Sunny-Side Up: In Defense of Eggs

Not criticising anyone's choices but I never got people who only eat the white of the egg, the yolks the best bit . I eat eggs quite a bit, omelettes, scrambled, boiled and occasionally fried.

When I was a kid, eggs were good. So I ate a lot of eggs.10 years later they said they were bad, and I went, "well, I just ate the eggs!!?!??!!" So I stopped eating eggs, then 10 years later they were good again. So I ate twice as many eggs, then they said they were bad. Well now I'm really fvcked! Then they said they're good, they're bad, they're good, the whites are good, the yellows.... MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!!!! It's breakfast, I gotta eat!

Not criticising anyone's choices but I never got people who only eat the white of the egg, the yolks the best bit . I eat eggs quite a bit, omelettes, scrambled, boiled and occasionally fried.

My Chicken's lay the best eggs! As you can see from my profile pic. They are so delicious and the poach beautifully! Local fresh eggs are the best. And I eat the whole thing, no separating whites from yolks! And I had high cholesterol before I lost my weight and it has gone way down now and I eat eggs!

Eggs are really good and I like them. But when I had My CHOLESTEROL levels checked and My LDL (BAD) was borderline, I began to TRACK among other things My Cholesterol Intake... Do you know that the MAX Cholesterol per day is 300 mg, and that ONE SMALL EGG has 260 mg!!! SO, YOU decide what is BEST for YOU; I now eat EGG WHITES, this is where all of the Protein is, as well as what is needed for Baking and binding. So what good is the "Yoke/embryo" for health and culinary purposes?

Interesting article in The Atlantic. Amazing that there still is no real consensus on the health effects of egg consumption. I, for one, will continue to eat them.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/sunny-side-up-in-defense-of-eggs/261600/

Thanks for the post - Now let me put it in a little perspective - just a little.

Many of you MAY NOT KNOW - that 2/3 rds of people that suffer a heart attack *Myocardial infarction" DO NOT HAVE coronary artery disease that is occlusive (blockage). That's 67% DO NOT HAVE BLOCKAGE at the time of their heart attack. Look it up.

WIth out getting too far astray (why not take the time to stir even more controversy here! GO baby!) Dr. Adkins may have died from an Epidural Hematoma in the brain (bleeding) after blunt trauma (a fall), but he did suffer congestive heart failure due to cardiomyopathy. Now while his doctors said it was from a virus - not his high saturated fat diet (how convienent - but also possible), his wrongly released medical information to Vegan groups revealed that he had suffered a heart attack dispite having normal coronaries. This also could have led to congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy.

So here's the tie in (I know some of you are wondering where this is going). Dr. Adkins appears to have had a heart attack somewhere in his past without coronary artery disease from the standpoint of blockage just like the majority of Americans.

What caused it then? Well here is an excerpt from the article referenced by this forums creator:

"But four hours after you eat a high cholesterol meal you get inflammation in the arteries, there's increased oxidative stress, the increase in oxidized LDL cholesterol--which is the most harmful form or cholesterol -- is almost 40 percent, and you have impairment of the function of the artery lining."

The Harvard School Of Public Health states: "What about cholesterol in food?

"For most people, the mix of fats in the diet influences cholesterol in the bloodstream far more than cholesterol in food does." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/#Intro

So that is to say that bad cholestorl and bad heart unhealthy fats and carbohydrates can produce factors (triglycerides and LDL) that are inflammatory and are harmful to vascular health.Inflammation in the artery wall is a growing area of interest these days as in the inflammatory nature of the foods we eat.

All this is to say that foods that raise the inflammatory nature of our bodies can have some down side potential. Of course it's all balance. So while there are several thoughts that go into any arguement, and the research continues, just be aware that their is evolving evidence to support the current thinking of the role of inflammation in our illness or health. Heart healthy fats and limit bad cholesterol. That's no YOKE.

I'm a firm believer in whole natural foods, eggs included. Butter over margarine anyday. The FDA changes its recommendations on the whim of whoever has donated the most money recently.

I love eggs. Yolks are awesome for shiny hair and strong nails. Two of my new favorite ways to cook them: Mash 1 banana, mix well with 2 eggs, pour in hot greased skillet. 2-ingredient banana pancakes! 265 calories, 18 g of protein, $.40 for the whole recipe. The second way is poached in tomato sauce. Heat 1 cup of sauce in a skillet, when it bubbles, crack in two eggs. Cover for 5-6 minutes. Serve over a baked potato, toast, spinach, pasta, rice - whatever. So yummy!

LOL I eat about 5 egg whites and 2 whole eggs a day every morning. I guess I'll start smoking too.

Love eggs! This may sound a lil' gross but I will eat a fried egg over my oatmeal w/ a bit of bacon bits, for something different (and savory).