Eggs: Good or Bad?

[DaveJabowski]

I know that they're an excellent source of protein, but what about the cholesterol? I'm fairly young, so I don't have any major health problems. I don't think about cholesterol and stuff like that, but when someone told me it affects my blood pressure and could affect my building, I had to look it up. There are some mixed messages on the interweb, so does anyone have any information that could help me?

Fyi, I eat about 7-10 eggs a day.

[chameleonism]

Good.

[Arkwright]

Carton of pasterized egg whites.
500 cal a carton
100 grams protein
No fat and no cholesterol.
4$

Its pasterized so mix it with bananas coco powder and whey in a blender.
Taste great.

[JakeSim]

Hmm, I used to eat about 8 or 12 eggs a day if I remember right. However, I stopped doing that. I'm not quite too sure if eating 7-10 a day is great for you. It might actually be a bit too much of one thing. Like you said, the cholesterol in the eggs.

I'm down to having the occasional 3 to 4 in a day. I don't have them every day now too.

[hight3chredneck]

There is cholesterol, but it is good cholesterol. I eat 6 eggs a day. yolks and all. good fat son.


Good.

[bobdole12]

I don't like the taste of eggs. **** me right?

[SuffolkPunch]

There is no direct relationship between cholesterol you eat and the cholesterol found in your blood which has a vague relationship with the risk of CHD.

If you are lean and active, eat your eggs - and all other non synthetic sources of fats saturated and unsaturated.

[paulscott1]

Whole eggs are perfectly fine but you can have too much of good thing

[snorkelman]

See, Are the Current Dietary Guidelines Regarding Egg Consumption Appropriate? Kristin L. Herron and Maria Luz Fernandez. J. Nutr. 134:187-190, January 2004 Full text at: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/134/1/187.full

[ven33]

Neither. Eggs are EGGCELLENT