project highlighted the roles eggs can play in human health. Keywords: eggs, medicated eggs, cardiovascular activity, human health, Action  923, anti-oxidants, carotenoids, lutein, vitamin E, selenium, egg yolk antibodies,