Eggs v. Egg Whites

Go_Mizzou99

MityMax96 wrote: »

Eat which ever fits better in your daily diary.
Some days I do just egg whites (low fat days), some days I do whole eggs (where I do higher fat days).

+1

I separate my egg yolks from the whites as I think it tastes much better than the pourable version.

dswolverine

Personally, I could eat a gallon of those liquid egg whites and still be hungry. It's like eating air! A whole egg definitely does more for me in terms of satiety. But that's just me- some people don't like the taste of the yolk or just prefer whites. I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the cholesterol concern though.

50sFit

bokaba wrote: »

Is it a better idea to eat egg whites (from the pourable carton) than regular eggs containing yolk? Even considering the cholesterol content (1 egg is 65% of daily recommended dose of cholesterol while whites are 0%). Are you missing out on much by not eating the yolk presuming it is within your calorie limits?

I eat whole eggs, and if i need an extra protein boost less the calories, I may add in 4 egg whites.
Don't fear eggs; dietary fat is healthy! Eggs have been given a bad rap through the years.

melimomTARDIS

I eat a portion of whole eggs once a week. I have tried whites alone recently, and they are not my favorite thing to eat,texture wise. If I had high cholesterol I'd eat them though.

WhizGidget

I add a hard boiled egg to my salads, and not just the egg white now. I don't care about the cholesterol, I care about the *iron*. If you're not eating enough leafy greens or other stuff to naturally absorb iron (I hate supplements), that egg yolk helps a little bit.

bokaba

I read the summary of the research from the Harvard School of Public Health and I think several of the posters here have taken the results of the studies out of context by saying that dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood cholesterol in humans.

In the principle study examining several thousand nurses, the nurses ate one egg per day presumably with little to no other sources of dietary cholesterol (thus their daily intake was less than 100mg). These nurses did not develop any increase in serum cholesterol.

Those claiming that it is okay to eat something in the order of thousands of milligrams of cholesterol per day are exaggerating the results and taking them to an extreme the researchers never intended. The School of Public Health even cautions that exceeding daily recommended values of fatty meat, eggs, whole diary products, butter, etc. is not wise and will likely adversely affect cardiovascular health. Thus, the effects of exceeding the daily recommended value of cholesterol is unknown. It appears that people want to break the seemingly medieval connection that fat makes you gain fat and that dietary cholesterol causes blood cholesterol (and by medieval I mean the reasoning that if a certain herb looks like and ear, it must treat ear aches), but there is at least some if not a cogent truth in that reasoning as to dietary fat and dietary cholesterol.

cranberrytape

I'm young and I don't need to worry about my cholesterol right now. I'll take the whole egg, please.

tjohnoconnor

You don't get high cholesterol from eating foods with cholesterol. You get high cholesterol from eating foods that are high in Saturated Fats. Have 1 whole egg and add egg whites to that

neanderthin

bokaba wrote: »

I read the summary of the research from the Harvard School of Public Health and I think several of the posters here have taken the results of the studies out of context by saying that dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood cholesterol in humans.

In the principle study examining several thousand nurses, the nurses ate one egg per day presumably with little to no other sources of dietary cholesterol (thus their daily intake was less than 100mg). These nurses did not develop any increase in serum cholesterol.

Those claiming that it is okay to eat something in the order of thousands of milligrams of cholesterol per day are exaggerating the results and taking them to an extreme the researchers never intended. The School of Public Health even cautions that exceeding daily recommended values of fatty meat, eggs, whole diary products, butter, etc. is not wise and will likely adversely affect cardiovascular health. Thus, the effects of exceeding the daily recommended value of cholesterol is unknown. It appears that people want to break the seemingly medieval connection that fat makes you gain fat and that dietary cholesterol causes blood cholesterol (and by medieval I mean the reasoning that if a certain herb looks like and ear, it must treat ear aches), but there is at least some if not a cogent truth in that reasoning as to dietary fat and dietary cholesterol.

Er, no.

ndj1979

i eat four whole eggs a day and my cholesterol is fine…I also add in some egg whites to that to get more calories/protein….

MityMax96

ndj1979 wrote: »

i eat four whole eggs a day and my cholesterol is fine…I also add in some egg whites to that to get more calories/protein….

On my high fat days, I do at least 4 whole eggs as well.....with dinner.
Very tasty.

erinb419

Egg whites may have less cholesterol, but the yolks contain all the protein.

bokaba

Perhaps I should do an experiment. Eat low fat/cholesterol foods for a couple of months, then test; then eat high saturated fat/cholesterol foods for a couple of months and see what happens.

Jesssamesssa

Not sure on the nutritional side of it but real from the egg carton egg whites taste better than pourable ones. So I use one of those yolk separators.

lemurcat12

bokaba wrote: »

Perhaps I should do an experiment. Eat low fat/cholesterol foods for a couple of months, then test; then eat high saturated fat/cholesterol foods for a couple of months and see what happens.

That would mix the effects of saturated fat and cholesterol, but my understanding (based on the experience of my dad and a friend) is that that's basically what they do with people who have high cholesterol--see if they are one of the minority who are responsive to diet. But that doesn't mean that cholesterol in the diet itself makes a difference even for those people (although it might).

It's not a reason for people without high cholesterol to start tossing yolks, although if you do have it you should see if you can lower it through dietary changes (my understanding is that just losing weight makes a difference for some too).

bokaba

Now that I think of it, I did essentially do an experiment though it was unintentional. When I stopped eating high cholesterol, greasy fast food on a regular basis, my cholesterol did go down over 100 points in less than a year with no other changes. So I suspect I might be susceptible to dietary cholesterol while most probably are not since everyone else in my family is medicated for high cholesterol even though they practice healthy eating habits. I was on medication, too, several years ago, but no longer need it.

SherryTeach

I've never actually eaten egg whites only except in a meringue on top of a pie! Whole egg: scrambled, fried, boiled, over medium. Yum.

jorge_ta83

ndj1979 wrote: »

i eat four whole eggs a day and my cholesterol is fine…I also add in some egg whites to that to get more calories/protein….

Ditto, I eat an average of 4 eggs a day,

My last cholesterol blood tests were in the range of Excellent-Very Good.

Love eggs!!

Ready2Rock206

cranberrytape wrote: »

I'm young and I don't need to worry about my cholesterol right now. I'll take the whole egg, please.

I'm old - I'm still eating the whole egg.

ithrowconfetti

I usually throw the yolks away so I can eat more egg whites in a single sitting, without ingesting too much calories.