Eggs the ultimate superfood?

Acg67

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Riboflavin
Pantothenic acid
B6
Folate
B12
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

joejccva71

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Ebbykins

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

/facepalm

bcattoes

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

tigersword

Not to mention Omega 3's, carotenoids, and choline.

hottottie11

I love eggs....I go through 2 dozen eggs a week...by myself lol. But I don't like the yolk, not because I don't think its bad for you, I just don't like the taste...yuck.. but after I found out all the benefits I try to keep one yolk in my eggs.

bcattoes

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Riboflavin
Pantothenic acid
B6
Folate
B12
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.

Gigi_licious

yes ... eggs are fantastic, they contain so much goodness, especially the whites, only the yolks are the fatty part but the whites are really great they give you loads of nutrition and are well worth the calories (which are fewer than in many other things), and they are so quick to cook, easy to eat and very enjoyable and versatile.

This isn't actually true. All the nutrition in an egg is in the yolk. The whites are pretty much empty, just a few amino acids. The yolk contains the rest of the proteins, plus all the vitamins and minerals.

that's not true. although there is some protein in the yolk, the yolk is mainly cholesterol. it's definitely healthier to eat only the egg whites (or mostly, like a whole egg to two egg whites ratio)

Actually, egg yolks are a great source of iron....that's what I was told by the doctor anyways when he was trying to get my iron levels up.

questionablemethods

This isn't actually true. All the nutrition in an egg is in the yolk. The whites are pretty much empty, just a few amino acids. The yolk contains the rest of the proteins, plus all the vitamins and minerals.

And all of the flavor! The yolks are the best part, it always makes me sad to know people toss the yolks.

Me, too! Wish they would toss the yolks my way.

No kidding. I would make so much custard it isn't even funny.

AddA2UDE

Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

LMAO! Wow! Full of yourself much? Wherever you are at, please stay there and eat your healthy food.

Ebbykins

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

joejccva71

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Riboflavin
Pantothenic acid
B6
Folate
B12
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.

Look it up then Bcatts. Go to your famous harvard science website.

bcattoes

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??

joejccva71

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??

When you said "a ton of vitamins..such as?"

You don't call that questioning whether or not an egg yolk has nutritional value?

Ebbykins

LOL. ""a ton of vitamins" Such as?" Um, go pick up an actual text book on nutrition instead of flaming the boards with stupid questions you try to pass off as having to pretended to "innocently" ask.

bcattoes

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Riboflavin
Pantothenic acid
B6
Folate
B12
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.

Look it up then Bcatts. Go to your famous harvard science website.

I will. But it might interest you to know that the good folks at HSPH have always maintained that eggs are not unhealthy, even decades ago when everyone else said they were. I remember reading an article written by Dr. Willet more than a decade ago saying that there had never been a study showing eggs as unhealthy, and he only makes recommendations based on evidence.

crazygirl78

My mother keeps telling me to eat more eggs b/c I don't eat much meat. Can eggs be considered a meat substitute?

Ebbykins

bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.

bcattoes

Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

"a ton of vitamins" Such as?

Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??

When you said "a ton of vitamins..such as?"

You don't call that questioning whether or not an egg yolk has nutritional value?

I was asking about the deficiency part, not whether the vitamins were in the egg.

bcattoes

bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.

Geez!! Why did you send me a personal message if you were going to get all bent out of shape about my reply and troll the boards calling me names after. I told you before hand that one or two studies wouldn't change my mind.