Re-thinking my position on eggs...

I disagree with everyone here that say don't sweat how much eggs yolks you eat or they have no effect on your cholesterol.

One egg Yolk has nearly 2/3's the daily cholesterol intake. If you have a family history of high cholesterol..WATCH your yolk count...

I suggest having your choleterol checked at least 4 times a year..(IF) you have cholesterol issues and see how your diet effects those numbers...if you are averaging 2 or more egg yolks a day and it has no negative effects on your cholesterol numbers...then continue...but if your LDL is going up....Cut back to one egg yolk a day or none depending on other Cholesterol intakes....I am 162 lbs, 8.2% body fat...and I don't eat fast food or fried foods...but My LDL is 138...its genetics...and if I eat over 2 or 3 egg yolks a day ...my LDL goes up almost 30 points.


JUST wanted to ADD: Genetics is the key component here...MOST people can get away with eating as many egg yolks as they want....but I am not one of those...and I am sure there are other people that have same issues with cholesterol that I do.

Visit France. You'll come back eating eggs & butter, drinking wine and walking almost everywhere you go. You will also understand what a real portion size should look like.

I disagree with everyone here that say don't sweat how much eggs yolks you eat or they have no effect on your cholesterol.

One egg Yolk has nearly 2/3's the daily cholesterol intake. If you have a family history of high cholesterol..WATCH your yolk count...

I suggest having your choleterol checked at least 4 times a year..(IF) you have cholesterol issues and see how your diet effects those numbers...if you are averaging 2 or more egg yolks a day and it has no negative effects on your cholesterol numbers...then continue...but if your LDL is going up....Cut back to one egg yolk a day or none depending on other Cholesterol intakes....I am 162 lbs, 8.2% body fat...and I don't eat fast food or fried foods...but My LDL is 138...its genetics...and if I eat over 2 or 3 egg yolks a day ...my LDL goes up almost 30 points.


JUST wanted to ADD: Genetics is the key component here...MOST people can get away with eating as many egg yolks as they want....but I am not one of those...and I am sure there are other people that have same issues with cholesterol that I do.

What is your HDL number? And your HDL:LDL ratio? And your LDL size? Triglycerides? How do those change when you eat more than 2-3 yolks a day? Eggs are known to raise LDL levels, but they also proportionately raise HDL numbers, and studies show (some of the articles linked here already explain this) that the LDL particles are larger than what is considered to be "harmful." They've also found that the HDL:LDL and triglyceride numbers that matter more than just LDL numbers.

Also, the recommended cholesterol number is based on the flawed idea that dietary cholesterol affects blood cholesterol, which has been debunked.

Eggs are terrific and hardly a day ever goes by when I don't eat 3 of them for breakfast.

My favorite is to make a mexican omelette with some lean meat, onions, peppers, a little cheese, salsa, and fat free sour cream. Oh yeah and maybe just a few black olives...

That sounds good. I can't stomach plain eggs anymore. Omelet's are so hard to make! I'm no Gordan Ramsy lol.

Eggs all day every day. I try to have them several times a week. Scrambled egg whites. Whole eggs boiled. Egg salad sandwiches. The protein in eggs is amazing and they fit my high protein lifestyle perfectly. If you are omitting eggs you are just damn crazy unless their is a medical reason for doing so.

Oh man, I freaking love eggs... I eat 2 every day! (My family does not have a history of bad cholesterol that I am aware of and I plan on checking in with a doctor once we settle down and can GET a doctor, haha). So far so good for me! It helps me stay full much longer, I think, and they are so delicious poached with a piece of toast. Breakfast is my one consistent meal every day and I look forward to it more than dessert!

Love eggs. I eat three every single morning.

I eat 2 dozen eggs a week some weeks, and rarely less than I dozen. 1 whole egg, 2 egg whites. They're yummy and healthy.

Me too! 1 whole egg, and 2 whites scrambled with 1 slice of chesse everyday! 240 calories the way I fix them

Love eggs - fresh, free range eggs from my own chicks. As I understand it, dietary cholesterol (like found in egg yolks) has been shown to have little or no affect on a person's cholesterol levels.

Love eggs but don't eat them anymore.

maybe it's the magic Omega-3s that are helping you.

You mean the O3 from preventing chickens from being the omnivores they are and instead substituting excessive flax into their diets?

(But seriously, once you have eggs from pastured chickens, it's really hard to go back. If you've never tried them, seek them out...at farmer's markets, or small grocery/produce stores. Actually, don't. With the heat we're having where I live, they're getting very difficult to find and I don't need any more competition for them.)

I had a HUGE problem with cutting out the yolk part of eggs, too. I mean, come on, that's the most delicious part! What I started doing was easing myself into a yolkless diet, by making omelettes and scrambled eggs with two whole eggs and one egg white. Then I moved up to one whole and two yolks, and so on till I got used to just the egg whites. Sometimes I still throw in a whole egg on days when I've just gotta have that full eggy flavor, but now for the most part I don't even miss it.

I LOVE EGGS!!!

everyday for breakfast i have an "egglet" (see recipe below) and i have about 6 hardboiled egg whites as snacks throughout the day!

i met with my doctor last night and we talked about nutrition at length - he gave me some advice that i'm weary about, but will consider. He wants me to eat only ONE animal byproduct each day. so that means if i have eggs for breakfast, i can't have chicken, turkey, eggs, ground beef, fish, etc
i think for me that will be really hard... we are waiting to see if my insurance will accept his referral for me to go to a dietician, so FINGERS CROSSED!

I mix together the following:
1cup liquid egg whites
4 medium eggs
16 oz spinach
1 cup chopped mushrooms
12 oz diced tomato
2 oz reduced sodium hilshire turkey

pour into muffin/cupcake tins
i rip about 2 or 3 sliced of fat free american cheese and lay 2 pieces over each "egglet"

bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

I eat real eggs! They are NOT bad for you and are a great source of easily digestible protein. And there are so many things you can do with them! I say go for it!

On the other side, I also use egg beaters. For instance, last night we had breakfast for dinner. The family all had eggs. I had egg beaters, because I so wanted CHEESE in my omelet! So I made that sacrifice. But eggs all the way!