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Egg Whites

aharris2288
aharris2288 Posts: 1
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Okay, there was a recent egg question up so I will ask mine...are egg whites really better than whole eggs??

I have been hearing two different things across the board. I do have cholesterol that is borderline high...so I am trying to definitely eat healthy by doing the egg white thing for breakfast, but are egg whites really so much better?

I would love the help, maybe even from some professionals.

Thanks!

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  • missprincessjenny
    missprincessjenny Posts: 104 Member
    Your going to get conflicting reports. And there are so many variables to consider. I don't think anyone can for sure say if the whole egg will raise it for you.
    Personally I'd limit whole eggs to a few a week and stick mainly with the whites.
    I wouldn't cut out the whole egg period. There is a lot of good nutrients in it. But I wouldn't eat it every day either.
  • kalynn06
    kalynn06 Posts: 368 Member
    With my family history, this is a topic that really interests me. Basically, recent studies demonstrate that in most people, blood cholesterol and dietary cholesterol are only weakly linked. However, some people have a genetic response where there is a much stronger link between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol. If you have high cholesterol, a family history of heart disease or have diabetes, you may want to err on the side of caution and keep the amount of cholesterol in your diet to a sensible, moderate amount. A good explanation, with links to applicable studies can be found here:
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html#cholesterol
  • MelodAngel
    MelodAngel Posts: 27
    I've read that the whole egg is good for you, but only eat the yolk in moderation. I eat eggs almost every day, and I love a hard boiled egg, which is only 17 calories without the yolk! I usually only eat a whole egg once a day IF that, but allow myself as many egg whites as i feel like :)
  • eponai
    eponai Posts: 38 Member
    i am going to try to leave a link here, but i'm not sure about the coding, so it might not work:

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/food-myths-debunked-eating-eggs-raises-your-cholesterol-level.html
  • AVinmill
    AVinmill Posts: 88 Member
    Quite often I'll have 4 eggs for breakfast, I really don't worry about the cholesterol but I do have 2 whole eggs and then 2 egg whites to reduce the fat a bit.. Can't really comment on if it's really that much better just to have the whites but I'd say if you have a healthy balanced diet not to sweat it too much.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Dietary cholesterol has very minimal effect on your blood serum cholesterol. Eat the entire egg. It's good for you.
  • zombiemusicgirl
    zombiemusicgirl Posts: 98 Member
    In my years upon years of diet experimentation, (and up until this time, I count all my previous work as experiments) but I really think that I have lost the most weight when eating whole eggs rather than whites and especially more than substitutes. Every nutritionist that I trust states that eggs are natures perfect protein. I'm always more filled until lunch when I eat eggs.

    That's just what I've experienced.



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  • nickyrobinson
    nickyrobinson Posts: 161 Member
    Maybe it's just me, but I find egg whites completely tasteless and therefore pointless. If I eat an egg, it's the whole thing.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    If you have high cholesterol: try taking niacin(nicotinic acid) supplements to reduce it and increase the good cholesterol.

    http://www.doctoryourself.com/hoffer_niacin.html
    http://www.doctoryourself.com/niacin.html

    I eat about 20-28 whole eggs a week and don't seem to have a problem.

    I would miss runny egg yolks on toast if I just ate the whites.
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