More Great News About Free-range Eggs

A recent study has shown many health benefits of pastured eggs.  When compared to the USDA's  data for factory-farm eggs, pastured eggs tout the following advantages:

• 1/3 less cholesterol
• 1/4 less saturated fat
• 2/3 more vitamin A
• Two times more Omega-3 fatty acids
• Three times more vitamin E
• Seven times more beta carotene

"And now studies are being done about vitamin D.  An article in Mother Earth News says this:


Now we’re looking at vitamin D, of which many people don’t get enough. New research is showing that this common vitamin deficiency may be related to much more than just weak bones — from diabetes and cancer to heart disease and multiple sclerosis. (You can read more about this important health issue in Vitamin D: Sunshine and So Much More.)
Our bodies can get vitamin D in two ways: when sunlight strikes our skin, or from our diet. Eggs are one of a small list of foods that are naturally rich in vitamin D. The USDA says supermarket eggs contain an average of 34 International Units per 100 grams. Our tests of eggs from four pastured farms in Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania found that their eggs contained three to six times as much vitamin D as typical supermarket eggs. This means two scrambled eggs from pastured hens may give you 63 to 126 percent of the recommended daily intake of 200 IU of vitamin D."

Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/Health-Benefits-Free-Range-Eggs.aspx#ixzz1CCFRJLaQ