How many eggs is too many?

I eat anywhere from 8-12 eggs per week....my total cholesterol is 120 and my LDL (Bad) cholesterol is around 55. Eating eggs will not negatively affect your cholesterol....if you are eating 4 per week you should be fine. they are a great low cal source of protein.

I tend to eat more like 3 or 4 now, in a week.

Good or Bad?

Yay or Nay?

Good. 3 to 4 eggs a week, even if the cholesterol WAS bad for you, is certain in very reasonable moderation. Eggs are an excellent source of protein, and DON'T FEAR THE YOLK! It's where all the good stuff is, and the yumminess. My breakfast will often include 2-3 of them on the weekends. They're like yummy little protein supplements.

PS: As long as you're fitting it into your calorie/fat/carb/protein allowance, that is. Eggs are a wonderful low-calorie high-protein source of foody goodness.

Dietary cholesterol doesn't affect serum cholesterol except in small, specific portions of the population (notably diabetics).

In regular people there's virtually no evidence that eating eggs is bad for you in any way whatsoever. In those sensitive populations, there is a small amount of evidence that eating more than one a day can increase serum cholesterol and *possibly* be implicated in increased mortality.

You'll know pretty quickly if you're in the sensitive populations because your next set of general lab work at the docs will show increased serum cholesterol.

As far as I'm concerned, eggs are a superfood. The yolks are the important part - that's where ALL the good stuff is packed. The white is just a protein bonus. I'm type 2 diabetic and I eat a whole hard boiled egg every morning. In the time I've been doing that, my cholesterol has dropped, my LDL/HDL ratio improved, and my triglycerides went way down.

Eat eggs, food doesn't get much more perfect.

I think it's too many eggs when I've over filled on eggs, or have left no room in my dairy for anything else (like sausages) . . . that's about the only time I think I've had too many eggs

Since eggs are 70 calories a piece I guess if you ate 40 a day, depending on your TDEE, that might not be good for you....

I could eat up to a dozen a day...no I am not kidding. My total cholesterol is 336mg/dL BUT my HDL exceeds 100mg/dL giving me a very good ratio of total cholesterol:HDL (the ratio is what matters most).

Eggs are mostly monounsaturated fat (assuming you eat the yolks, which you should) and some saturated fat. Saturated fat raises both LDL (bad cholesterol) and HDL (good cholesterol) whilst Monounsaturated fat boost only HDL.

A good cholesterol ratio come from limiting Polyunsaturated fats as much as possible and getting adequate monounsaturated fats and some saturated fat (not the devil like everyone is led to believe). Eggs fit in well here. Avoid vegetable fats/oils (all polyunsaturated fat) except olive oil (mostly monounsaturated fat).

Dietary cholesterol does not affect BLOOD cholesterol - cholesterol levels are a measure of proteins that carry cholesterol, not cholesterol itself. This comes from a chemist/pharmacist/spare time nutritional nazi.

I was just wondering what everyone's opinion on eggs is. I know that two many eggs isn't great because of cholesterol, but how many is too many, in a week?

Back a few years ago when my mom and I did LA Weightloss they limited us to 2 a week. I tend to eat more like 3 or 4 now, in a week.

Good or Bad?

Yay or Nay?

Eggs are fine. Most mornings I eat 5 cooked in coconut oil. So, by myself.........I eat about 30 or so eggs a week. My husband eats 3 eggs, bacon and oatmeal every morning for breakfast so we go through a LOT of eggs daily.

too many is when you're tired of eating them. They're a cheap protein sources that's easy and quick to cook. Embrace the egg!

And they're cheap... well... unless you go free range/organic.