Baylor University Food Expert Warns against Consumption of Raw Eggs
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Suzy Weems, Ph.D., a national food expert and chair of Baylor University's family and consumer sciences department, is warning people not to be fooled by Internet sites expounding the benefits of eating raw eggs. This is from a Baylor University news article:
A flurry of Internet sites are touting raw egg drinks or shakes as "primal and powerful," with others suggesting uncooked eggs be blended with vanilla or avocado for a tasty, healthy snack and still others insisting that the connection between raw eggs and salmonella is a myth.
Suzy Weems, Ph.D., a national food expert and chair of Baylor University's family and consumer sciences department, has this word for health-seekers: Leave no egg uncooked.
"Under no circumstances eat a raw egg," says Weems, a registered dietitian and a past chair of the American Dietetic Association's legislative and public policy committee.
We could not agree more. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Brendan Flaherty and Ryan Osterholm recently settled several cases involving Salmonella poisoning from eggs.
