Eggs are good for the heart

Eggs are not bad for heart health, say experts.

US egg expert Dr Don McNamara insists that their bad reputation is no longer warranted and even Heart Foundation has lifted its recommended intake to six eggs a week.

"Seniors have been afraid to eat eggs because for 40 years they have been worried about the dietary cholesterol,'''' the Herald Sun quoted nutritional biochemist McNamara as saying.

"But, over the years, the research has clearly shown that cholesterol in our food doesn't impact our risk for heart disease - (what causes) that is saturated fat and trans fat,''' he added.

Eggs are low in saturated fat and consist of some of the vital compounds like choline that are considered good for metabolism and for foetal brain development during pregnancy

It also contains lutein, which is known to lower the risk for cataracts and macular degeneration.

McNamara said those who eat eggs for breakfast feel fuller for longer and reduce the risk of overeating at lunch.

"Eggs have the highest quality protein you can buy in the supermarket for the lowest cost, and they contain every vitamin and mineral we need except for vitamin C,'' he said.

"So they easily fit into a healthy diet for people with normal cholesterol levels, people with high cholesterol levels, diabetics and people with metabolic syndrome,'' he added.

The Heart Foundation had conducted a survey earlier this year and reissued its guideline to recommend people eat up to six eggs a week.

"Cholesterol in food doesn't equal cholesterol in the blood,'''' said the foundation's healthy weight spokeswoman Monique Blunden.

"It's the saturated fat and trans fat we consume that is directly related to the rise in cholesterol in the blood,'' she added.

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Fire breaks out at Mumbai's HDIL building, 10 people rescued Read more: Fire breaks out at Mumbai's HDIL building, 10 people rescued - The Times of I

MUMBAI: Ten people were rescued from a 10-storey commercial building in suburban Bandra where a major fire broke out this afternoon.

A fireman sustained minor injuries in the rescue operation, Chief Fire Officer Uday Tatkare told reporters at the site. The fire raged on for over three hours before it could be brought under control.
Over 200 people work in the building, Tatkare said, adding he was not aware how many were inside the Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) building when the fire broke out. HDIL has interests in real estate and entertainment.

The ninth floor of the building bore the brunt of the blaze and the extent of the damage caused was being ascertained. The cause of the fire is not yet known, Tatkare said.

Huge plumes of thick black smoke were seen billowing from the top floors of the commercial complex after the fire broke out at around 1.30 PM.. The building is located on Anant Kanekar Marg.
As many as 16 fire engines and six water tankers were pressed into service as firemen battled flames and smoke for over three hours to bring it under control.

He said some equipment including pump were not working properly causing some delay in dousing the flames.

Large crowds that had gathered at the spot close to Bandra railway station heaved a sigh of relief after authorities announced that those inside the building had either escaped to safety or had been evacuated.

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Rupee down 14 paise against US dollar in early trade

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell by 14 paise to Rs 45.45 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today on continued demand for the American currency from importers and some banks.

Forex dealers said increased demand for the American currency from importers, mainly oil refiners, and banks mainly kept pressure on the Indian rupee.

However, an early rally in the equity market capped the losses.

The rupee ended at a seven-week low of Rs 45.31/32 against the US dollar in the previous session on Tuesday, following a sharp fall in the stock market.

Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by 191.30 points to 20,056.44 in opening trade on Thursday.

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Global market recovery lifts Sensex, ends 65 points up

MUMBAI: In a highly choppy trade, the stock market today ended with a gain of 65 points in the benchmark index, Sensex, powered by recovery of its global peers and buying in the heavy-weights amid easing inflation.

Despite opening firm, the Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share index, Sensex, witnessed an extremely volatile session and finally managed to settle with a gain of 65.50 points or 0.33 per cent at 19,930.64.

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange's wide-based Nifty too saw a similar trend and finished at 5,998.80, reflecting a gain of 10.10 per cent from previous close.

Marketmen said that hopes of easing Ireland's debt crisis after it accepted the bailout offered by EU and IMF, led to the rebound in the European and Asian markets, which fuelled the rally on the Dalal Street.

Back home, fall in food inflation to 10.3 per cent for the week ended November 6 helped in the upswing.

Metals saw a handsome recovery and emerged as the best performer among the 13 sectoral indices with the aluminium giant Hindalco and the copper producer Sterlite Industries gaining 4.86 per cent and 2.69 per cent respectively.

"The markets around the globe have recovered from the lower levels with the recovery seen in the commodity space as well, due to which buying interest was seen primarily in the metals and oil marketing companies," said Geojit BNP Paribas in a note.

IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, which enjoys the maximum weightage on Sensex after RIL, contributed the most to the broader market recovery with a gain of 1.07 per cent at Rs 3,004.15.

Besides, the auto giant Hero Honda soared by 5.46 per cent, coming out as a winner, on the news of a foreign brokerage upgrading the stock from 'neutral' to 'outperform'.

"The speculations about the private equity players meeting the company's promoters to clinch a deal, also fuelled the rally in the stock," CNI Research CMD Kishore P Ostwal said.

The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki and the auto major Tata Motors too rose by 2.09 per cent and 2.02 per cent respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra also witnessed a gain of 0.31 per cent.

Of the 30 Sensex components, 19 ended the day on a smart note, while the rest finished in the red with Reliance Communications shedding the most on 2G spectrum probe concerns.

However, another telecom giant Bharti Airtel bucked the trend and surged 3.77 per cent on value buying in the stock.

Besides RCom, another major laggard was the private sector lender ICICI Bank with a loss of 3.14 per cent, which suffered on the media reports that the bank is under RBI scanner for its deal with Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL).


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Food inflation down by 2 per cent to 10.3 per cent

STAFF WRITER 12:20 HRS IST

New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Food inflation fell sharply by 2 percentage points to 10.3 per cent for the week ended November 6 from 12.3 per cent in the previous week, raising hopes that overall inflation may decline to around 6 per cent by the end of the year, as predicted by the government.

Inflation stood at 13.99 per cent in the corresponding period last year. This is the first time in a long time that food inflation for a particular period was lower than the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

The decline may prompt RBI to halt its monetary tightening drive to boost industrial growth, which had fallen to a 16-month low of 4.4 per cent in September.

The price of most food items declined during the week on improved availability after the end of the monsoon.