Egg and Cholesterol

The only way to know is to have your cholesterol checked regularly. For SOME people dietary cholesterol will have an effect on their overall levels. For the rest of us it will have very little effect. Personally dietary cholesterol does not seem to have an effect on my levels so I eat as much as I want, though I do find myself throwing out egg yolks when I need more protein but am close to my calories for the day.

Well said.

Dietary cholesterol has little effect on blood cholesterol - your body produces the bulk of it. For most people.

That said, there is little to no evidence that high cholesterol is bad for women, and at least one study that found that there was no correlation between women with moderately high cholesterol and heart disease (though over 260 could be bad.)

http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/menoexcerpt.asp?id=65&chapterID=2

I eat just the whites - 5 boiled eggs and the yokes get tossed.
This is a great source of protein but ONLY without the yokes.

Now, if you want to eat eggs whole, have a day - a free day once every week where you can eat anything you want. Go for it!
But let's be clear; any healthy diet will not be including egg yokes - believe it!

Sometimes eating bad becomes habit - learn new habits and the weight will stay off.
Yokes = bad. No getting around that.

That's just reality, but do what you want.
Good Luck!

I have had "borderline" chloresterol since I was 18. In my mid-30s, it was 239. My doctor sent me to a nutritionist. The nutritionist put me on a "diet" and told me not to exercise any more then I normally did. (at the time, I wasn't in any aerobic program) I was to do this diet for 3 months. I faithfully did it. I was to eat 1/2 cup of beans a day, fish/white chicken (no red meats or skins), no dairy unless skim, no cheese, fruits, veggies, rice, oatmeal, whole grains, etc. I could have a french fry fried in veggie oil, but not the hamburger. They retested my blood. It was 239. But, my triglycerides went from 150 to 50. They were impressed with that, as triglycerides, they said, were an important risk factor in heart disease and blockages. 50 is what a person in Africa has . . . . 150 is what a person in the US has....

The doctor explained that there are two reasons for high chlorestorol. The first was that the person is eating alot of (chicken) skin, eggs, cheese, red meats and not enough of the "good" stuff. The second was that the person's liver is making too much chloresterol. That's what he said was wrong wtih me. Because I was otherwise healthy with low tri's, healthy heart, low blood pressure, etc., the doctor didn't see any reason to put me on the medicines (which all have side effects). However, he warned me to limit the bad foods . .. AND TO EXERCISE at least three times a week. The reason was because exercise would "burn off" the chloresterol. If I am exercising, my chloresterol will go down to 180. Still, not low, but better.

So, testing your chloresterol is one thing. Isolating what is wrong is another.

Eggs may be bad, but so is chicken skin and fatty red meats. Have you tried the egg substitutes? I swear by them. It's all egg whites and scrambles up or makes an omelet real fast. No cracked shell mess either.

As a nutrition major I've been taught that egg yolks are perfectly fine unless you have a cholesterol problem, of which most people do not, or just too much of them. So I second what the first couple of people said. And egg yolks do have nutritional value so you go right ahead and enjoy your whole egg Just don't go overboard, too much of anything is not good for you

Explain why yokes are bad?:embarassed:
They're high in all the wrong things maybe? The benefits are outweighed by the negatives. I use whites as a source of protein ONLY - not nutrition.

But if you are looking for a reason to eat yokes, just go for it. Have at it - lol

And why not have some fried bacon too?

I asked a question and this is your answer? I have an open mind but you are unwilling to provide any sort of reasonable and researched answer. Perhaps you should research the content of the egg yolk and the effects of dietary cholesterol on cholesterol levels and then provide me with an answer as to why egg yolks are "evil"

Again, there's nothing wrong with you tossing the yolks if you need extra protein but don't have any calories to spare on the fat in the yolk, but that does not make the yolks "bad".

I'm not sure why some feel yolks have no benefits. Eggs are one of the most nutrient rich foods there are. Egg whites are mostly protein. Egg yolks contain most of the nutrients. Eating whole eggs can even help with weight loss. My personal opinion is that each person must study the data and make their own decision based on their individual needs.

