Coach tells players to eat more eggs

The coach of India's rugby sevens team told players that they need to bulk up if they are to have any hope at next year's Commonwealth Games. His dietary advice: eat seven meals and AT LEAST 15 eggs a day! Players could conceivably eat even more than 15 eggs if they wish, though I don't think they'd want to. It is unclear how long this regiment should be maintained, presumably until the start of the games on the 3rd of October, 2010. If this is correct, then these Indian rugby players will be pigging out for well over a year! It is even possible that the coach suggests that they should maintain this diet for the rest of their playing careers! This may risk their health and safety. Hopefully, coach Norman Laker has sought the advice of professional dietitians before putting forward his suggestion. Seven meals a day sounds like a good idea; I've heard that it's healthy to space out several little meals over the day, and I suspect it would be even more beneficial considering the strenuous physical lifestyles of the rugby players. However, Laker's claim that players should eat AT LEAST 15 eggs a day is quite controversial. For one thing, they are going to have bad farts! Eating so many eggs for a sustained period of time is sure to result in problematic digestion and some smelly exhaust.

Norman has specified that they should eat six eggs for breakfast and the remaining nine throughout the rest of the day. Indians are not generally known for being bulky so this radical new diet may beef them up a bit. Read the article here.