To much eggs?

[Loner]

I eat around 8 eggs a day, someitmes in one meal, sometimes through different meals. and usually am drinking about 80 grams of whey protien a day i think whey is egg protien? Anyway a dietition told me i was going to die really early from to high of colesteral.. my mom told me similar.. should i cut down on eggs or whats the deal? thank

 

[daemian]

egg yolks are high in cholesterol, but I don't think it has been proven that eggs increase cholesterol in people that eat them. You can always take out the yolks from half of the eggs you eat everyday; that would also reduce the amount of saturated fat in your diet. Also, whey is not egg protein, it is from dairy. Tell the dietician to go to hell. Don't say that to your mom though.

Later, D

 

[Loner]

hmm okay.. anyone else? I know some doctors have said bad things about eggs just dont know if they were disproven or what not thankst hough deamian

 

[anthrax]

Change dietetician

Food cholesterol has little to no impact on blood cholesterol

 

[wellbilt]

eggs are a great source of protein very absorbable i have also heard that food cholesterol has little effect on blood cholesterol you can also take the yolks out i eat 1 yolk every 4 eggs and i eat about 8 hardboiled eggs a day

 

[Loner]

She's not my dietition, my friends mom just happens to be one and always comments on my eating habbits. Then what does effect your cholesterol if its not the food you eat. I guess ill keep on eatin

 

[young guns]

Most dietiticians don't know shit. They are still taught a traditional way of thinking in regards to food, and most of them forget to take into consideration the requirements for active, heavy lifting individuals.

Doctors are even worse to take food adivce from. I let almost everything doctors say abouit food and supplements go in one ear and out the other. Why? Because they have very little knowledge of either subject. Their training is not intensive in either nutrition or supplementation. If it were, there would be more doctors suggesting proper dietary changes and supplementation before prescribing meds in many cases. Of course, some doctors have knowledge in these areas, but most dont.

If you study the biochemistry behind cholesterol synthesis and the like, you'll find that dietary cholesterol is only a part of the equation. I disagree some with the other posts, and I do feel it can effect cholesterol levels, but this varies from person to person.

Like the others suggested, throw out a few yolks if you're concerned. Or, better yet, get some of the eggs high in omega-3 fatty acids and eat them. They are lower in cholesterol and saturated fat and have about 600mg of omega-3's per yolk. A little searching and you'll find plenty of studies showing how omega-3's can improve cholesterol profiles, as well as having a myriad of other benefits.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

i remember hearing of a study done in the last few months that did not show a correlation between eggs and higher blood cholesterol. i wish i could cite it. it also stated that the origional study that said eggs were bad didnt even test eggs, they only used similiar types and levels of cholesterol found in eggs but conluded that the results would be similar. scientists. heh

 

[ChefWide]

Most dietiticians don't know shit.

Isn't that the sorry truth. I had a free consultation at my gym over the summer. The dietician suggested that my maintainence callories were 2000 a day.

Say What? I lift 4-5 times a week, and either cycle or do cardio 5-6 days a week, 6' 230lbs...

I said, do you mean my BMR? or my Maintainence callories?


"What?" she said.

I stood up and walked away.