Fact Or Fiction - Eggs, Bad for your colesterol level or not

scratchless
scratchless Posts: 30 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
Simple really

Believe the hype and u will neer eat eggs again.

But is it really true, I hear conflicting stories.

Eat protein for breakfast and stay fuller for longer, But 2 eggs puts your over your RDA of colesterol,
are they full of the good Col or bad HD / LD

My Company medical says my Col has been to high for 2 years on the trot, but I love eggs and they are a good way to loose weight.

PLEASE HELP

Rob x

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  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    Theyre full of good cholesterol. Eggs received a lot of bad press but all the latest research shows it was unfounded, its just taking a while to filter thru and there are always going to be nay sayers for any food. Eat them, enjoy them but watch your cholesterol from red meat and processed foods.

    Garlic and oats help cholesterol levels, try and have a daily helping of either or both of these.
  • sabrads
    sabrads Posts: 152
    I have no idea but it just goes to show that one right step can be a wrong step in the other direction !
  • scratchless
    scratchless Posts: 30 Member
    Theyre full of good cholesterol. Eggs received a lot of bad press but all the latest research shows it was unfounded, its just taking a while to filter thru and there are always going to be nay sayers for any food. Eat them, enjoy them but watch your cholesterol from red meat and processed foods.

    Garlic and oats help cholesterol levels, try and have a daily helping of either or both of these.

    Catcrazy,

    Thank you, Thats the research I read and thought the same until a good colleague of mine said he had high colesterol and his doctor told him to cut out eggs,

    Good dam it.

    Thanks

    Rob x
  • jodie_t
    jodie_t Posts: 287 Member
    A friend of mine runs a college which trains nutritionists to degree level - and 4 years ago they were teaching their students that eggs were full of good cholesterol - most peeps should eat more of them apparently! And they wonder why we roll our eyes at all the healthy food advice - we all know next year it will be different :)
  • HEATHERB500
    HEATHERB500 Posts: 78 Member
    Keep the eggs in your diet just pull out the yolks and you pull out 99% of the cholesterol and saturated fat. All of the nutrients that are in the yolk inclusing the minerals can be obtained from a diet rich in colored fruits and vegetables (almost all are covered in dark green leafy) and whole grains. Plus these wil keep you fuller with less calorie expendature. Frankly if you're not opposed to prrocessed food, eggbeaters sour cream and chive is my favorate and I eat omlets every morning with either spinach or mixed veggies onions and mushoom. There is a lot of nutritional crap information out there. Research medical journals and information posted by registered dieticians that graduated from a school you recognize. There are a lot of certification programs out there for nutritionists or certified nutrition specialist. Think of it this way many of those people has to go through a few hours of training. A registered dietician has to go through no less than 6 years of college and another 2 years of clinical work. Watch your sources.
  • chezkie
    chezkie Posts: 55 Member
    I thought that eggs were full of 'good' cholesterol; High density lipoproteins (HDL), and my understanding is that HDL cholesterol can actually reduce your overall cholesterol levels and make for a healthier life by taking the cholesterol away from your heart and arterial plaques to the liver where it can be excreted safely.

    Correct me if I'm wrong though, always love a good science lesson!
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    90% of the cholesterol is made in the liver. The more you cut out eggs, meats, fats out of your eating plan, the more the liver has to make, therefore driving your cholesterol higher and higher.

    We have all been conned in regards to cholesterol and saturated fats. I can refer you to several books and websites written by well known doctors if you would like to research this in further detail.

    I eat a diet of at least 60% fat, 30% protein and 10% carbs (mostly veggies and minimal fruit). I have cut out a lot of the dairy products, beans, legumes, lentils and grains (except steel cut oats)

    My cholesterol has dropped to a level that my Doctor is actually asking me to raise it a few points.

    Please read this website:

    http://www.treelight.com/health/healing/Cholesterol.html
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Keep the eggs in your diet just pull out the yolks and you pull out 99% of the cholesterol and saturated fat. All of the nutrients that are in the yolk inclusing the minerals can be obtained from a diet rich in colored fruits and vegetables (almost all are covered in dark green leafy) and whole grains. Plus these wil keep you fuller with less calorie expendature. Frankly if you're not opposed to prrocessed food, eggbeaters sour cream and chive is my favorate and I eat omlets every morning with either spinach or mixed veggies onions and mushoom. There is a lot of nutritional crap information out there. Research medical journals and information posted by registered dieticians that graduated from a school you recognize. There are a lot of certification programs out there for nutritionists or certified nutrition specialist. Think of it this way many of those people has to go through a few hours of training. A registered dietician has to go through no less than 6 years of college and another 2 years of clinical work. Watch your sources.

    You don't want to pull out the yolks. We should not be cutting the saturated fats out of WHOLE, Natural foods. Saturated fats and the essential fatty acids they produce are ESSENTIAL to our health and well being.

    The more a person cuts out the processed boxed and frozen foods from their daily eating plan the more liberal one can be with the fats.

    Saturated fat and cholesterol ARE NOT the enemy here.
  • scratchless
    scratchless Posts: 30 Member
    90% of the cholesterol is made in the liver. The more you cut out eggs, meats, fats out of your eating plan, the more the liver has to make, therefore driving your cholesterol higher and higher.

    We have all been conned in regards to cholesterol and saturated fats. I can refer you to several books and websites written by well known doctors if you would like to research this in further detail.

    I eat a diet of at least 60% fat, 30% protein and 10% carbs (mostly veggies and minimal fruit). I have cut out a lot of the dairy products, beans, legumes, lentils and grains (except steel cut oats)

    My cholesterol has dropped to a level that my Doctor is actually asking me to raise it a few points.

    Please read this website:

    http://www.treelight.com/health/healing/Cholesterol.html

    Grokette.

    Thanks for the info. The article your posted makes for interesting reading and gets me thinking a bit more,

    Thanks again

    Rob x
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    90% of the cholesterol is made in the liver. The more you cut out eggs, meats, fats out of your eating plan, the more the liver has to make, therefore driving your cholesterol higher and higher.

    We have all been conned in regards to cholesterol and saturated fats. I can refer you to several books and websites written by well known doctors if you would like to research this in further detail.

    I eat a diet of at least 60% fat, 30% protein and 10% carbs (mostly veggies and minimal fruit). I have cut out a lot of the dairy products, beans, legumes, lentils and grains (except steel cut oats)

    My cholesterol has dropped to a level that my Doctor is actually asking me to raise it a few points.

    Please read this website:

    http://www.treelight.com/health/healing/Cholesterol.html

    Grokette.

    Thanks for the info. The article your posted makes for interesting reading and gets me thinking a bit more,

    Thanks again

    Rob x

    Your most welcome.

    One thing to remember is that as long as the cholesterol doesn't oxidize then it won't stick to your arterial walls. Eating whole, natural foods does not contain any oxidized fats or cholesterol. Therefore even more reasoning as to why saturated fats and eggs are not bad for us like they have tried to say for all these years and now slowly they are trying to back track and softly say "oooooops, we made a mistake."

    Vegetable oils that they try to tout as "oh so healthy" are not so healthy because through the processing and refining they go rancid, which means they are oxidized - therefore PUFA's (Polyunsaturated fats) are not as healthy as they try and lead us to believe.

    I mostly stick with home made beef tallow, filtered bacon grease, lots and lots of Virgin and Organic Pressed Coconut oil and Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

    I eat lots of eggs too. We go through about 4 or 5 dozen a week.
  • imarlett
    imarlett Posts: 228 Member
    Moderation is the key. There is nothing wrong with eggs; just dont have them everyday. Have oatmeal or even egg beaters or some other egg substitute if you are unsure.
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    Moderation is the key. There is nothing wrong with eggs; just dont have them everyday. Have oatmeal or even egg beaters or some other egg substitute if you are unsure.
    Ummm I eat 3 whole eggs every day. Protein is so important. Cholesterol is rock solid healthy.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    You know, I have been telling my mom this for years but she will not listen. Her head is stuck in the days when eggs were 'bad' for you. Eggs are yummy and no yolk takes all the taste out of them. I need something to dip my bread in!

    I would also eat them over egg liquid in a carton any day.
  • Tomhusker
    Tomhusker Posts: 346 Member
    I have been feeling bad about not eating all of the eggs my chickens produce. We get 3-5 eggs a day from them, which is not a lot but adds up over a weeks time. I am going to eat more of them now, though still not every day. Matter of fact, I'm going to go cook some right now.
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    I have been feeling bad about not eating all of the eggs my chickens produce. We get 3-5 eggs a day from them, which is not a lot but adds up over a weeks time. I am going to eat more of them now, though still not every day. Matter of fact, I'm going to go cook some right now.

    If your chickens are producing them, eat them nice and fresh, eggs are safe to eat every day. Like i said above all the latest studies show they are safe. Full of good cholesterol which lowers overall cholesterol and as another poster pointed out most of the bad cholesterol is produced by your own body. Cut processed foods, watch the fat on red meat. Lean red meat is low in it but the fat trimmed steaks etc are the ones to watch.
  • HEATHERB500
    HEATHERB500 Posts: 78 Member
    Upon further research of several studies frome the JAMA, AHA,JDM and JACN . I just hate being wrong but will admit it when I am. There does appear to be new research on the cholesterol content. Whole egg consumption does raise your blood cholesterol levels, however, it raises both the HDL and LDL at a 1:3 ratio. I have seen nothing stating that the cholesterol in the egg is all HDL. I did read a study showing that some of the countries with the highest egg comsumption had the lowest rates of cardio vascular disease. I haven't found any studies that refute that diets high in saturated fat don't cause CVD. On the contrary everything I found says that diets high in saturated fat do cause more LDL to be produced so if you can give me the sites or where I can find more information on that I would really like to do more research.

    Thanks for the lesson on reading the new stuff before I go running my mouth.LOL
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    Upon further research of several studies frome the JAMA, AHA,JDM and JACN . I just hate being wrong but will admit it when I am. There does appear to be new research on the cholesterol content. Whole egg consumption does raise your blood cholesterol levels, however, it raises both the HDL and LDL at a 1:3 ratio. I have seen nothing stating that the cholesterol in the egg is all HDL. I did read a study showing that some of the countries with the highest egg comsumption had the lowest rates of cardio vascular disease. I haven't found any studies that refute that diets high in saturated fat don't cause CVD. On the contrary everything I found says that diets high in saturated fat do cause more LDL to be produced so if you can give me the sites or where I can find more information on that I would really like to do more research.

    Thanks for the lesson on reading the new stuff before I go running my mouth.LOL
    Knowing is half the battle...or so says GI Joe. woo.gif
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