Question about eggs!

Cathalain

I love eggs. I mean, I REALLY love eggs. But I'm concerned about eating them because I understand that they're pretty high in cholesterol. I don't have a whole lot to worry about right now as far as that's concerned - my last checkup actually said my cholesterol levels were great! - but I am concerned about it being a problem later on as I get older, since the rest of my family has issues with it.

I tend to eat a lot of eggs in a week. Maybe a minimum of six a week or so. I'm not a big fan of the yolk, so I don't eat that much, maybe every now and then, but the egg whites, most definitely.

Should I be concerned that I'm maybe eating too many eggs? Should I cut back?

GBPackerFan14

The cholesterol from eggs (or other foods for that matter) actually don't contribute to high cholesterol, a poor diet does. I eat 3 whole eggs daily with no issues.

185poundfatty

I eat 2 egg whites a day, and my cholesterol levels appear fine every time I get a checkup.

Moe4572

I have been told if you don't eat the yolk, then you should not have problems with cholesterol.

keithemp

Here's some info on the Heart and Stroke Foundation's webpage:

"Research from the 1970s reported that high-cholesterol foods, especially eggs, raise blood cholesterol levels. These early studies included foods that were rich in both cholesterol and saturated fat (such as butter), so scientists incorrectly believed that cholesterol was the main culprit. When researchers recently re-evaluated the data, they learned that diets high in saturated or trans fat − not dietary cholesterol − are mostly responsible for increases in blood cholesterol levels.

Saturated and trans fats are found in foods such as fatty meat, whole-fat dairy products and packaged and processed foods made with hydrogenated oils such as cookies, french fries and doughnuts.

Because one large boiled egg contains just 1.6 grams of saturated fat and no trans fat, scientists have recently concluded that the earlier link between eggs and blood cholesterol was largely exaggerated."

Hope this helps reduce some of the negative stigma around eggs!

Article is here: http://www.heartandstroke.on.ca/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=pvI3IeNWJwE&b=5063573&ct=7512525

toadg53

I follow a diet given to me by a nutritional doctor, and my daughter just started a diet, by another nutritional doctor, and both of them recommended diets with breakfast of 2 eggs daily, including the yolk. studies today do not correlate the intake of eggs with high cholesterol.

zyxst

As long as eating eggs doesn't put you over maintenance, don't worry. Enjoy your eggs.

89nunu

Yeah, as the others said nothing wrong with eggs! I eat at least 3 a day. And mostly eat the egg yolk as well!

Enjoy your eggs:

kcrxgirl

Here's some info on the Heart and Stroke Foundation's webpage:

"Research from the 1970s reported that high-cholesterol foods, especially eggs, raise blood cholesterol levels. These early studies included foods that were rich in both cholesterol and saturated fat (such as butter), so scientists incorrectly believed that cholesterol was the main culprit. When researchers recently re-evaluated the data, they learned that diets high in saturated or trans fat − not dietary cholesterol − are mostly responsible for increases in blood cholesterol levels.

Saturated and trans fats are found in foods such as fatty meat, whole-fat dairy products and packaged and processed foods made with hydrogenated oils such as cookies, french fries and doughnuts.

Because one large boiled egg contains just 1.6 grams of saturated fat and no trans fat, scientists have recently concluded that the earlier link between eggs and blood cholesterol was largely exaggerated."

Hope this helps reduce some of the negative stigma around eggs!

Article is here: http://www.heartandstroke.on.ca/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=pvI3IeNWJwE&b=5063573&ct=7512525

And the cholesterol is in the yolk, which you said you don't really eat. Eggs are a low fat source of protein, so enjoy!

MysteriousMerlin

My cholesterol is perfectly fine, even being overweight. I eat eggs quite often. Do I eat 6 at a time? Nope.

Moderation is the key. You can eat whatever you like, but be reasonable about it.

tweetetina

I'm a nurse in vascular surgery. Eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol, its a combination of many things but you get more of an impact on body's cholesterol from butters and margarines and oils. Healthy diet low in those fats and processed foods is the way to go. And exercise helps too. So eat those eggs and relax

Ang108

If you don't have problems with cholesterol, eggs will not cause them.
I avoided eggs for almost 25 years because of that outdated belief and now enjoy the eggs I want ( on somewhat rare occasion as many as 5-6 a day ) and my cholesterol has never been better and that even at age 66 !

chunderbucket

Eggs are amazing, eat all the eggs, never stop eating eggs. You say you don't eat the yolk. This is wrong, you should eat the yolk. Cool tip: eggs come in a shell that is also probably digestible, so you can just take like five of the things as if they were giant vitamins (they basically are, really), get all your alphas and omegas and whatever. Hope this helps OP

uconnwinsnc

Eggs are low in calories and high in everything healthy and tasty! Eat them as much as you want.

arzu726

Yay! This is good to hear. This is what had been putting me off eggs for a while.

ktsmom430

Most of the calories come from the yolk, but I see no reason not to eat whole eggs. As others said, if it fits in your calories, go for it. I have them every day.

Greytfish

Upwards of 75% of blood cholesterol is produced by the body. Even drastically reducing dietary cholesterol won't alter blood cholesterol levels as much as, say, fat gain or loss will affect levels.

chunderbucket

Also OP if you do the vitamin thing make sure to have a spotter around, they get stuck sometimes. Good luck + have fun

Will_Run_for_Food

Eggs are a super food! I eat two hard boiled eggs a day and other things with eggs in them. Just had a check up and I'm good.

lilawolf

Whole eggs are one of the most perfect naturally occurring sources of protein, because they have all of the important amino acids, enzymes and fats including omega 3s.

I hate that people ^^ are lumping saturated fats in with trans fats. Trans fats are awful and unnatural whereas saturated fats are necessary, delicious, and satisfying.

About 40% of my calories come from fat, mostly saturated animal sources including lots of eggs, and this has been true for over a year. My recent bloodwork was amazing, and I have bad family history on both sides! Before I lost the 30lbs, most of my numbers were on the high side.

Hadabetter

Eating saturated fats contributes more to serum cholesterol levels than does eating foods high in cholesterol.