Peeling Back the Whole Truth Of
Muscle-Building Foods

Of course you know that protein-rich foods are essential to your diet when you're serious about building muscle. But what you may not realize the stunning comeback that one food -- once maligned as cholesterol-laden -- is making. It's time to peel back the whole truth about this small, unassuming food.

What if I told you there is a food that at one time was avoided as being one of the leading causes of high cholesterol, but now is recognized as a shining star of the health scene.

Be prepared to "re-learn" everything you thought you knew about this amazingly nutritious -- and muscle-building food.

So, what food is it? The egg. Yes, the incredible, edible egg as the commercial used to tell us! Surprised? The egg, the food health experts once told us to avoid or eat sparingly, is now a superhero in nutrition. If you're skeptical about this turn of events it's understandable. But before you dismiss this news, consider the following facts.

Research now recognizes the egg is not only a complete food in and of itself, but is one of the most versatile foods available. This is especially true if you're serious about building muscle.

One egg contains approximately 6 grams of protein, so much protein that this food is now "the standard by which other foods are measured," according to nutritionists. Protein, as you well know, is just what the doctor ordered to build muscle. It's also useful in muscle recovery, containing all eight amino acids required for this task.

Not only that but it's also a good source of B12, which is a necessary nutrient to create energy. You can plainly see why Sylvester Stallone, as Rocky Balboa, in the movie Rocky, gulped down a shake of raw eggs as part of his training!

But what about the fat content? That's the real reason people stay away from it? True. And a single egg contains a full 5 grams of fat. But before you groan, listen to this. Of that, only 1.6 grams are saturated fat -- or the bad fat. The other 3.4 grams are forms of unsaturated fat.

Eggs Trigger Weight Loss? You're Kidding Me!

Nope! Absolutely serious about this. The latest research now shows just that. A controlled, randomized trial split 160 overweight individuals -- both men and women -- into two groups. The first ate a breakfast which included two eggs. The other group ate a bagel breakfast. Both meals contained the same amount of calories as well weight mass. Weight mass, by the way, is an important factor in gauging a person's fullness and satisfaction in weight-loss studies.

All participants consumed this specific breakfast at least five days a week for a total of eight weeks. It was a portion of their low-fat diet that contained 1,000 calorie deficit.

Those who ate eggs experienced several advantages over those who ate bagels. First, they lost nearly twice as much weight. (Impressive, huh?) They lost an average of six pounds compared to the three and half pounds of those who ate bagels.

The individuals who enjoyed their eggs also enjoyed an 83 percent larger decline in their waist circumference -- an overarching biomarker in the future predictions of diabetes and stroke! And finally, they reported they had more energy!

Now, here's perhaps even better news. Both groups experienced no significant changes in the LDL and HDL levels, nor in their triglycerides level. Perhaps the cholesterol scare surrounding eggs is over!

Now that the research is in, it could be very well the time to re-discover the incredible edible egg. It's not only a muscle-building food of extraordinary high quality, it's also a powerful fat burning food as it turns out. Are you ready for a new tasty addition to your diet?

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