3.1. Average Daily Nutrient Intake Differed across Egg Diet Periods
Given the differences in the nutrient composition of egg whites and egg yolks, we first evaluated whether adherence to the different egg diets impacted average daily nutrient intake of the diet as a whole. An analysis of five-day dietary records indicated that an average daily intake of nutrients with known anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, metabolic, immunomodulatory, and hematopoietic properties differed across egg diet periods (