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Demi Moore eats two eggs a day at 63: nutritionists explain why she's doing it right

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Demi Moore is 63 years old, looks 50, and her method is not revolutionary. In a recent People interview, the actress said she doesn't eat meat, but she does eat two eggs a day. "And I realized how important sleep is," she added. No Ozempic, no Botox marathon, no expensive hidden treatment. Just eggs, sleep, and - honestly - the occasional energy drink, which she admits herself.

Eggs have been the most unstable food product in medical fashion for decades. First the cholesterol culprits, then rehabilitated, then suspect again, and now - once the industry discovered that research shows no link between eggs and heart disease in healthy people - back on the pedestal.

Nutritionist Clara Gómez, a specialist in hormonal health and fertility, explains why eggs deserve that place. "It's a very interesting food because it gives quality protein, healthy fats, B-group vitamins, choline, vitamin D or A, or selenium, among other nutrients," she says. Translated for the reader - it's a concentrated food with a broad spectrum of benefits, produced with minimal processing.

After 60, protein becomes critical. Muscle mass declines every year after 30, and recovery from physical activity slows down. Gómez stresses that at this age "it becomes especially important to ensure good protein intake to help preserve muscle mass, strength and energy." And she adds that eggs "can be a very interesting option" - because they fit easily into any meal.

How much is healthy? "In healthy people, consuming between one and three eggs a day can perfectly fit into a balanced diet," says Gómez. Context matters - someone who lifts weights three times a week needs a different intake than someone who sits at a computer all day. But for the average 60-year-old, two eggs daily is a solid rule, not an extreme.

How to cook them? That's where most people get it wrong. Gómez recommends boiled, poached, in an omelette, or fried in a little olive oil. Frequent frying in a lot of fat destroys the nutritional balance. That is the difference between an egg as medicine and an egg as an unhealthy oily snack.

Did Demi Moore discover the unconditional solution? Probably not. But her method is more interesting precisely because it is simple and accessible. It doesn't demand a 200-euro protein powder from Los Angeles. It demands an egg. In the Balkans this is the kind of advice grandmothers were giving us long before the nutritionists discovered it.