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freak4iron
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Do you think it's dangerous or unhealthy to eat a *kitten* to of eggs? I go through a 5 dozen box 7-10 days. I thought eggs have the "good cholesterol" in them? When I looked it up online I found mixed opinions. So are they good o bad?
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You're gonna get just as many mixed opinions here too...
I say there's nothing wrong with eating a lot of eggs. Go for it.0 -
dietary cholesterol plays little roll in blood serum levels...this has all been dispelled long ago. the FDA is in process of dropping it from food labels altogether. the U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that ever paid it any mind.0
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My husband's doctor recently told him that "eggs are pretty much the perfect food - eat as many as you want, as often as you want." So we happily chow through close to 2 dozen a week as a family0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »dietary cholesterol plays little roll in blood serum levels...this has all been dispelled long ago. the FDA is in process of dropping it from food labels altogether. the U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that ever paid it any mind.
Best news Ive heard all day0 -
it didn't hurt Cool Hand Luke0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »dietary cholesterol plays little roll in blood serum levels...this has all been dispelled long ago. the FDA is in process of dropping it from food labels altogether. the U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that ever paid it any mind.
I suspect that whole cholesterol thing was cooked up by some other branch of the food industry, like chicken producers, so people would stop eating eggs and eat more chicken. Just my opinion. I LOVE eggs.0 -
It's true that egg yolks are probably not as bad as we thought they were, but that doesn't mean eating 3+ eggs a day is a good idea.0
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sheldonklein wrote: »it didn't hurt Cool Hand Luke
well, he did look a little "green" afterward0 -
You're fine. We seem to forget that cholesterol is a building block for hormones. There is good and bad stuff. Trans fat are the enemy now. Deep fried and margarines. If you want to add an extra punch to your nutrition look for local eggs or pastured raised.0
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Since we are all in such a good mood about eating lots of eggs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqTHrAeuf00 -
The only problem I can think of is the smelly farts.0
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Since we are all in such a good mood about eating lots of eggs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqTHrAeuf0
Awesome post!0 -
"A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid." - Bilbo Baggins
Not sure 6-10 a day is optimal, but you could do worse for supplementary protein sources to boost your intake.
I eat ~ a dozen a week for breakfast, plus whatever I get incidently as a cooking ingredient in other foods, like breads or muffins.
Yes, they have reversed the official position on dietary cholesterol, and eggs are more HDL than LDL if I recall correctly. If your worried about the cholesterol thou, separate some of the yolks out ( 99% is in there ).
USDA RDA used to be 300mg/day, but that is probably changing or going to change soon.0 -
i like eggs0
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I eat 2-4 a day and my cholesterol numbers are stable. I do mix them with eggbeaters when I want a omelette or something with closer to 4 eggs in order to stay within my fat macro for the day, but that is the only reason. I love eggs. I could go without meat if I had to, as long as I could keep my eggs and dairy.0
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Opinions on this do not matter. Only your cholesterol levels and total fat intake matter. Luckily, both are measurable.
Enjoy if it works for your body.
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I have to buy them 5 dozen at a time because my boyfriend and I go through them at the same rate you do!0
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For me 6-9 eggs a day seems ok. We go through about 4.5 dozen in a week with a 4 person family so we eat a lot but not as much as you. Still, I think eggs are awesome, I've always eaten a lot and I am in great health.0
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I love eggs. The nutrient to calorie ratio is pretty terrific too. A couple years ago my cholesterol was really high but my doctor didn't say anything about eggs. Only saturated fat in the form of butter and the like. Removing that plus phytosterol supplements dropped me into excellent numbers.
Not that I need to be eating butter anyway. That could be dessert calories!0
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