At 10:34 AM 7/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >If I remember correctly the avidin is anti-biotin and can cause hair loss. >(raw state) I shiver when I see anyone drink a raw egg. Oliva>> Yes, but the yolk has lots of biotin. If you eat the whole egg, then no problem. Isn't it a severe biotin *deficiency* that can cause hair loss? Raw eggs are a superb form of protein with a near perfect amino acid profile. Any sort of cooking denatures that protien. Our ancestors surely ate them often- easy to gather, nicely packaged, and so handy! Slurp! Yum! Louise