There is a lot of evidence to suggest that egg yolks are very nutritious. Most of the nutrients in an egg are in the yolks. Egg yolks are the only way to get a natural food source of vitamin D into your diet.

I understand that yolks have all of the fat of the egg. However, our bodies need fat to function properly. They also contain cholesterol but may in fact increase the level of good cholesterol in your body.

When I was pregnant, boiled eggs were one of the only foods which settled my 24/7 for 9 months nausea and vomiting. I asked my doctor and he said that they were an excellent food since they contained many very important nutrients including folic acid and choline and iron. Because of the vomiting, I was unable to take the prenatal multivitamins. I now have a very healthy 12 year old and a very healthy 8 year old. Both of them are doing very well academically.

http://www.getcracking.ca/dozenreasons.html

Eggs give us brainpower. Choline, a substance found in egg yolks, stimulates brain development and function.

Eggs help to keep your eyes healthy. Lutein and zeaxanthin are antioxidants found in egg yolks and are believed to help protect eyes against damage due to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Research has shown that these antioxidants may be very important in reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (the leading cause of blindness in people over age 65) as well as the risk of cataracts. Those who ate eggs daily were less likely to have cataracts than those who consumed eggs less often.*

A large egg contains 6 grams of the highest quality protein found in any food. Protein is found in both the egg white and the yolk; just over half is in the white and the remainder is found in the yolk. Eat the whole egg to benefit from its full energy potential.

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html

In fact, the slew of nutrients in an egg yolk is so comprehensive that a few a day would offer better insurance than a multi-vitamin. Most importantly, the yolk contains most of the nutrients in an egg.

Egg whites, on the other hand, contain far fewer nutrients. The only thing that could justify their consumption is their attachment to their companion yolk.

Egg whites, on the other hand, contain far fewer nutrients. The only thing that could justify their consumption is their attachment to their companion yolk.

Exactly. People that think otherwise have their blinkers on and eyes closed, fingers in ears and singing lalalala. And egg yolks actually promote a better cholesterol profile, which is what's important, not our totals.

I eat just the whites - 5 boiled eggs and the yokes get tossed.
This is a great source of protein but ONLY without the yokes.

Now, if you want to eat eggs whole, have a day - a free day once every week where you can eat anything you want. Go for it!
But let's be clear; any healthy diet will not be including egg yokes - believe it!

All of the nutrients in eggs are in the yolk. An entire egg is nutritionally fantastic for you, the egg white is pretty much nutritionally useless.

I eat 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites. It gives you the same satisfaction without all the choles. and calories.

Obese people trying to lose weight need to err on the side of caution. I can cite junk science for anything, including coffee and chocolate.

For what it's worth, you have my permission to eat egg yokes....lol

Have a few for me!

Utter nonsense. And why do think studies supporting benefits of coffee and chocolate are "junk science"? Because they conflict with your misinformed beliefs?

You're wrong. Face it. Admit it an learn something, or spend life with your head stuck up your *kitten*. Your choice.

Obese people trying to lose weight need to err on the side of caution. I can cite junk science for anything, including coffee and chocolate.

For what it's worth, you have my permission to eat egg yokes....lol

Have a few for me!

Funny you mention "junk science," as it's the "junk science" that said egg yolks are bad in the first place. Real, clinical, nutrition research is in agreement that whole eggs (including the yolk) are one of the best sources of nutrition a person can get, and egg whites are pretty much a waste to eat on their own.

I eat three whole eggs either boiled or panfried(nonstick pan/no oil) 5 days a week. The other two days i eat hummus. Both are great protein.

My cholesterol is 145 and has never been over 162 the first time it was tested when I was 35. As bad a rep as eggs get sometimes, your genetics have a bigger play in it than the eggs do. So have your cholesterol checked and go from there monitoring it. Eggs are cheap, protein rich, and have a myriad of uses.

Depends on hdl or ldl, but in general anything over 200 is considered dangerous, but I would strive to lower below 170, and make sure the hdl/ldl ratio is good as well.