Maximum number of eggs per week

[SYRIANKID]

I can't find a consensus on the issue. What does everyone know about the maximum number of eggs you should eat per week to be considered "healthy" due to the high cholesterol they have?

[Tanktwo]

I think the "experts" say 4...

[RU4A69]

Syrian: the IS no universal agreement on this issue and there won't be for another 50 years. There are, however, PLENTY of studies within the last 20 years confirming that dietary cholesterol intake is benign at worst and cardio-protective at best:

What about Cholesterol?
And what about cholesterol? Here, too, the public has been misinformed. Our blood vessels can become damaged in a number of ways?through irritations caused by free radicals or viruses, or because they are structurally weak?and when this happens, the body's natural healing substance steps in to repair the damage. That substance is cholesterol. Cholesterol is a high-molecular-weight alcohol that is manufactured in the liver and in most human cells. Like saturated fats, the cholesterol we make and consume plays many vital roles:

Along with saturated fats, cholesterol in the cell membrane gives our cells necessary stiffness and stability. When the diet contains an excess of polyunsaturated fatty acids, these replace saturated fatty acids in the cell membrane, so that the cell walls actually become flabby. When this happens, cholesterol from the blood is "driven" into the tissues to give them structural integrity. This is why serum cholesterol levels may go down temporarily when we replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated oils in the diet.46


Cholesterol acts as a precursor to vital corticosteroids, hormones that help us deal with stress and protect the body against heart disease and cancer; and to the sex hormones like androgen, testosterone, estrogen and progesterone.


Cholesterol is a precursor to vitamin D, a very important fat-soluble vitamin needed for healthy bones and nervous system, proper growth, mineral metabolism, muscle tone, insulin production, reproduction and immune system function.


The bile salts are made from cholesterol. Bile is vital for digestion and assimilation of fats in the diet.


Recent research shows that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant.47 This is the likely explanation for the fact that cholesterol levels go up with age. As an antioxidant, cholesterol protects us against free radical damage that leads to heart disease and cancer.


Cholesterol is needed for proper function of serotonin receptors in the brain.48 Serotonin is the body's natural "feel-good" chemical. Low cholesterol levels have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior, depression and suicidal tendencies.


Mother's milk is especially rich in cholesterol and contains a special enzyme that helps the baby utilize this nutrient. Babies and children need cholesterol-rich foods throughout their growing years to ensure proper development of the brain and nervous system.


Dietary cholesterol plays an important role in maintaining the health of the intestinal wall.49 This is why low-cholesterol vegetarian diets can lead to leaky gut syndrome and other intestinal disorders.
Cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease but rather a potent antioxidant weapon against free radicals in the blood, and a repair substance that helps heal arterial damage (although the arterial plaques themselves contain very little cholesterol.) However, like fats, cholesterol may be damaged by exposure to heat and oxygen. This damaged or oxidized cholesterol seems to promote both injury to the arterial cells as well as a pathological buildup of plaque in the arteries.50 Damaged cholesterol is found in powdered eggs, in powdered milk (added to reduced-fat milks to give them body) and in meats and fats that have been heated to high temperatures in frying and other high-temperature processes.

High serum cholesterol levels often indicate that the body needs cholesterol to protect itself from high levels of altered, free-radical-containing fats. Just as a large police force is needed in a locality where crime occurs frequently, so cholesterol is needed in a poorly nourished body to protect the individual from a tendency to heart disease and cancer. Blaming coronary heart disease on cholesterol is like blaming the police for murder and theft in a high crime area.

Poor thyroid function (hypothyroidism) will often result in high cholesterol levels. When thyroid function is poor, usually due to a diet high in sugar and low in usable iodine, fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrients, the body floods the blood with cholesterol as an adaptive and protective mechanism, providing a superabundance of materials needed to heal tissues and produce protective steroids. Hypothyroid individuals are particularly susceptible to infections, heart disease and cancer.51

Take Home: High cholesterol accompanies a diseased state but does not CAUSE a diseased state.

