City Desk :
Depicting salient features of egg and its nutrition values researchers and experts at a post-rally discussion said egg is a balanced food to all irrespective of age, male, female and season.
They identically mentioned that regular egg intake is very much important for maintaining sound health.
Consumption of egg enhances power and capacity of all major organs of human body and without it he or she faces problem of nutrition deficiency. Department of Livestock Services (DLS) and Bangladesh Livestock Society (BLS) jointly organised the programme titled ‘Protein for Life’ at the conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) in observance of World Egg Day-2018 on Friday.
Bangladesh Poultry Industry Coordination Committee (BPICC) and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (DVAS) in Rajshahi University (RU) supported the meeting.
Chaired by Divisional Deputy Director of DLS Fazlul Kader, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Pro-Vice-chancellor of RU Prof Chowdhury Jakaria, DVAS Chairman Prof SM Kamruzzaman, RCCI Director Sadrul Islam, DLS Assistant Director Ismail Hossain, Assistant Director of Department of Social Services Dr Al Firoj, BLS President Prof Jalal Uddin Sarder and its General Secretary Dr Hemayetul Islam.
During his keynote presentation, Prof Khandaker Mozaffar Hossain of DVAS narrated the significance of the day and consumption of egg.
Referring to various research findings he said egg is relatively low in calories and saturated fat and rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and other healthy nutrients, which are good for the eyes, and choline, which is needed by nerves and the brain.
“Most of the cholesterol that circulates in our bodies is not from cholesterol in foods, but rather from our liver making cholesterol in response to high intake of saturated and trans fat,” he added. He said the perception that regular egg consumption leads to heart diseases has been proved incorrect, and suggested regular intake of egg, especially by pregnant women and growing children.
However, average egg consumption by a person in Bangladesh is only 70 eggs a year whereas the FAO recommends 104.
He said reasons behind low intake are economic status, low production and misconception.
Consumption of egg has no significant link with heart diseases, said livestock scientist and nutritionist Prof Jalal Uddin Sarder. Daily demand for egg in Bangladesh is 1.82 crore, but production is 1.92 crore. Instability of price of egg affects the poultry farmers, and this needs to be addressed.
Depicting salient features of egg and its nutrition values researchers and experts at a post-rally discussion said egg is a balanced food to all irrespective of age, male, female and season.
They identically mentioned that regular egg intake is very much important for maintaining sound health.
Consumption of egg enhances power and capacity of all major organs of human body and without it he or she faces problem of nutrition deficiency. Department of Livestock Services (DLS) and Bangladesh Livestock Society (BLS) jointly organised the programme titled ‘Protein for Life’ at the conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) in observance of World Egg Day-2018 on Friday.
Bangladesh Poultry Industry Coordination Committee (BPICC) and Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (DVAS) in Rajshahi University (RU) supported the meeting.
Chaired by Divisional Deputy Director of DLS Fazlul Kader, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Pro-Vice-chancellor of RU Prof Chowdhury Jakaria, DVAS Chairman Prof SM Kamruzzaman, RCCI Director Sadrul Islam, DLS Assistant Director Ismail Hossain, Assistant Director of Department of Social Services Dr Al Firoj, BLS President Prof Jalal Uddin Sarder and its General Secretary Dr Hemayetul Islam.
During his keynote presentation, Prof Khandaker Mozaffar Hossain of DVAS narrated the significance of the day and consumption of egg.
Referring to various research findings he said egg is relatively low in calories and saturated fat and rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and other healthy nutrients, which are good for the eyes, and choline, which is needed by nerves and the brain.
“Most of the cholesterol that circulates in our bodies is not from cholesterol in foods, but rather from our liver making cholesterol in response to high intake of saturated and trans fat,” he added. He said the perception that regular egg consumption leads to heart diseases has been proved incorrect, and suggested regular intake of egg, especially by pregnant women and growing children.
However, average egg consumption by a person in Bangladesh is only 70 eggs a year whereas the FAO recommends 104.
He said reasons behind low intake are economic status, low production and misconception.
Consumption of egg has no significant link with heart diseases, said livestock scientist and nutritionist Prof Jalal Uddin Sarder. Daily demand for egg in Bangladesh is 1.82 crore, but production is 1.92 crore. Instability of price of egg affects the poultry farmers, and this needs to be addressed.
