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An Egg A Day...
Eggs, they are an important source of
protein, but any doctor
will tell you that too much eggs give you high cholesterol which leads
to coronary artery disease. But the Belize Poultry Association today
put the egg before the chicken and held a special event to say, eggs
are good for you. Is it just self promotion or is it genuine health
science? Jacqueline Godwin visited to find out more.
Jacqueline Godwin Reporting, The Table Egg Symposium is a promotional campaign by the Belize Poultry Association to promote egg as a valuable source of nutrition. Orlando Habet, Manager – Belize Poultry Association “In the late 70s, early 80s there was some information that came out and then an article that was published in the 1984 by the Times Magazine and they had the egg on the front page with two eggs as the eyes on a little platter and at the bottom for the mouth they had a moustache made of bacon and the big word cholesterol.” The bad rap triggered a worldwide decline by almost sixty percent in the consumption of eggs. Subsequent research has dispelled that myth that eggs are harmful to your health. 
Orlando Habet,
“All information since then to now is that the cholesterol in eggs is 200 to 210 grams for a large egg does not necessarily cause the problems that were being mentioned before especially not with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, and we have found that there is no real risk with the consumption of eggs and there is no association with the consumption of eggs and heart disease.” In fact Dr. Fernando Cuellar who has had some twenty years of experience in the medical field recommends eating one egg per day. Dr. Fernando Cuellar, Internist/Intensivist “It is quite safe frankly Jackie and this isn’t an advertisement for the egg industry or the Poultry Association. I think there has been a misconception about the consumption of eggs but the bottom line is one egg a day is actually good for you.” Jacqueline Godwin, “So seven eggs per week?” Dr. Fernando Cuellar, “Exactly and one egg a day is good for you. It brings along all the, for example it is loaded with vitamins, it is loaded with different minerals that we don’t find in many things, the protein content is really high and what seems to be the sticking problem with cholesterol numbers, yes it is high in cholesterol compared to other food but one egg a day is quite good for you. Persons I must caution though who may have a problem with cholesterol level and I classify them as high risk for heart disease and stroke can actually rethink about eating eggs but that is a very selected group. But again occasional egg consumption, you can’t go wrong there. So an egg is good for you.” Orlando Habet, “Industrialzed countries who have done the research have told consumers that you know something, what we had mentioned in 1984 has now been expelled with the new information that we have from the researchers. So they are consuming it because they have realized it has the value and the nutrition and what is also important is that they have used the egg now for local biological value of the product, especially the protein, and eggs have the highest biological value of any food known to man.” Studies have also shown that people who do eat eggs do not snack in between meals but according to the Manager of the Poultry Association Orlando Habet despite all the eggciting news about the incredible egg Belizeans are still not large consumers of eggs. Orlando Habet, “And in Belize it has averaged around 150 eggs per person per year which is barely two eggs per person per week compared to the US which is about 290, Canada about 278, Mexico as I mentioned was 391 and this year will be close to 458 eggs per year, and Guatemala is 328 or something like that.” It is also important to note that while the cost of living in Belize has increased significantly, one good news is that eggs continue to be one of the cheapest sources of high quality protein. CH7 NEW CHILDREN STORYBOOK
LAUNCHED IN BELIZE A ceremony to introduce a project aimed at
boosting parent and child
literacy in Belize was held this morning at the Princess Hotel. The
Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation and the
Caribbean Child Support Initiative are hosting a national consultation
of Family Learning in Belize City. The goal is to strengthen
interaction between parents and their children and this would be done
through the implementation of a Family Learning Programme. Susan
Branker-Lashley is the Programme Director of the Caribbean Child
Support Initiative.
Susan Branker-Lashley; Programme Director, Caribbean Child Support Initiative “We have invited a wide cross section of stakeholders from various ministries as well as civil society representatives including YWCA and other bodies to look at the concept of family literacy and how we could develop a Caribbean version of family literacy. Based on UNESCO’s statistics it is now a problem that we are now facing across the region; falling literacy rates. With the initiatives that we have been working on with the ministry, the Roving Care Givers Programme which is being piloted in Toledo and now looking at the family literacy and learning concepts we really want to look at how we can impact on the outcomes for very young children to foster greater learning opportunities and really allowing children to reach their maximum potential. Science and certainly a lot of research has demonstrated that the earlier start that a child has in terms of a learning environment and certainly with support from well equipped parents it certainly can have a great impact on their ability to participate effectively in society as adults.” The morning’s activity doubled as the book launch for a new storybook titled “Diego Dish and Carlotta Spoon”. Susan Branker-Lashley; Programme Director, Caribbean Child Support Initiative “We in 2004 worked very closely with CAMPAR in what we called at the time story building. We worked with pre-school teachers, young children and their parents to build stories. This was a very interactive and participatory process and coming out of that a team of writers under the leadership of CAMPAR were able to develop this story book which we are extremely excited about launching today. In terms of the content of the book it is very much targeted towards young children and it certainly targeted towards facilitating parents reading more and communicating more effectively with their children. It is very visual so we have a number of illustrations that are very unique to the Belizean context. The language is certainly rich and it certainly reflect Belizean culture and idiosyncrasies so I think it will foster a lot more into generational learning and communication. In addition we have a CD so it can be listened to and we have it now in Kriole and I am told that there has been some translation done here for various languages in Belize. We expect it to be used widely here in Belize and across the region where we will distribute the book.” The story book will be distributed to children and families in the Roving Caregivers Programme and has been translated in many languages including Garifuna, Ketchi and Mopan Maya and Spanish.Love FM BCB Hodings listed on
Trinidad and Tobago stock Exchange In financial news, BCB Holdings Limited
announced that the Board of
Directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on October ninth,
approved the listing of BCB’s one hundred and three; six hundred and
forty-two; and nine hundred and eighty-four ordinary shares of no par
value each. BCB has now confirmed that trading of the shares on the
Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange commenced today. The listing is
being sponsored by Bourse Brokers Limited. More information on this
listing or on the BCB is available at its website at
www.bcbholdings.comCH5
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Saga Humane
Society Pet Contest,
The Saga Humane Society staff and
volunteers would love to invite
the community and all our visitors on the island to a Halloween Bash,
Saturday, October 31st at BC's Beach Bar. Fantastic food, snacks and
delicious sweets will be sold starting at noon. Children's games start
at 1 pm with the Witches Stew Relay Race, followed by the balloon toss
at 2 pm and the sack race at 3 pm. Saturday, October 31st And what would Halloween be without the Pet Costume Contest. This year we have four categories to compete in. Who will be the scariest? And the cutest? Or the most creative with their pets costume? And we all love the entries for the best owner/pet costume duo!! Costume Contest will start around 4:00 pm so remember to sign-up early so we can get everyone in!!! What a great way to spend a Saturday. On the beach, with your pet, friends and good food!! We hope to see everyone there!!!
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