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\r\n\r\nBehold, the incredible, edible egg.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

The egg white is a cholesterol-free source of animal protein, and the yolk is our most concentrated dietary source of choline, an uber-important nutrient that assists in brain development, helps you maintain focus, and improves memory. When eggs are also supplemented with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a structural component of the brain), they\u2019re virtually unparalleled as a brain-superfood.<\/p>\r\n

Due to allergy concerns, however, parents are customarily advised to wait a\u00a0full year before introducing their babies to eggs. (They should try these first food ideas for baby instead<\/a>.)<\/p>\r\n

That may soon change, thanks to a brand-new\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0out of Washington University in St. Louis, which showed that feeding eggs to babies as early as six months results in higher concentrations of brain-enhancing choline and DHA.<\/p>\r\n

The study, which was published in the\u00a0American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,\u00a0<\/em>used data from another study by the same group of scientists that was published\u00a0earlier in the year<\/a>, which found that introducing eggs to babies<\/a> at six months significantly improves growth in young children. But before introducing your child to eggs, be sure to check out this guide on how to introduce solid food<\/a>.<\/p>\r\nRead next:<\/em> This is when<\/em> you should start feeding your baby solid foods<\/a>.\r\n

For both studies, a group of 163 babies, aged six to nine months, from a rural, indigenous population in Ecuador, were randomly assigned to be fed either one egg per day for six months (the \u201cegg intervention group\u201d) or no eggs at all (the \u201ccontrol group\u201d). For the earlier-published research, the babies' growth was measured.<\/p>\r\n

For this research, the babies\u2019 blood was tested for levels of choline, DHA, and other vital nutrients.<\/p>\r\n

What the scientists found was that after six months, the egg intervention group had significantly higher concentrations of choline, DHA, and several other important nutrients in their bloodstream. And as an added bonus, there were no allergic reactions reported.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe findings supported our hypothesis that early introduction of eggs significantly improved choline and other markers in its methyl group metabolism pathway,\u201d the study authors wrote. Since the early introduction of eggs\u2014as early as six months\u2014can benefit not only physical growth but also brain development, it may not be long before pediatricians begin recommending that parents introduce eggs as early as six months.<\/p>\r\nMystified about what to feed your baby and when? We've compiled a complete guide on baby food stages<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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