How many eggs are bad for you?

[Orsorum]

For example, if I were to make an omelette in the morning, and used three eggs (say I did this three days a week), then the other four days, I made something for dinner that took one or two eggs (egg drop soup, for example), would that be too many eggs to be healthy?

 

[Chaotic42]

Yes.

1 egg has 71% of your daily amount of cholesterol.

 

[element]

Do you box? If you box, you're supposed to eat 3 eggs raw every morning, lest you end up in a box.

Speaking of boxen...back to flaming in the AMD vs. Intel threads...

 

[Colt45]

there seems to be conflicting opinion on eggs..

just use everything in moderation

 

Depends how high your cholesterol is. If it's high, then eggs aren't too good for you.

I'd say that two eggs a day is too much. I'd stick to one, on average.

 

[Mallow]

I think the federal recommended amount of cholesterol is around 200mg's a day... I think most large (AA) eggs have 200-250mg's of cholesterol. So... have 3 eggs to make your omlet and just don't eat any eggs for the next two days and it will average out

 

[element]

You could eat the egg whites and leave the cholesterol laden yolk out and then eat 10 eggs

 

[Eli]

Just only use the yolks from 1 or 2 eggs instead of all of them.

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: element®
You could eat the egg whites and leave the cholesterol laden yolk out and then eat 10 eggs

Good point, however, I don't consider whites to mean an "egg" in the literal sense

 

[Ladies Man]

eggs have good cholesterol..... you can eat em all day long and be fine.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Ladies Man
eggs have good cholesterol..... you can eat em all day long and be fine.

Care to elaborate? (I've heard this explanation before, but I forgot it)

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Eli
Just only use the yolks from 1 or 2 eggs instead of all of them.

Are those cartons of egg whites actual egg whites?

 

[ElFenix]

a decade ago eggs were bad for you, 5 years ago eggs were good for you, its about time they go back to being bad for you.

 

[Beau]

Don't be chicken of the egg

it is now known that there is little if any connection between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Beau
Don't be chicken of the egg

it is now known that there is little if any connection between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels

Exactly!

There are all sorts of theories on this. Personally, I am a firm believer in the fact that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are not direct contributors to blood cholesterol or weight (fat) gain.

 

[IGBT]

What about egg beaters..the runny stuff in the little cartons??

 

[Orsorum]

So, basically eat as many as I want, within reason?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: IGBT
What about egg beaters..the runny stuff in the little cartons??

I just asked about that. I am wondering if they are comparable in quality to actual egg whites.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
So, basically eat as many as I want, within reason?

dude... go have a baked potato omlette...

 

[Eli]

True.

Research HDL and LDL cholesterol.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Eli
True.

Research HDL and LDL cholesterol.

What's true? :Q

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: IGBT
What about egg beaters..the runny stuff in the little cartons??

Isn't that just ultra pasturized? Same as regular eggs, just safer to eat raw.

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: Beau
Don't be chicken of the egg

it is now known that there is little if any connection between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels

Exactly!

There are all sorts of theories on this. Personally, I am a firm believer in the fact that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are not direct contributors to blood cholesterol or weight (fat) gain.

Err... umm... if you are fat then any fat intake will be a "direct" contributor to you being more fat. It is a fact that there are 8 calories in each gram of fat you consume, even saturated fat. However, people aren't concerned with sat. fat making your fat, they are concerned with it clogging and hardening your arteries.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Mallow

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: Beau
Don't be chicken of the egg

it is now known that there is little if any connection between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels

Exactly!

There are all sorts of theories on this. Personally, I am a firm believer in the fact that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are not direct contributors to blood cholesterol or weight (fat) gain.

Err... umm... if you are fat then any fat intake will be a "direct" contributor to you being more fat. It is a fact that there are 8 calories in each gram of fat you consume, even saturated fat. However, people aren't concerned with sat. fat making your fat, they are concerned with it clogging and hardening your arteries.

Point taken, however I'm not convinced that saturated fats have a significant impact on that either.

All of the studies done, are with people who are on a typical diet (high in carbs, sugar, refined flours, etc...) In those instances, the simple carbs are burned quickly, while the fat is stored.

If you were to minimize the carbs, then the fat is burned and not a factor.

 

[Orsorum]

So if I were to begin the Atkin's diet (which I want to attempt, at some point), and continue at my current rate of consumption for eggs, I would be fine (theoretically).