Speakers at a discussion on Monday said that egg could play significant role in reducing the malnutrition and ensuring smooth growth of the people. They also said eggs is considered as a complete food as it contains six nutrients like sugar, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral and water.
Jhenidah Government Veterinary College arranged the discussion at its auditorium to mark the World Egg Day-2019.
Principal of the college Amalendu Ghosh chaired the programme, while Deputy Director of the Livestock Department in Khulna division Dr. Masud Ahmed Khan attended as chief guest. District livestock officer Dr. Hafizur Rahman, associate professors Dr. Sarder Khairul Bashar and Dr. Atwar Rahman among others participated in the discussion.
Poultry and dairy department head Dr. Abu Jafar Mohammad Ferdous presented the keynote on “Contribution of egg in food and nutrition”.
The speakers said that due to misconception of a section of physicians, the people believe that the egg yolk increases the fat and cholesterol in human body. But the egg increases the high density lipoproteins (HDL) which reduces low density lipoproteins (LDL) liable for increasing bad cholesterol.
The egg helps prepare antibody for human being, reduces stroke and hypertension and cancer risks. Further, the ill health of the aged people might be recovered gradually if he or she takes the egg daily. The egg also helpful for the lactating mothers and children, they observed.