Over the years there have been several health scar

Over the years there have been several health scares concerning hen's eggs. The two main concerns have been Salmonellosis, food poisoning caused by the Salmonella bacteria and those of cholesterol. Other concerns are that because of the cholesterol in eggs, eating them could increase the risks of heart disease and strokes.

The Salmonella bacteria can be found in eggs that are clean and uncracked as well as damaged ones, but cooking eggs well will kill the bacteria. If you eat raw eggs, then make sure they are organic as these have less risk of contamination, especially if they are from your own hens which have been fed on flax seeds which are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Having a fried egg sunny-side up is perhaps not such a good idea, but a hard boiled, scrambled or poached eggs shouldn't harm you.

As for higher cholesterol levels way back in 2007, the British Heart Foundation dropped its former advice to limit your egg consumption to three a week, after new evidence should that the cholesterol in an egg yolk, actually doesn't increase blood cholesterol by any significant amount. However,