Eggs per week?

missfluffyuk
missfluffyuk Posts: 245
edited October 24 in Food and Nutrition
So, I've been reading everywhere that you shouldn't eat more than 7 egg yolks per week, because of the cholesterol. Why exactly is that? If I have no problems with cholesterol (and I don't develop any, and I'm careful with the amount of cholesterol in other foods), is there any REAL reason why I couldn't eat more than this? Do any of you guys tend to eat more than an egg a day?

I'm just wondering, because I love eggs and could easily eat 12 - 14 a week. I don't really understand why I need to be so strict with eggs. They're really good for you, right?
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  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    That myth is not true.

    Eggs are one of the most perfect foods around.

    My husband, myself and our 2 dogs eat around 48 eggs per week.

    Also, remember that the more cholesterol you eat, the less your body has to make, therefore in MOST people it will have the opposite effect and actually lower your cholesterol.
  • missfluffyuk
    missfluffyuk Posts: 245
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    No, eggs are very good for you. They are packed with great sources of fat, protein and vital vitamins and minerals.

    I eat at least 21 per week by myself and sometimes more. I have boiled eggs for snacks and have a 3 egg omelette nearly every day.
  • Nana_Booboo
    Nana_Booboo Posts: 501 Member
    Egg = the worlds perfect food.

    Cholesterol in natural, clean, unprocessed foods does not raise your serum cholesterol.

    Eat as many as you want.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    I rarely eat more than six at a time. Mostly because I need room on my plate for the Bacon.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Do you believe everything you read?

    If so, I am omnipotent, you are madly in love with me, and forever will do whatever I fathom.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    I rarely eat more than six at a time. Mostly because I need room on my plate for the Bacon.

    This.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    I rarely eat more than six at a time. Mostly because I need room on my plate for the Bacon.

    lol. awesome.


    and thanks for this. i'm going to make like, 8 hard boiled eggs tomorrow for the week. great on the go snack.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Do you believe everything you read?

    If so, I am omnipotent, you are madly in love with me, and forever will do whatever I fathom.

    Damn...

    I guess we should go out for drinks now.
  • lovinbeinold
    lovinbeinold Posts: 116
    I eat 7 to 14 a week. I love eggs. Listen, I had a friend who believed in eggs. She lived to be in her 90's and was healthy and running everyplace she went until a few months before she died. She was a big egg eater and felt that was one reason she'd done so well with her health. I am sure though that a lot of it was genetics too.
  • theflyingartist
    theflyingartist Posts: 385 Member
    Check your blood work the next time you visit the doctor. If there's an issue, make changes.
    Otherwise, do what feels right for you!
  • yojaseyrae
    yojaseyrae Posts: 38
    i looove eggs at the moment, but i was wondering more about the protein if you eat looads of them, i mean, what happens if you eat too much protein?
  • raychill007
    raychill007 Posts: 55 Member
    bump
  • andrewthread
    andrewthread Posts: 7 Member
    Egg White Egg Yolk
    Calories 17 59
    Fat (g) .06 4.51
    Saturated Fat (g) 0 1.6
    Carbs (g) .24 .61
    Protein (g) 3.6 2.7
    Cholesterol (mg) 0 210
    Sodium (mg) 55 8
    Calcium (mg) 2.3 21.9
    Vitamin D (IU) 0 18
    Folate (mcg) 1.3 24.8
  • LewisFishman
    LewisFishman Posts: 32
    I don't know if there really is a limit to the number of eggs you eat a week. Of course, like any other food, they can be overeaten. But I believe that most people not only could enjoy, but also benefit from, eating more eggs. Want more than one a day, or seven a week? Go ahead. Unless you have a medical condition which precludes you eating so many, I say enjoy.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    I say if you like eggs, just eat them. I sometimes use one yolk and two whites when I make eggs.
  • missfluffyuk
    missfluffyuk Posts: 245
    Do you believe everything you read?

    If so, I am omnipotent, you are madly in love with me, and forever will do whatever I fathom.

    Damn...

    I guess we should go out for drinks now.

    Damn, beat me to it. Oh well, I guess he's taken now :laugh:
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    I rarely eat more than six at a time. Mostly because I need room on my plate for the Bacon.
    Maybe you need a bigger plate.
  • finding_my_way
    finding_my_way Posts: 174 Member
    eggs are egg-cellent :) hahahaha..ok I find myself very funny but seriously I love me some eggs
  • missfluffyuk
    missfluffyuk Posts: 245
    Yaaaaaay! I'm so happy. IS there a limit to how many eggs I should be eating, though?

    I rarely eat more than six at a time. Mostly because I need room on my plate for the Bacon.

    This. Exactly. I'm so happy with this.
  • Cr357
    Cr357 Posts: 238
    i looove eggs at the moment, but i was wondering more about the protein if you eat looads of them, i mean, what happens if you eat too much protein?
    The extra protein will get converted to glucose and used for energy.^^^^^^

    For OP, I eat 3 whole eggs everyday.
  • Fieldsy
    Fieldsy Posts: 1,105 Member
    Eggs are a staple in my diet. I have 2 every single day.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    But Scooby told me to throw the egg yolks out!?!?

    ::Confused::

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Ey1ch2Koc
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
    Total myth. Eat the entire egg, it doesn't raise your cholesterol. I eat at least 2 whole eggs a day and my total cholesterol is 123.
  • CAWStar
    CAWStar Posts: 23
    I eat two eggs everyday. The cholesterol in eggs shouldn't really effect your LDL. They do boost your HDL a bit, the good cholesterol. The egg is the most perfect food item in the world!
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    But Scooby told me to throw the egg yolks out!?!?

    ::Confused::

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Ey1ch2Koc

    I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic, but Scooby has actually become reformed when it comes to his views on dietary fat.
  • gunmetalsunrise
    gunmetalsunrise Posts: 131
    The freak out over eggs is really unnecessary. People think there is only one type of cholesterol, and that it's ALL bad. It reminds me of a group of students at a university who did a study trying to prove that it was technically healthier to eat a Double Down from KFC than have eggs, cholesterol-wise.

    /rolls eyes
  • missfluffyuk
    missfluffyuk Posts: 245
    The freak out over eggs is really unnecessary. People think there is only one type of cholesterol, and that it's ALL bad. It reminds me of a group of students at a university who did a study trying to prove that it was technically healthier to eat a Double Down from KFC than have eggs, cholesterol-wise.

    /rolls eyes

    I'd love this if it were true.
  • Tjarvi
    Tjarvi Posts: 53
    Do you believe everything you read?

    If so, I am omnipotent, you are madly in love with me, and forever will do whatever I fathom.

    Damn...

    I guess we should go out for drinks now.

    Too funny=))
  • Tomhusker
    Tomhusker Posts: 346 Member
    Before we relocated I usually had 15-20 eggs per week. However I raised my own chickens and had fresh eggs every day. Now I nay have 6 per week, as I don't find the store bought eggs all that flavorful.
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