POULTRY FARMERS GIVE OUT FREE EGGS

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         The Ashanti Regional Poultry Farmers Association has distributed one thousand 200 eggs free of charge to residents in Kumasi as part of activities marking World Egg Day. The celebration under the theme, Think Egg, is to whip up public enthusiasm on the need to eat eggs to meet the nutritional needs of the body. The members undertook three hour route march through some principal streets in Kumasi holding placards some of which read, Eat One Egg a Day or thrice a week, Egg is full of Nutrients, Egg Provides required Cholesterol, Eat Egg, It is Life. According to the Association, egg contains the many of the essential minerals that the human body requires for healthy growth. Egg is rich in minerals such as iodine, selenium, phosphorous, zinc and iron. Children who eat egg can never be malnourished, while anaemic rate in pregnant women is also reduced considerably. Addressing the gathering, the Regional Chairman of the Association, Victor Ofori Agyei advised Ghanaians not to stop eating eggs because of false information that eggs contain high level of cholesterol. He said an average egg contains what is called High Density Lipoprotein, far lower than the desirable borderline level of cholesterol in the blood. Mr. Agyei said naturally the human liver produces some amount of high density cholesterol which helps to clean the bloodstream of bad cholesterol known as the Low Density Lipoprotein. He said irrespective of one’s age, an egg a day does not endanger a person’s health, but rather improves it. The Chairman observed that in comparison with other high protein foods, eggs are relatively the cheapest source of quality protein. Mr. Agyei said patronage of eggs is low in Ghana not because of the cost but lack of awareness of their nutritional value. He said the campaign will be intensified until people are well informed about the need to eat egg to produce healthy population.
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