Are eggs good for you 🤔
Aimeesdiet
Posts: 27 Member
It's a hard one! Protein and vitamins but also sodium, poly/mono saturated fats? Cholesterol 🤔 what do you think?
0
Replies
-
I'm not sure. I've read expert opinions from both sides. I love eggs and provide me with an excellent source of protein first thing in the morning. Not sure what to do . . .2
-
An egg should only have about 62 mg of sodium.7
-
Eggs are a super food. They contain every amino acid. They also contain healthy fats. Like anything else, it's about moderation. Sometimes for dinner I'll have five eggs with some green onion and one serving of cheese.13
-
poly / mono UNsaturated fats are good fats btw. also, saturated fat does more damage to your cholesterol than eating actual cholesterol. just don't go bezerk.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000747.htm#:~:text=It is one of the,fats can benefit your health.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol/faq-20058468#:~:text=Chicken eggs are an affordable,trans fats and saturated fats.
so eat em up!10 -
YES!5
-
They are eggscellent for you.15
-
Yes❤️
The incredible, edible egg.7 -
Aimeesdiet wrote: »It's a hard one! Protein and vitamins but also sodium, poly/mono saturated fats? Cholesterol 🤔 what do you think?
I suppose if you have a need to maintain an especially low sodium intake and all you ate was eggs, you might be getting too much sodium. Other than those extreme conditions, I don't see a need to worry about 150 mg or so of sodium in an egg.
There's no such thing poly/mono saturated fats. They're polyunsaturated and mono unsaturated fats, and they're the kind of fats widely recommended as heart healthy.
The most recent research indicates that for most people, dietary cholesterol is not a big contributor to high serum cholesterol.13 -
Yes. Next question?7
-
Eggs are one of my main sources of protein, so if they aren't Im in trouble .lol
In all seriousness, though, I wouldn't get too worked up about whats being labeled as "good" or "bad" and instead just focus on portion sizes, moderation, and variety!6 -
I am sure a sensible amount of eggs is a perfectly healthy part of a diet.5
-
Silliness! Eggs are wonderful! Just as others have said, moderation is key. Yes, you can have too much of a good thing, so don’t 😊4
-
I guess the question should also be good in relation to what?4
-
Eggs got a bad rap....yummy and filling4
-
Yes - eat 'em up3
-
I was on a keto diet a few years ago for 3 months. Ate 3 eggs a day and my bad cholesterol plummeted and my good cholsterol elevated. My Vit D climbed to normal instead of having a severe deficiency. I'm going back on that diet again!4
-
Eggs are a superfood but i believe, like everything, they should be eaten in moderation. If i was to cook an omelette, i would use 1 whole egg with 2 egg whites. Although the yolk has a lot of neutrients and protein, that is where the most cslories are. So thats a way of having eggs but keeping the calories down .😊1
-
janejellyroll wrote: »An egg should only have about 62 mg of sodium.
Not by the time I eat them. I like salted eggs. Fortunately my heart/blood pressure are good.1 -
nanastaci2020 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »An egg should only have about 62 mg of sodium.
Not by the time I eat them. I like salted eggs. Fortunately my heart/blood pressure are good.
Hopefully you salt after they are cooked 😉
As a reference, an 8 oz glass of water has 40mg os sodium. Sodium is in almost everything. It's an electrolyte and super important to health.2 -
Hey thanks everyone for the insight, also yes I meant unsaturated sorry 😂 I thought they were bad because myfitnesspal recommended that I get none! (poly/mono unsaturated) but as you can probably tell I know nothing about them! Research time for me1
-
Yes - I sprinkle a dash of salt after boiling & peeling them. I also put salt on watermelon, cucumbers, tomatoes, jasmine rice.
I have a history of high blood pressure & heart issues in my family but I am SUPER fortunate that my own is very healthy. Giving up salt would be hard for me!1 -
I eat 4 eggs a day. Have yet to suffer from any side effects. Well maybe except how my farts smell.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
2 -
I eat 4 eggs a day. Have yet to suffer from any side effects. Well maybe except how my farts smell.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Egg farts > turkey farts. Both bad but egg farts take the cake.0 -
Aimeesdiet wrote: »Hey thanks everyone for the insight, also yes I meant unsaturated sorry 😂 I thought they were bad because myfitnesspal recommended that I get none! (poly/mono unsaturated) but as you can probably tell I know nothing about them! Research time for me
No, MFP really doesn't recommend that you get none. The reason it looks like it does is a piece of dumb-itude.
There isn't a standard, accepted goal for how much monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat you should get. The only "limit" is that you should stay within reasonable overall calories if you want to have reasonable bodyweight, and you need some other nutrients in those calories (protein, micronutrients, etc.). Otherwise, you can eat all the mono/poly unsaturated fats you wish, as far as anyone knows.
MFP put them in the database because some people like to track them. Since there's no generally-accepted goal amount for best nutrition, it put zero in the goal. It really should just say N/A in goal or something like that, and I believe folks have sggested it, but no go.
They don't mean to recommend that you get zero mono/polyunsaturated fats, truly. You can edit and put in a goal of your own, if you want.6 -
They are actually very good for you. Great source of protein. I eat mostly plant based (for the animals) but eggs are one of the few animal products I still eat sometimes. Also, most people aren’t sensitive to dietary cholesterol so you don’t have to worry about them affecting cholesterol levels too much if you stick to two a day.1
-
Aimeesdiet wrote: »Hey thanks everyone for the insight, also yes I meant unsaturated sorry 😂 I thought they were bad because myfitnesspal recommended that I get none! (poly/mono unsaturated) but as you can probably tell I know nothing about them! Research time for me
No, MFP really doesn't recommend that you get none. The reason it looks like it does is a piece of dumb-itude.
