Eggs, eggs, eggs!

wiggypooh
wiggypooh Posts: 10 Member
edited November 16 in Food and Nutrition
I've just started a low carb diet and, so far, have had more eggs in 5days than I normally have in a month!! Can anyone tell me if this is OK as I remember a while ago, people saying too many eggs were bad for you.

Thank you.

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  • Unknown
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  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
    Plus one for eggs. :) I like an evening meal of two eggs and roasted vegetables. Yum and its simple to cook it and log it.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Eggs are the best! Try find some local farm fresh ones once in a while, to step up your egg game.
  • bunnyluv19
    bunnyluv19 Posts: 103 Member
    Depending on your genes,eggs can definitely raise your bad cholesterol_5 a week is reasonable.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
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    bunnyluv19 wrote: »
    Depending on your genes,eggs can definitely raise your bad cholesterol_5 a week is reasonable.

    Do you have a source for that? Because I'm pretty sure it's been proven that eating cholesterol does not raise cholesterol (it's saturated fat that does) - if I'm mistaken, I'd be really interested to know the truth.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Apparently there's "good cholesterol" and "bad cholesterol" now. And eggs are no longer labelled as a negative.
  • 12Sarah2015
    12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
    Its fine
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
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    bunnyluv19 wrote: »
    Depending on your genes,eggs can definitely raise your bad cholesterol_5 a week is reasonable.

    Do you have a source for that? Because I'm pretty sure it's been proven that eating cholesterol does not raise cholesterol (it's saturated fat that does) - if I'm mistaken, I'd be really interested to know the truth.
    I don't have a source, but my doctor has gone over this with me too. There are a percentage of people who have problems eating cholesterol due to genetics. It's not everyone. And your body actually produces a lot of cholesterol on its own.
  • Natso29
    Natso29 Posts: 28 Member
    I have no idea what the final verdict is on egg cholesterol but since my family has bad cholesterol history i just buy the boxed egg whites and add them to 1 real egg so i only eat 1 yolk a day (which is where most or all of the cholesterol is) but probably 3 or 4 egg whites ☺
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited February 2017
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
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    bunnyluv19 wrote: »
    Depending on your genes,eggs can definitely raise your bad cholesterol_5 a week is reasonable.

    Do you have a source for that? Because I'm pretty sure it's been proven that eating cholesterol does not raise cholesterol (it's saturated fat that does) - if I'm mistaken, I'd be really interested to know the truth.

    People with familial hypercholesterolemia need to watch dietary cholesterol and saturated fat. Trust me, if I didn't have FH, I'd be eating a lot of eggs. I adore them.

    http://nlaresourcecenter.lipidjournal.com/Content/PDFs/FA-Patient-Book-English.pdf

    I'm lucky to be able to control mine just through diet and exercise since I only inherited the gene from one parent. I want to keep it that way. My sister is on statins.

  • c50blvdbabe
    c50blvdbabe Posts: 213 Member
    Eggs are fine. I found that I just got sick of them.
  • FreyasRebirth
    FreyasRebirth Posts: 514 Member
    Eggs are the most bioavailable form of protein there is. I eat one practically every day. You might get sick of them eventually but they aren't evil or anything.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    YUM, eggs and salsa, never get sick of dat!
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
    Too many eggs is bad for you, what do you want us to say? It's not true? Keep it up and see what happens.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    littlechiaseed wrote: »
    Too many eggs is bad for you, what do you want us to say? It's not true? Keep it up and see what happens.

    Define "too many". And whether that applies to everybody, or just people with certain conditions.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,342 Member
    This thread makes me want shashushka.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    This thread makes me want shashushka.

    It's making me hungry for chilaquiles.
  • Sairzie
    Sairzie Posts: 122 Member
    Cholesterol makes up approximately 2% of the fat we eat, much better to be cautious of the overall fat consumption we have including the quality of the sources of these fats with their proportions of saturated to mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, than to be overly concerned with trying to lower that 2% in these foods that are so called "high in cholesterol".

    Sources.....official NHS (UK) diabetes education programme training provided to the patients I see in my practice when they are sent for their nutrition training at initial diagnosis.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited February 2017
    littlechiaseed wrote: »
    Too many eggs is bad for you, what do you want us to say? It's not true? Keep it up and see what happens.

    That is patently untrue unless you have an egg allergy or are among those unfortunate enough to have the gene that makes you sensitive to dietary cholesterol.

    They are, in fact pretty low in saturated fat if you're worried about that.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    littlechiaseed wrote: »
    Too many eggs is bad for you, what do you want us to say? It's not true? Keep it up and see what happens.

    Too many (too much) of anything is bad for you - that's what too many means.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,342 Member
    StealthHealth wrote: »
    littlechiaseed wrote: »
    Too many eggs is bad for you, what do you want us to say? It's not true? Keep it up and see what happens.

    Too many (too much) of anything is bad for you - that's what too many means.

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  • kristamas
    kristamas Posts: 30 Member
    I went keto and ate lots and lots of eggs and it somehow awakened a latent egg allergy. I now get violently ill if I eat any egg at all! I looked it up and it's not uncommon. So just pay attention if you start feeling sick. Hope it doesn't happen to you! I seriously miss eggs. :(
  • slacker80
    slacker80 Posts: 235 Member
    Mmmmm, My day's don't seem right if I don't start off on eggs, and buttered toast. The best part of waking up.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    I eat between 6-12 eggs (or egg whites) a day and haven't died yet.
  • victorias36
    victorias36 Posts: 28 Member
    I love eggs. I eat eggs everyday and my Doctor told me that was great and to keep doing it! It is great protein. I do have low cholesterol and I have been eating eggs for years! Eat up!
  • FarewellBlues
    FarewellBlues Posts: 66 Member
    More recent studies have shown that dietary cholesterol has no statistically significant impact on serum cholesterol, and in fact it's no longer even as simple as the "HDL = good" and "LDL = bad" that was thought for a while - there are much better indicators of heart disease risk.

    Under all but some pathological circumstances eggs should be fine. If you do have some reason for concern, I wouldn't go the route of regularly consuming just egg whites -- there's a compound in them that blocks the absorption of biotin, and regular consumption can cause deficiencies.

    I'm eating 3 eggs on top of my salad right now. =)
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