So I'm eating 6+ eggs per day... is that bad for the ol' cholesterol?

[MrEgo]

At least that much. I actually just made 8 eggs for dinner tonight, and I already had 5 for breakfast this morning.

I had my cholesterol checked about a year ago, which came in at 135. I'm going to have it checked again in June. I've been eating a lot of red meat, shrimp, fish, and especially eggs. We'll see how the next check comes in.

It seems like I'm reading more and more that consuming cholesterol does not mean it's going to turn into plaque. Where can I find some reliable answers for this, and why did this misinformation about cholesterol get started?

By the way, I probably exercise (hard exercise) at least 6 hours per week.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

The stuff I'm used to hearing says even if you stay thin eating tons of cholesterol will end up giving you the plaque anyway. That's probably really out of date information though.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

The stuff I'm used to hearing says even if you stay thin eating tons of cholesterol will end up giving you the plaque anyway. That's probably really out of date information though.

That's really old... like almost 40 years old. Cholesterol is only worrisome if you eat massive amounts of it (which is difficult to do inherently) or if you're part of the 30% of the general population who is cholesterol sensitive. If you're not part of that population, eat as many eggs as you like. That doesn't free you from too much saturated fat, too little MUFAs, omega-3s, exercise, etc.

 

[MrEgo]

That's really old... like almost 40 years old. Cholesterol is only worrisome if you eat massive amounts of it (which is difficult to do inherently) or if you're part of the 30% of the general population who is cholesterol sensitive. If you're not part of that population, eat as many eggs as you like. That doesn't free you from too much saturated fat, too little MUFAs, omega-3s, exercise, etc.

What is considered "massive amounts"? Is 10+ eggs per day a "massive amount"?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

What is considered "massive amounts"? Is 10+ eggs per day a "massive amount"?

More than the amount your body can produce daily. You can look that up for your weight and gender, I'm sure.

For my weight (~150lbs), my body produces roughly 1000mg of cholesterol daily. That's about 5 eggs. There are also other factors affecting cholesterol, but I'd say eating under that amount is safe. Getting above it and it's kind of a guess.

 

[illusion88]

Out of curiosity, how do you prepare your eggs?
I usually fry mine. I know it's not the healthiest way to eat eggs, but I like the taste. I use just enough butter or olive oil to coat the pan. Sparkpeople shows that eggs have a bunch of fat in them. Is that accurate?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Out of curiosity, how do you prepare your eggs?
I usually fry mine. I know it's not the healthiest way to eat eggs, but I like the taste. I use just enough butter or olive oil to coat the pan. Sparkpeople shows that eggs have a bunch of fat in them. Is that accurate?

Yeah, the majority of calories from eggs are fat, but that's fine considering they're healthy fats. On top of that, if you're not going overboard with the frying, it's not bad for you. Honestly, it takes me about half a teaspoon of butter to fry 2-3 eggs each morning. That doesn't add many calories, but adds a ton of flavor.

 

[Saint Nick]

This is good to know. I was concerned with starting to eat too much eggs.

 

[MrEgo]

Out of curiosity, how do you prepare your eggs?
I usually fry mine. I know it's not the healthiest way to eat eggs, but I like the taste. I use just enough butter or olive oil to coat the pan. Sparkpeople shows that eggs have a bunch of fat in them. Is that accurate?

I just throw them on the griddle and let them sit for a couple minutes, and then I flip em for about a minute. They turn out over-easy. I don't use any cooking oils or butter or any of that, but I definitely cake on some Frank's Red Hot.

 

[illusion88]

I just throw them on the griddle and let them sit for a couple minutes, and then I flip em for about a minute. They turn out over-easy. I don't use any cooking oils or butter or any of that, but I definitely cake on some Frank's Red Hot.

I have pretty crappy pans. I have to use some kind of oil/butter otherwise it just sticks. I can scramble eggs w/o any oils but it's a mess. Got to have something to grease the pan!

 

[gar655]

Yolks are all fat- whites are all protein- "for the most part".

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Yolks are all fat- whites are all protein- "for the most part".

Just as a note for those who will think about throwing out the yokes because of this - the yokes contain most of the nutrients within the egg. They're full of nutrition. If you're gonna eat eggs, eat the whole dang thing. If not, don't eat eggs You're wasting the rest of it.

 

[Deeko]

Yea I always felt people were quite misguided when doing egg whites for health reasons. They're getting rid of the healthiest part of the egg!

Op, has has been said already, you're likely fine. You've been getting your levels checked...so long as they don't go up after this, don't worry about it.

 

[QueBert]

Should be okay, doesn't Michael Phelps eat like a dozen a day? That's on top of an entire pizza, a few pounds of pasta and a slap of bacon.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Should be okay, doesn't Michael Phelps eat like a dozen a day? That's on top of an entire pizza, a few pounds of pasta and a slap of bacon.

Lol, let's not compare Michael Phelps to the average man. He also completed (when he was eating the 12k calories) hours upon hours of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. That's not exactly how most of us work

 

[Blintok]

well what type of eggs are you eating? Types like "Born 3"

"Through an advanced formulation which removes all of the beef tallow (fat) and meat by-products, we have been able to develop an all vegetarian chicken feed. This premium vegetarian diet, contains a unique combination of ingredients such as flax seed, wheat, corn and soybean meal which together modify the fat in the yolk of the Born 3 egg."

"This research culminated in the production of the Born 3 egg, a truly premium product which is an Excellent Source of Vitamin E, Low in Saturated Fat, and a Source of Omega 3 Polyunsaturates. All of this is accomplished without sacrificing any of the great taste and overall stability of traditional eggs."

 

[Powermoloch]

man, thinking of eggs makes me hungry

I usually eat 2 eggs a day, jumbo size :awe: in the morning

 

[darkxshade]

I wish I could eat the yolk worry free, sometimes I do but I'm unfortunately part of that small population who's really sensitive to cholesterol so I don't feel very reassured plopping down 3 yolks/day so I'm one of those egg white suckers