In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo effects of egg consumption (and egg microbiota) on the microbial community composition of gut microbiota and on immunological/metabolic/inflammatory…

Background and Objectives: Some years ago, egg consumption was considered to be bad for heart health, blood vessels or for people watching their cholesterol levels. Meanwhile, recent meta-analysis studies concluded that higher consumption of egg is not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This discrepancy raises an important question as to whether the gut microbiota plays a role in digestion, absorption and metabolism of eggs in the digestive tract. There are four primary ways in which eggs (or egg consumption) can impact on the composition of the intestinal microbiota: a) by its nutrition-r…