How many eggs a day are safe?

compaqlaptop1

Eggs seem like the best way for me to get protein but I'm wondering is it dangerous to eat, say, 8-10 eggs a day?

I remember years ago people used to think that even an egg a day was dangerous...so what is the deal with eggs, are they safe in large quantities or not?

metamorphosis

This comes up a lot here.

In short and very brief, yes it is okay to eag lots of eggs in one day, every day (providing that you are not subbing them and cutting out other parts of a varied diet). They have been shown to reduce your bad cholestrol while increasing your good cholestrol. (Low density lipoproteins [LDL] and high density lipoproteins [HDL])

PixelPure

I have heard and read countless times, that more than two eggs per week is bad for you in terms of cholesterol gain. Do a thorough search on google about this.

The white of the egg is fine, it is the egg yolk that contains cholesterol.
That is why body builders remove egg yolks before eating/drinking multiple amounts.

Personally I avoid eating more than two egg yolks a week, to keep cholesterol down but I eat many many egg whites

rocky

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jugger0

Dont throw away the yoke for the love of god:rolleyes: what a waste...

Ive been having 4+ every day for a long long time and im grand.

Eggs are great, i hate all this anti egg bs!

rocky

PixelPure wrote: »

I have heard and read countless times, that more than two eggs per week is bad for you in terms of cholesterol gain. Do a thorough search on google about this.

The white of the egg is fine, it is the egg yolk that contains cholesterol.
That is why body builders remove egg yolks before eating/drinking multiple amounts.

Personally I avoid eating more than two egg yolks a week, to keep cholesterol down but I eat many many egg whites

Just because some piece of information is repeated countless times, doesn't mean it's true. Most nutrition in the egg is in the yolk, the whites only have a bit of protein. The yolk has the same amount of protein, plus lots of vitamins. Check out http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/113/2

Vitamin A, D, E, K, folate, choline, phosphorus, calcium, potassium...

The egg is a nutritional powerhouse

PS. Only old school bodybuilders remove the yolk, those that haven't kept up with the latest research or are on an extreme cutting diet.

Magic Eight Ball

PixelPure wrote: »

I have heard and read countless times, that more than two eggs per week is bad for you in terms of cholesterol gain. Do a thorough search on google about this.

The white of the egg is fine, it is the egg yolk that contains cholesterol.
That is why body builders remove egg yolks before eating/drinking multiple amounts.

Personally I avoid eating more than two egg yolks a week, to keep cholesterol down but I eat many many egg whites

This rubbish is a perfect example of a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

PixelPure

rocky wrote: »

Just because some piece of information is repeated countless times, doesn't mean it's true.

Please re-read my post. I never said it was true, I also included to make sure that the question asker researches thoroughly to get the correct answer.

PixelPure

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

This rubbish is a perfect example of a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Like all high cholesterol foods, they are also rich in nutrients. Sorry but the question was about "is it bad for you", so I pointed out the bad thing about eating egg yolks

heavyballs

PixelPure wrote: »

Like all high cholesterol foods, they are also rich in nutrients. Sorry but the question was about "is it bad for you", so I pointed out the bad thing about eating egg yolks

sometimes you have to just admit defeat or just turn the computer off so that urge to respond dissipates...

PixelPure

heavyballs wrote: »

sometimes you have to just admit defeat or just turn the computer off so that urge to respond dissipates...

danlen

PixelPure wrote: »

Like all high cholesterol foods, they are also rich in nutrients. Sorry but the question was about "is it bad for you", so I pointed out the bad thing about eating egg yolks

But there isn't one...

menoscemo

PixelPure wrote: »

Like all high cholesterol foods, they are also rich in nutrients. Sorry but the question was about "is it bad for you", so I pointed out the bad thing about eating egg yolks

What's the problem with high colesterol foods?

PixelPure

menoscemo wrote: »

What's the problem with high colesterol foods?

Nothing is wrong with high cholesterol foods, but too much intake leads to higher levels of cholesterol in the body.

PixelPure

danlen wrote: »

But there isn't one...

Your completely right, but eat too many and this can impact on cholesterol levels.

menoscemo

PixelPure wrote: »

Nothing is wrong with high cholesterol foods, but too much intake leads to higher levels of cholesterol in the body.

So if I eat a lot of French fries I will become French, Right?

Bottle_of_Smoke

PixelPure wrote: »

Your completely right, but eat too many and this can impact on cholesterol levels.

Of course. Though there are many foods which can do this to you. For the average healthy person there is no valid reason to avoid eating more than two eggs a week. If that few eggs was bad for you, you'd be in pretty bad shape already or you're part of a group which is a tiny percentage of the population

I mean if someone said don't eat fajitas and sour cream because its bad for you if you have IBS, we'd think that person was nuts - this is a pretty similar parallel if you look at the statistics

It kind of seems eggs get a disproportionate amount of attention for cholesterol which is particularly annoying because eggs are a really healthy food. Avocados are another nutritious victim of this misinformation.

Whilst you were stating an opinion it was quite an authoritive manner of putting it which is why you're getting fairly enthusiastic responses

PixelPure

menoscemo wrote: »

So if I eat a lot of French fries I will become French, Right?

Exactly

rocky

PixelPure wrote: »

Nothing is wrong with high cholesterol foods, but too much intake leads to higher levels of cholesterol in the body.

PixelPure wrote: »

Your completely right, but eat too many and this can impact on cholesterol levels.

Welcome to 2011! The lipid hypothesis (that intake of cholesterol and/or saturated fat is a cause for heart disease) does not stand up to scrutiny.

Some reading for you:

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/07/diet-heart-hypothesis-stuck-at-starting.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/07/diet-heart-hypothesis-little.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/12/dirty-little-secret-of-diet-heart.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/01/does-dietary-saturated-fat-increase.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010/12/diet-heart-controlled-trials-new.html
And any article under the 'cholesterol' label

http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html

PixelPure

rocky wrote: »

Welcome to 2011! The lipid hypothesis (that intake of cholesterol and/or saturated fat is a cause for heart disease) does not stand up to scrutiny.

Some reading for you:

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/07/diet-heart-hypothesis-stuck-at-starting.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/07/diet-heart-hypothesis-little.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/12/dirty-little-secret-of-diet-heart.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/01/does-dietary-saturated-fat-increase.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010/12/diet-heart-controlled-trials-new.html
And any article under the 'cholesterol' label

http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html

Interesting read, looking forward to see more research into this. Thanks

rocky

PixelPure wrote: »

Interesting read, looking forward to see more research into this. Thanks

And more: the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines

http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/02/04/the-new-usda-dietary-guideline/

'They', 'the experts', want people to replace SFA (saturated fats) with PUFA and MUFA (unsaturated), even though veggie oils high in n-6 PUFA increase inflammation markers in the body.

Also they prefer low-fat soy milk to real dairy and highly processed meat substitutes to real meat. The mind boggles. Especially soy-derived products go through so many processes that they are made in a chemical factory, not a kitchen

http://www.westonaprice.org/blogs/the-usdas-new-dietary-guidelines.html

PocketWatch

Not entirely the same point but I dont think my question merits its own thread. But its still egg related hah

I love scrambled eggs for breakfast but im wondering are they good for you? I use 2 medium sized eggs and about 5/6 tbsp of low fat milk (+ no butter), I like them a lot more than just normal boiled eggs but are they not as good for you?
Do you think having them every breakfast is too much?