Eggs and cholesterol

_lyndseybrooke_

I normally don't eat eggs. I like them, but I don't have any desire to wake up early to actually cook them. However, next week I plan to bring a hard-boiled egg to lunch with me every day. This is an attempt to up my protein intake, of course, but I was surprised to find that I will go over my cholesterol goal almost every single day. 200 grams in one egg seems like a lot, especially when my goal is set to 300 g.

I don't have heart problems and I'm only 24, but I have a little bit of a family history of strokes and heart disease. Should I be concerned with going 25 g over in cholesterol because of this egg?

ngyoung

Dietary cholesterol has almost no effect on your bodies blood cholesterol.

_lyndseybrooke_

Dietary cholesterol has almost no effect on your bodies blood cholesterol.

Really? Could you possibly explain that to me or provide a link for my own education?

My step-father recently had a heart attack and his doctor told him to keep his cholesterol under 200 g. Why would he tell him to do that if dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood cholesterol?

ngyoung

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

Rocbola

Dietary cholesterol has almost no effect on your bodies blood cholesterol.

Really? Could you possibly explain that to me or provide a link for my own education?

My step-father recently had a heart attack and his doctor told him to keep his cholesterol under 200 g. Why would he tell him to do that if dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood cholesterol?

Dietary cholesterol absolutely contributes to blood cholesterol. People have reversed their heart disease by following diets that don't include dietary cholesterol. Given your family history of heart disease, and the fact that you are concerned about it, you should probably check out the works of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and Dr. Neal Barnard.

If you are concerned about adding protein to your diet, there are plant based foods heavy in protein, that have absolutely no cholesterol. Adding a few beans to your salad goes a long way.

cwolfman13

Dietary cholesterol has almost no effect on your bodies blood cholesterol.

Really? Could you possibly explain that to me or provide a link for my own education?

My step-father recently had a heart attack and his doctor told him to keep his cholesterol under 200 g. Why would he tell him to do that if dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood cholesterol?

Dietary cholesterol absolutely contributes to blood cholesterol. People have reversed their heart disease by following diets that don't include dietary cholesterol. Given your family history of heart disease, and the fact that you are concerned about it, you should probably check out the works of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and Dr. Neal Barnard.

If you are concerned about adding protein to your diet, there are plant based foods heavy in protein, that have absolutely no cholesterol. Adding a few beans to your salad goes a long way.

Perhaps you could explain how all of this ingested esterified cholesterol is absorbed by the body and thus harmful...'cuz last I checked, esterified cholesterol cannot be absorbed by the body and the vast majority of ingested cholesterol is esterified.

I have reversed all of my blood serum cholesterol issues and have nothing even closely resembling a plant only based diet (though I do eat tons of veggies) and I eat eggs daily. I eat all the steaks and chickens and eggs and yet somehow I have taken my LDL levels from around 190 to under 100...hmmmm...oh yeah...you can't absorb esterified cholesterol.

bellevie86

I have read so many articles on this. Your responses on this will probably be split down the middle on this topic because I don't think we really have ever gotten a clear answer on whether they're good or bad. I personally eat eggs at least 3 times a week, I however, usually have 1 yolk and 3 whites. I do this for calorie reasons but I also am not a big yolk fan. However, there are benefits to eating the yolk, most of the nutrients are in the yolk! I think as long as you don't go crazy on them (which gives me a gutt ache if I eat to many) I think you don't have anything to worry about. They keep me full and to reach my protein goal which as a vegetarian is hard. As long as your diet is balanced and you're in good health I think you'll be fine

iAmStarStuff27

There's a difference between correlation and causation buddy.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/cholesterol-facts-vs-myths

From the article above: “Trying to prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol is like trying to reduce calories by taking the lettuce off your [hamburger].” It’s not that the lettuce doesn’t have any calories – it’s that it’s the wrong target.

rileysowner

Dietary cholesterol has very little to do with blood cholesterol. Tracking it is really not that useful.

iAmStarStuff27

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract

From the article above:

During 5–23 y of follow-up of 347,747 subjects, 11,006 developed CHD or stroke. Intake of saturated fat was not associated with an increased risk of CHD, stroke, or CVD. The pooled relative risk estimates that compared extreme quantiles of saturated fat intake were 1.07 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.19; P = 0.22) for CHD, 0.81 (95% CI: 0.62, 1.05; P = 0.11) for stroke, and 1.00 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.11; P = 0.95) for CVD. Consideration of age, sex, and study quality did not change the results.

Conclusions: A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. More data are needed to elucidate whether CVD risks are likely to be influenced by the specific nutrients used to replace saturated fat.

so...du fuk you talking bout?

Amandawith3kids

idk about all the sciencey stuff, but i eat eggs 4-5 times a week, if not more, and my cholesterol is perfect. i also have a family history of heart disease and also diabetes. i'll just keep on keepin on till the dr tells me not to.

FarTooJones

I normally don't eat eggs. I like them, but I don't have any desire to wake up early to actually cook them. However, next week I plan to bring a hard-boiled egg to lunch with me every day. This is an attempt to up my protein intake, of course, but I was surprised to find that I will go over my cholesterol goal almost every single day. 200 grams in one egg seems like a lot, especially when my goal is set to 300 g.

I don't have heart problems and I'm only 24, but I have a little bit of a family history of strokes and heart disease. Should I be concerned with going 25 g over in cholesterol because of this egg?

Have you had blood work done recently to see what your cholesterol actually is? I wouldnt worry too much about it. I eat probably a dozen eggs a week cuz im a creature of habit.

cwsreddy

dietary cholesterol has NO impact on blood serum cholesterol.

eat all the eggs.

all of them.

daw0518

Hardly scientific, but I've had high cholesterol for years & was on medication for it. I started dieting consistently in January and around that same time, ran out of my cholesterol medication. I also started eating more eggs, sometimes several times a week, when I started dieting. I usually have one whole egg and a serving of egg whites for scrambled eggs, as well as hard boiled eggs as a snack. I got blood work done a few weeks ago and my cholesterol is perfect. Generally eating better seemed to help me get mine under control - even if I ended up incorporating a lot more eggs into my new diet.

florentinovillaro

I eat 2 eggs everyday with my salad. Regular scheduled full blood tests passed with flying colors. Eating balanced and in the right amounts is what keeps everything in check for me. I would stop worrying about things that aren't affecting you right now and have your blood actually drawn before assuming your nutrition is even wrong.

Leonidas_meets_Spartacus

Cholesterol in food is not absorbed unless you have a rare genetic disorder. I eat 3 times the recommended level of cholesterol, My numbers have gone down after I upped my cholesterol. I eat eggs with yolk, because yolks are nutrient dense.

Kalynx

natural fats good
fake fats, bad

eggs good

fake i cannot believe its not an egg but it is white and its a beater BAD


stop falling into the trap of branding and bad science that only promotes fake butter products and lame egg substitutes

LKArgh

There you go:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/eggs/
Yes, you can eat one egg per day, as long as your diet is otherwise balanced and you do not have already elevated LDL. With the science to back it up

psuLemon

Based on my own anecdotal experience, cholesterol is more of an issue of weight and genetics. I eat about 18 or more eggs in a given week. Through out the entire time of my weight loss, my cholesterol has decreased. On the other hand, my LDL (bad cholesterol) is on the higher end of the good scale. Consequently, both my mother and father have the same issue. The moral of the story is, eat nutritious foods, exercise and monitor your numbers annually.

neanderthin

Cholesterol is beneficial on every level in the body and dietary cholesterol is neither good or bad, it's just cholesterol. Eggs ounce for ounce is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet, eat your eggs.