Eggs - Can you have too many??

charliebird
charliebird Posts: 168 Member
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
Just looking over my food diary - as you do!!! I have an egg at least once a day and in some cases twice aday!! In the back of my mind I have something my Grandma used to say that you shouldn't eat more than 3 a week?

Should I be cutting back my egg intake? I love having an egg for breakfast - really fills me up!

Thanks in advance :happy:

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  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    I believe the eggs thing is an old wives tale but I could be wrong, I'll wait for an expert on this one.

    I too love eggs and there's so little calorie wise if you eat them poached and that's just how I like em! I think the thing years ago was about cholesterol but I don't think that applies anymore?
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I eat any where from 3-6 eggs per day. I have no cholesterol issues. Eggs are a perfect form of good fats, cholesterol and protein. They are pure (provided you are eating farm eggs from free to roam chickens).
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Yeah, they're high in cholesterol, but this doesn't convert into cholesterol in the body, as I understand it. Saturated fat is the enemy in that respect.

    A lot of the low/slow carb diets are so dependent on eggs, people would be dropping like flies.

    I have omelettes planned for diner tonight :smile:
  • RCKT82
    RCKT82 Posts: 409 Member
    Negative... unless that's all you eat all day!!! There's not enough fat/cholesterol per egg to limit yourself 1 egg a day or 3 a week... Just watch your total nutrient intake a go from there. If everything is in the green, eat as many as you want!!
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I believe the eggs thing is an old wives tale but I could be wrong, I'll wait for an expert on this one.

    I too love eggs and there's so little calorie wise if you eat them poached and that's just how I like em! I think the thing years ago was about cholesterol but I don't think that applies anymore?

    Yes, that is old, outdated information. Whole eggs are good for you. Much better than that preservative filled crap they sell in a carton. Ewww, gross. blech.
  • shaverkl191
    shaverkl191 Posts: 131
    I believe the last I heard 1 or 2 eggs per day is perfectly healthy! They are great hard boiled as a snack in my opinion!
  • Chunky_Monkey81
    Chunky_Monkey81 Posts: 9
    the only downside really to eggs is the Cholesterol as they are about 80% of the reccomended daily amount per egg, but with all the protien and B Vitamins its worth it :smile:
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Yeah, they're high in cholesterol, but this doesn't convert into cholesterol in the body, as I understand it. Saturated fat is the enemy in that respect.

    A lot of the low/slow carb diets are so dependent on eggs, people would be dropping like flies.

    I have omelettes planned for diner tonight :smile:

    Saturated fats are not the enemy either. Saturated fats are way better for a person than vegetable oils.
  • louell33
    louell33 Posts: 85
    I love eggs, especially for breakfast. Enjoy your eggs! (Just don't eat a dozen in one go)
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    the only downside really to eggs is the Cholesterol as they are about 80% of the reccomended daily amount per egg, but with all the protien and B Vitamins its worth it :smile:

    Well the more cholesterol you eat, the less your body has to make.............Therefore your cholesterol level will actually go down due to your body not making as much.
  • charliebird
    charliebird Posts: 168 Member
    Thanks Folks - I will continue with my poached, boiled, scrammbled and dry fried eggfest guilt free!
  • iwillsoonbeslim
    iwillsoonbeslim Posts: 283
    I'll be watching this thread with great interest. I 'came over' from Slimming World, where eggs are a 'free' food. I often had half a dozen a day, between cooking with them, and snacking on them. Now I find out they're in the region of 70 calories EACH, it's no wonder I wasn't losing any more weight!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Yeah, they're high in cholesterol, but this doesn't convert into cholesterol in the body, as I understand it. Saturated fat is the enemy in that respect.

    A lot of the low/slow carb diets are so dependent on eggs, people would be dropping like flies.

    I have omelettes planned for diner tonight :smile:

    Actually carbs are the enemy when it comes to cholesterol (and heart disease and diabetes and most other chronic diseases), not saturated fat. I'm pushing this book whenever I can: Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes. Buy it, read it and then read it again. It will open your eyes to the bad science that has been pushed on us for the last 50-60 years.

    I eat 2-3 eggs a day on most days. Especially fried up in some real butter! YUM!
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