On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:01:56 -0400, Kathryn Rosenthal
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>Just a reminder that if we eat only egg whites and not the yolk, we will
not
>be getting any biotin.  I make scrambled eggs with three egg whites and one
>yolk; when eating fried eggs I give most of the yolk to my dog and eat only
>a little.
>
>In fact, I can't remember the sources over the years, but I've read that by
>eating only egg whites we are actually leaching biotin out of the body.
Not
>sure if this is true.

Hi Kath,

What is biotin, and why is it important?
Thanks,

Jo