There isn't a standard, accepted goal for how much monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat you should get. The only "limit" is that you should stay within reasonable overall calories if you want to have reasonable bodyweight, and you need some other nutrients in those calories (protein, micronutrients, etc.). Otherwise, you can eat all the mono/poly unsaturated fats you wish, as far as anyone knows.
MFP put them in the database because some people like to track them. Since there's no generally-accepted goal amount for best nutrition, it put zero in the goal. It really should just say N/A in goal or something like that, and I believe folks have sggested it, but no go.
They don't mean to recommend that you get zero mono/polyunsaturated fats, truly. You can edit and put in a goal of your own, if you want.
Yes to all this. Plus one further point: polyunsaturated fats are the source of all essential fatty acids (the ones your body can't produce on its own), but given the major challenge you would face in trying to determine whether the food you're eating contains enough EFAs, you're probably just better off choosing fat sources that are good PUFA sources over other fat sources when you can and when you don't have a particular reason to choose a fat that has more MUFAs or sats, such as the taste profile of the dish or the need for a more solid fat for the texture of the dish. (Pretty much all fat sources are a mix of PUFAs, MUFAs, and sats, so I can't just say choose PUFAs. Choose fats that have relatively more PUFAs.)
Given that PUFAs are the one type of fat you absolutely need, it makes MFP stupid 0 default for PUFAs even stupider.3 -
Eggs (and specifically, egg yolks) used to get a bad rap in the past due to incomplete research about how dietary cholesterol affects our body. However, a solid body of research shows that for most people, cholesterol in food has a smaller effect on blood levels of total cholesterol and harmful LDL cholesterol than does the mix of fats in our diet.
This doesn't mean btw that you should go wild with them daily, as further research (1),(2),(3) shows that there is indeed a positive trend between very frequent (>1 per day) consumption of whole eggs and coronary heart disease, among other problems. Also, a subset of the population is sensitive to dietary cholesterol intake, meaning that it affects their blood cholesterol a lot more. So, if you do have heart or HC problems it might make sense to temper your intake of dietary cholesterol - or/and check out if you are sensitive to it. As with most things in life, moderation is key.
Generally speaking, eggs are an extremely nutritious food, rich in Protein, Choline, Biotin – Vitamin B7, Vitamin A and antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin. Eggs are easy to eat, well-tolerated by young and old, adaptable to any meal, and inexpensive.
So, to answer the OP, YES, eggs are definitely good for you! Personally I eat one per day, and I love them.2 -
Aimeesdiet wrote: »Hey thanks everyone for the insight, also yes I meant unsaturated sorry 😂 I thought they were bad because myfitnesspal recommended that I get none! (poly/mono unsaturated) but as you can probably tell I know nothing about them! Research time for me
No, MFP really doesn't recommend that you get none. The reason it looks like it does is a piece of dumb-itude.
There isn't a standard, accepted goal for how much monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat you should get. The only "limit" is that you should stay within reasonable overall calories if you want to have reasonable bodyweight, and you need some other nutrients in those calories (protein, micronutrients, etc.). Otherwise, you can eat all the mono/poly unsaturated fats you wish, as far as anyone knows.
MFP put them in the database because some people like to track them. Since there's no generally-accepted goal amount for best nutrition, it put zero in the goal. It really should just say N/A in goal or something like that, and I believe folks have sggested it, but no go.
They don't mean to recommend that you get zero mono/polyunsaturated fats, truly. You can edit and put in a goal of your own, if you want.
Okay thanks that's good to know cause I thought they were really bad cause I noticed if you eat fast food you get some, so every time I got some I was like UH oh0 -
Aimeesdiet wrote: »Aimeesdiet wrote: »Hey thanks everyone for the insight, also yes I meant unsaturated sorry 😂 I thought they were bad because myfitnesspal recommended that I get none! (poly/mono unsaturated) but as you can probably tell I know nothing about them! Research time for me
No, MFP really doesn't recommend that you get none. The reason it looks like it does is a piece of dumb-itude.
There isn't a standard, accepted goal for how much monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat you should get. The only "limit" is that you should stay within reasonable overall calories if you want to have reasonable bodyweight, and you need some other nutrients in those calories (protein, micronutrients, etc.). Otherwise, you can eat all the mono/poly unsaturated fats you wish, as far as anyone knows.
MFP put them in the database because some people like to track them. Since there's no generally-accepted goal amount for best nutrition, it put zero in the goal. It really should just say N/A in goal or something like that, and I believe folks have sggested it, but no go.
They don't mean to recommend that you get zero mono/polyunsaturated fats, truly. You can edit and put in a goal of your own, if you want.
Okay thanks that's good to know cause I thought they were really bad cause I noticed if you eat fast food you get some, so every time I got some I was like UH oh
Monounsaturated fat is found in oils like canola, peanut, olive, and sesame. Polyunsaturated fat is found in oils as well as foods like salmon and some nuts. If you're not seeing them when you log these foods, it's because you're choosing database entries that don't include that information, not because they're somehow exclusive to fast foods.2
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions