The truth behind egs....

[out_at_sea]

What would be a dangerous amount of eggs (yolk included) that one can eat on a daily basis? Even though is dietary cholesterol ...wouldnt be dangerous to have lets say 4-6 eggs a day?



I thought that there is no proven link between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol, and that high cholesterol levels in the blood are due to a genetic predisposition. Is that right?

Anyone have some solid info that could settle once and for all the myth--or not--of egs having a bad impact on serum cholesterol?

OAS

 

[ohashi]

I have at least three eggs a day, usually around 6 - that's whole eggs, not egg-whites. My cholesterol levels have always been great (but I'm not on any gear). I'll have another test done either at the end of this week or start of next, and will post results, just in case anyone cares.

 

[out_at_sea]

I have at least three eggs a day, usually around 6 - that's whole eggs, not egg-whites. My cholesterol levels have always been great (but I'm not on any gear). I'll have another test done either at the end of this week or start of next, and will post results, just in case anyone cares.

Mine is great too.....last time I checked was around 150...

Dude, 6 eggs seems a bit too much to me...

 

[ohashi]

I spend about 16 hours a day in college, so hard-boiled eggs are a convenient source of food for me (along with almonds, whey shakes, and dry oatmeal). It's all a matter of convenience, you know?

 

[~SC~]

What you eat the eggs with or without is going to help provide the answer.

~SC~

 

[out_at_sea]

What you eat the eggs with or without is going to help provide the answer.

~SC~

Elaborate.....

I eat mine just with bread....

 

[wannabebig1]

i eat a dozen egg whites a day ..

 

[ZKaudio]

he's referring to with or without the yolk. Although apparently a wives tale, it's still difficult to discard the information about excessive dietary cholesterol leading to high blood cholesterol. I'm somewhere in the middle at 3 yolks/day and 7 whites/day

 

[~SC~]

I was referring to what other foods you eat your eggs with. Something that spikes insulin, or something that does not. Fat is not stored w/out an insulin surge, so if you can keep that in check, you an ingest far more fats per meal this way, and you don't have to worry about the fats affecting you in a negative way, especially if you are taking in EFA's/Hemp/Flax oil throughout the day as well.

IMO, bread is perhaps the crappiest choice one could make. I'd choose oatmeal, oatbran, etc., ditch the yolks, and use the whites if you are having carbs in your first meal of the day.

~SC~

 

[out_at_sea]

I was referring to what other foods you eat your eggs with. Something that spikes insulin, or something that does not. Fat is not stored w/out an insulin surge, so if you can keep that in check, you an ingest far more fats per meal this way, and you don't have to worry about the fats affecting you in a negative way, especially if you are taking in EFA's/Hemp/Flax oil throughout the day as well.

IMO, bread is perhaps the crappiest choice one could make. I'd choose oatmeal, oatbran, etc., ditch the yolks, and use the whites if you are having carbs in your first meal of the day.

~SC~

I just cant see myself eating eggs with oatmeal....so, are you saying that bread in combination with yolks would give you an insuline spike?

To be on the safe side, how many eggs(yolks included) would be Ok on a daily basis?