An egg a day is okay.
This was the key message of the Department of Health and the National Nutrition Council in line with the international celebration of World Egg Day, which is being celebrated every second Friday of October to help raise awareness on the benefits of eggs and their key role in human nutrition.
In a bid to reinforce the message that eating an egg daily helps one to achieve the nutritional requirements, a fun run dubbed “Eatlog Run” will be held tomorrow, October 13 at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.
According to the organizers, they are expecting almost 2,000 participants from schools and different companies to participate in the race, which was already the third installment of the former race known as Eggciting Adventure Fun Run.
Eggs are an excellent source of choline that is essential in memory and brain development, DOH said in a statement.
“The DOH supports this initiative to promote the consumption of one egg daily as an important source of protein. We Filipinos, certainly consider the egg as one of our favorite breakfast items, aside from it being a source of essential vitamins and minerals necessary for our good health,” Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said.
Citing studies from British Cardiovascular Society’s Heart, DOH stressed that the eating an egg daily can help in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke.
Locally, Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology said in its study that those who are eating one egg a day will unlikely have a substantial increase in blood lipid.
Nonetheless, the study also recommended that in order to prevent having diseases, one should do proper regular exercise, manage weight, follow dietary guidelines, and practice other healthy lifestyle habits.
Eatlog Run includes individual, family and group race categories – 500-m dash Inflatables for Kids, 3K Eggy Family, 5K Double Yolk Buddy and 10K Scrambled Egg Singles Run.
In addition, there are also individual races for the 3K and 5K run categories.
Meanwhile, other activities also consist of Zumba, Egg Toast, Egg Pledge.
Part of the proceeds from the Eatlog Run will go to the AFP Educational Benefit System Office, Save the Children, and Sagbayan Bohol Elementary School for the education of less fortunate children.
Notably, the event is also recognized by the International Egg Commission, a global organization that represents the egg industry.
The fun run is also supported by the Philippine Egg Board Association, the Philippine Association of Breeders Layers, Inc. and private companies involved in the egg industry.