Eggs and cholesterol

millertime1026
millertime1026 Posts: 15 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Many nutrition regimens recommend eggs! I've seen as many as eating about three whole eggs almost every day for breakfast!! However, they are very high in cholesterol!! Plus all the chicken and protein I eat has a pretty decent amount on it too!Any thoughts on this!

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  • millertime1026
    millertime1026 Posts: 15 Member
    So what effects it then?
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Genetics- familial hypercholesterolemia
    Weight
    Age
  • millertime1026
    millertime1026 Posts: 15 Member
    Not according to this article tho!! Animal products can cause high blood cholesterol!
  • millertime1026
    millertime1026 Posts: 15 Member
    I doubt having saturated fat and trans fat has no affect on blood cholesterol
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,757 Member
    *cough* my cholesterol went down once I started eating egg yolks and hadn't changed anything else *cough*
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    edited May 2017
    millertime1026 wrote: »
    Not according to this article tho!! Animal products can cause high blood cholesterol!
    You asked about the cholesterol in foods. They don't effect blood serum cholesterol levels in most people.

    Trans fats and some animal fats can raise it but eggs only contain 2.22gm of palmitic acid fats
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    edited May 2017
    Cholesterol in foods does not cause high serum cholesterol levels. The research is now pretty clear on this point. Your body makes all the cholesterol you need. If you eat a lot of cholesterol in your food, your body will compensate by making less of it itself.

    I often eat 3 or 4 eggs a day and have lower than average cholesterol...my doctor calls my results "excellent". People with high cholesterol don't have it because of eating eggs.

    ETA: like with everything else, there are a few exceptions. Some people, specifically diabetics, are more sensitive to high levels of cholesterol in food. But for the majority of the population, they can eat their eggs and not worry.
  • rakowskidp
    rakowskidp Posts: 231 Member
    My cholesterol went down when I started eating at a deficit (and losing weight), and I eat a LOT of eggs.
  • millertime1026
    millertime1026 Posts: 15 Member
    Awesome!! I guess it all depends on how well rounded your diet is too! I eat very clean throughout the day! I just diddnt know how eggs would effect my cholesterol! Because i know having high cholesterol is a serious issue! I'm 170lbs and 6ft tall so I'm not trying to lose any weight tho!
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  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    I usually eat 3 eggs a day; my HDL was 85. That's anecdotal though.
  • N6314P
    N6314P Posts: 28 Member
    I am a vegan and have high cholesterol. My doctor told me only a very small percentage of a persons cholesterol is derived from the animal products in their diet
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Carbohydrates have a large impact on cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as does weight loss and exercise. Cholesterol and fats do not negatively affect it unless you have hypercholesterolemia, which is fairly rare.

    I follow a LCHF diet. Almost everyone I have seen who follows that diet has HDL go up, triglycerides go down, and LDL particles change to the healthier, larger size. LDL may go up a bit but since the particles sizes have improved, it is not an issue. It would be the equivalent of worrying over total cholesterol (a fairly useless test) when your HDL is at a healthy high level... Actually, that often happens with low carbers: total cholesterol goes up because HDL went up.

    IMO, cholesterol does not tell you much about heart health. Read Cholesterol Clarity, Great CHolesterol Myth, CHolesterol Con, or Peter Attia's blog series on cholesterol. Those sources explain it well.
  • tramaine_21
    tramaine_21 Posts: 348 Member
    I agree with the consensus, and I too include eggs in my diet because I need the added protein. The egg/ cholesterol battle is a myth; it's all about your diet and exercise. So eat away and enjoy!
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    millertime1026 wrote: »
    Awesome!! I guess it all depends on how well rounded your diet is too! I eat very clean throughout the day! I just diddnt know how eggs would effect my cholesterol! Because i know having high cholesterol is a serious issue! I'm 170lbs and 6ft tall so I'm not trying to lose any weight tho!

    I would seriously do some research on that statement too. It is not as clear cut as the statin sellers want you to believe. There is some truth to it but like everything else in life, "there's more to it".
  • isyvanek
    isyvanek Posts: 1,039 Member
    edited May 2017
    There are also an amazing amount of nutrients in egg yolks. All the B vitamins, a rich source of lutein and zeaxanthin, selenium, and eggs are one of the few foods that supply vitamin D. Make sure you eat the whole egg. They are amazing!
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