Eggs & Cholesterol....UGH!!

Eggs are good for you. Don't worry.

Egg beaters.

I eat eggs almost every day sometimes even twice a day, and I haven't have any problems. Just becareful if you already have high cholesterol or cholesterol history. otherwise enjoy!

Egg beaters.

^^This, they're just like eggs only better!

Except all of the nutrition is in the yolks! You aren't getting any of that in Egg Beaters. If you have naturally high cholesterol, EB are great but otherwise, eat the real deal.

There are a lot of studies done that show eggs have nothing to do with high cholesterol. I eat 3-6 eggs a day and my LDL is is around 100. Enjoy your eggs, they are a great source of protein!

It's true what others have said. Cholesterol is not bad for you. (But keep in mind, some people have a genetic mutation which causes very high cholesterol levels; this is called cholesterolemia. If you have this, ignore what you read here and do what your doctor says !)

The *idea* that dietary cholesterol (that you eat) would raise your serum cholesterol (what gets measured in a blood test) was never carefully studied back in the old days : the "experts" just decided that it sounded so obvious that it must be true. In simple terms, all of the official and unofficial warnings we still hear about eating too much cholesterol are the result of a hunch that turned into policy that turned into dogma.

When scientists did get around to doing rigorous scientific studies, they found out a few surprising things. The cholesterol that you eat actually _regulates_ the cholesterol levels in your blood. Yes, the cholesterol in your food can actually lower the level of cholesterol in your blood if it is too high. The overwhelming, dominant source of cholesterol in your blood is carbohydrates. When your body sees a high glucose level (from digesting carbs) it responds by manufacturing cholesterol. The best way to lower your blood cholesterol levels is to cut way back on sugar and other processed carbs, and keep unprocessed carbs relatively low.

Don't forget, cholesterol is not "bad". Your body absolutely depends on it. Every cell in your body has an external membrane and many internal membranes. These are literally constructed of fats and cholesterol. Many of the hormones (signal molecules) that make life possible are built out of cholesterol. And so on. Think of all the healthy, strictly vegetarian animals (cows, sheep, goats, some humans) that take vegetable matter and painstakingly convert it into cholesterol. And when it comes time to feed their offspring, their bodies produce even more of it to to supercharge their milk to feed their offspring. And egg yolks are specifically optimised to provide a healthy diet to developing chicks.

We still are led to think that eating cholesterol is bad because of some bizarre policy mistakes from half a century ago. But careful science and even common sense indicates that this notion is baseless. Unless you have a genetic cholesterol-regulation illness, don't worry about eating cholesterol : if you want to improve your serum cholesterol levels and overall health, take a good hard look at the amount and quality of carbs that you eat.

Eat one whole egg and then add as many egg whites as you want!

Egg beaters.

^^This, they're just like eggs only better!

I have finally found egg whites in the UK and I love my omelettes for lunch,
I also think that a poached egg for breakfast on toast with Marmite is a pretty healthy way to start my day.
All things in moderation.

Egg beaters.

^^This, they're just like eggs only better!

Actually, they aren't. They are egg whites with food coloring.

Egg whites don't have near the nutrients that egg yolks have - so you are missing out on a ton of Omega 3's, vitamins and minerals.

They are high in cholesterol however. This is an everything in moderation thing - use 1 whole egg and a few egg whites for bulk - best of all the worlds. I'd just separate my own egg whites vs. egg beaters just because it's cheaper.

Here's a linky:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=92

Hmm, can't find the one I want comparing egg yolk to egg white.......but trust me all the vitamins are in the yolk. I'll keep looking.

Don't trip. Eat up.

Here is what you should do: cook your eggs so the white is fully cooked, but the yolk is still fragile and runny, but warm. Cut around the yolk very carefully so it doesn't break with your favorite eating utensil. Eat only the white at this point. Next, very carefully lift the fragile yolk with your spoon, you don't want to break and spill yolk all over your plate, then, quickly pop it in your mouth and splatter it with your jaws like a ravenous beast. Nom nom nom. Egg yolks are good for you. Eat them like a boss and ignore the latest 'bad for you' fads on tv coming from people who want to sell you high fructose corn syrup laden 9th grade science projects passed of as 'food'.