Eggs: whites vs yolk

The link between dietary and serum cholesterol is still not very well understood. Plenty of studies showing that egg consumption is raises your HDL level. That's the key factor if you really want to worry about cholesterol. Your overall number is practically meaningless.


Tim

I just watched on the early show that unless your cholesterol is high you should also eat the yolk because it is full of nutrients.

Yeah the rest of my diet is not too high. It is just shocking to see that little cholesterol number in red all day before I've even started my day really! I think I will start removing the yolk from one just to make myself feel better!
Thanks!!

I agree with what others are saying about the value of the yolk. I think you'd be better off having both yolks, and stop tracking colesterol on a daily basis. As others have pointed out, the link between colesterol consumption and colesterol levels is not conclusive.

The cholesterol in eggs is the good kind. Upping your good cholesterol can lower your bad cholesterol. If I do an omelet or scrambled I will usually do one full and two white. I have eaten hard boiled egg whites. I have to salt them of just scarf them down.

I think you're ok with 2 eggs. And when you remove the yolk you're only removing 2g of protein. There is more than that in the egg white.

I'm not an expert...but I don't think the cholesterol in egg yolks is the good kind. I agree with massivedelta. Just cut out one of the yolks. And...like he said too....unless you're prone to high cholesterol because of family reasons, that isn't going to hurt you. Just like diabetes and high blood pressure. You cannot get them by eating too much sugar or salt, respectively. You get them...only if you eat too high amounts of them and are PRONE to them.

I don't think the yolks will kill you if that's you max cholesterol for the day. Granted, I would maintain your regular check ups.
Have you tried egg beaters? To me...plain egg whites are kind of ...blah. And if I dump the yolks on everyone, I feel like I'm wasting so much. Egg beaters, or the generic, taste good to me! The do tend to be a little higher in sodium, not excessive though...because that is an area that I have to watch.
Good luck!

There are several types of cholesterol that make up the overall number.
Recently, my doctor told me I needed to increase my good cholesterol (HDL) and that would, in turn, reduce my bad cholesterol (LDL). He also did make a point to tell me to continue eating my hard boiled eggs (whole), and this would help increase my good number....
I don't know your situation or anything, but I figure if the doc says to eat the eggs to increase the good one, eggs can't be that bad.
Regarding weight loss, compare the calories, as the amount of cholesterol intake doesn't seem to have an effect on weight. And the yolks are more calorie dense. Though weight can be a factor in high levels....