Eggs

Knightride48

I gotta ask, can a young male eat 3 or more eggs a day? I had a family member say that eating a egg everyday will harden your arteries; advise help needed sirs and madams.

marm1962

I know a lot of people that do and have no health problems

singingflutelady

It's fine. Cholesterol in food has very little effect on your cholesterol level so there's no problem eating eggs.

marm1962

https://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-eggs-should-you-eat/

don't forget to read the comments on that page

AnvilHead

Cake sandwiches are better.

Christine_72

I remember hearing the hardening the arteries back in the early 80's. OP this has since been debunked many, many times.

marm1962

AnvilHead wrote: »

Cake sandwiches are better.

Seriously! I just read that thread and put my hand to my face....splat!

cerise_noir

Knightride48 wrote: »

I gotta ask, can a young male eat 3 or more eggs a day? I had a family member say that eating a egg everyday will harden your arteries; advise help needed sirs and madams.

Just like everyone has been replying to you in the many threads you've created.

Eat what the crap you want, just stick with your calories. It really works.

Eat. What. You. Want. Just. Count. The. Calories.

That myth has been loooooooong debunked. Don't worry. I am glad you ask here instead of reading some crap online and just believing it. Eggs are good for you. And as others have said, dietary cholesterol hardly has an affect on your body's cholesterol level.

SLLRunner

Knightride48 wrote: »

I gotta ask, can a young male eat 3 or more eggs a day? I had a family member say that eating a egg everyday will harden your arteries; advise help needed sirs and madams.

I eat two eggs every day.

drivennightrunner87

SLLRunner wrote: »

Knightride48 wrote: »

I gotta ask, can a young male eat 3 or more eggs a day? I had a family member say that eating a egg everyday will harden your arteries; advise help needed sirs and madams.

I eat two eggs every day.

Me too! sometimes 3 (scrambled using ev olive). Eggs are a GR8 source of energy/nutrients.

lynn_glenmont

Knightride48 wrote: »

marm1962 wrote: »

https://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-eggs-should-you-eat/

don't forget to read the comments on that page

Where does the omega 3 come from in a egg BTW?

from the plants the chickens eat

alyssa0061

Sometimes I eat six eggs. And if you put me near deviled eggs I'll crush a dozen

Alatariel75

Gallowmere1984

During my CKD runs, I eat upward of five dozen eggs per week. Still waiting to die.

dopeysmelly

For the purposes of weight loss/maintenance, the number of eggs you eat has no influence as long as you stay below your calories. The protein will help you feel full (making it easier to stick to calorie limits) and eggs are just really convenient.

For cholesterol, I'm pretty sure overall dietary cholesterol has been proven to have no effect on blood (serum) cholesterol, but eggs also have saturated fat in which does raise serum cholesterol in general. Also, my understanding is that dietary cholesterol is important to restrict for diabetics. So, if you don't have any cholesterol/diabetic problems, this isn't an issue for you, but if you do, you might want to rethink it or look at it closer.

Need2Exerc1se

Knightride48 wrote: »

marm1962 wrote: »

https://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-eggs-should-you-eat/

don't forget to read the comments on that page

Where does the omega 3 come from in a egg BTW?

Usually from supplementing the hens diet with flaxseed.