How safe are egg white and egg substitutes?
The cholesterol in eggs is in the yolk (yellow portion). Egg white has some but not much cholesterol. Frying egg white will add on the cholesterol from the frying oil. Canola (Sunflower, Safflower) oil is the best oil to use. Corn oil, vegetable oil, and other oil claimed to have low cholesterol are not as good as canola oil. Egg substitutes using egg white are obviously superior. Substitute that uses part of the yolk naturally have higher cholesterol content. It is prudent to read the labels on the canned or packaged food before buying them. But again, eggs are not essential to our diet, so it is healthier to avoid them. Is the diet for children different? Basically, no. A good healthy diet for adults low in fats and cholesterol is a good diet for children. It is a misconception that hurts our children to think that our infants and youngsters need red meat, eggs and other high fat food items. Autopsies on children, as early as age 5, who died of an accident or illness, reveal that the