Here is the full text of that article WELL WORTH THE READ:

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyour...inny.html#chol

[Spottydog]

General consensus, folks?

[thepointman]

I don't think you'll get an absolute consensus. Just don't eat 10 yolks a day and you'll be fine.

[Amu]

You can go higher than 4 eggs per week. The best thing to do is to eat as many eggs as you want and just monitor your cholesterol levels closely.

[Sleepstream]

150... sounds good to me.

[techo]

So the whites are okay?

[Q-Ball83]

i eat 112 egg whites a week (one carton a day=16whites) but just protien in da whites

[2bbig]

I can't find a consensus on the issue. What does everyone know about the maximum number of eggs you should eat per week to be considered "healthy" due to the high cholesterol they have?

When I am in camp I will eat 8-12 a day, scrambled. I would never be able to afford at home how I eat in camp.

[Sim882]

how many egg and cholesterol questions do we need a week?

[terracotta]

how many egg and cholesterol questions do we need a week?

9 in the past 7 days
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/search...rchid=88656451

[Tomek]

I usually eat between 2-4 whole eggs a day (14-28 a week)

Society should really stop worrying about eating a few measly eggs a day, but start worry about all the other processed junk they consume day in day out!

[Al Faz]

I eat 210 eggs a week. Of which 50 include the yolk. My col level is great. Why? beause i lift 4 times a week and run 4 - 7 miles outdoors every single day. Eggs are dangerous for people who dont exercise...especially cardio.

[daazndood]

during the summer i ate almost 36 FULL eggs a week.

[Smallbigsam]

As much as you want as long as it fit your macro!

[lynchben3_delete012208@noone.com]

i eat about one per day WITH the yolk.

how many of yall' don't eat the yolk?

[Big_Spaz]

I eat 9-12 Egg Whites per day. Every day of the week.


I never eat the yokes.






-Spaz

[Aindreas]

I've eaten 36 whole eggs in a day before, and some days I don't eat any. Unless you have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol from dietary sources, eat however many you can fit in your macros, they're one of nature's most perfect foods IMO.

[strawser9]

I eat 9-12 Egg Whites per day. Every day of the week.
I never eat the yokes.
-Spaz

I eat 10 whites with 1 cup oats as my pwo MEAL(~1.5 hours after I train)
i'll put 2 yolks in...but I usually end up not eating them...

[rotlex]

I only eat whole eggs...never throw away the best part. There is of course a TON of information, as well as mis-information regarding dietary cholesterol. Myself? I eat an average of 6 whole eggs per day, so I'm looking at 48 eggs, or 4 dozen a week alone. Cholesterol issues? Nope. Under 200, last blood work results showed HDL 81, LDL 95. Eat up, and reap the benefits of the best protein source on the planet.

[ATCGal]

I eat 28 eggs per week, but only 7 yolks.

[iamtheawesome]

i eat 4-5 whole eggs a day.
I see alot of people only eating whites, but IMO that's a waste of food.
I may be wrong, but don't the yolks contain good fats?

[hugowrx04]

Personally I eat 3-4 orgainc eggs a day. Here is a write up that I found.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...3&postcount=59

[serratus]

I eat 12 per week. My cholesterol is pretty low.

[user5145]

I at least 20 whole eggs a week when I'm at home.

[X-Strike]

I eat 3 boiled eggs (without yellow) every days in the morning.. is that ok?

what else i can eat in the morning for breakfast? (after workout).

[ozfiz]

I eat at least 15 WHOLE eggs a week. For all you people eating egg whites and worrying about a maximum; don't. I'm still not sure if there is/what is the max for eggs including yolks, though.

[Spankee888]

i eat 6-8 eggwhite plus 2 whole egg omelets AT LEAST once, most of the time twice a day for months, and have eaten eggs at least once a day including the yolks for years...just got my cholest. numbers today, IM AWESOMELY HEALTHY! but my protein intake is too high my kidney and liver numbers were off...OH WELL at least my heart is healthy!

[X-Strike]

do you include black peper and salt? nothing wrong with this?