Derek - quick question on nutrition

[Lancerplaya]

I apologize for not posting this in the nutrition board but I'd rather have someone like yourself... who knows what they are doing/talking about reply to my message as opposed to someone who does not.

What's the deal with egg whites, I eat them twice a day, about 700 mL in total. I am sick of cooking and eating them, any disadvantage to just drinking them? Thanks

Jon

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Lancerplaya

I apologize for not posting this in the nutrition board but I'd rather have someone like yourself... who knows what they are doing/talking about reply to my message as opposed to someone who does not.

What's the deal with egg whites, I eat them twice a day, about 700 mL in total. I am sick of cooking and eating them, any disadvantage to just drinking them? Thanks

Jon

From what I've read, the body cannot or has a hard time digesting the protein in uncooked eggs. If you buy pasturized (I believe that is the term) egg whites in a carton you could drink it though.

[monkeydan]

Originally Posted by http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/anthony29.htm

Now some people have asked me can they drink the pasteurized whites since this would neutralize the salmonella. The answer is yes but what you have to watch out for here is that when you consume raw eggs, they will actually leach out one very important vitamin and this is Biotin. This vitamin plays an important role in many functions in the body so drinking raw eggs can lead to a deficiency. The next thing is that drinking your eggs instead of cooking them actually prevents the body from fully absorbing all the protein from the egg.

Only about half of the protein actually gets absorbed. So this is another thing that you have to look out for when drinking them. The last thing you have to watch out for is the foul disgusting stench that will follow you around like you were concealing a New York sewer in your back pocket.

The gas that you will get from doing raw eggs will keep you lonely many a nights, that is a guarantee. Your wives will be kicking you out of bed and you will be spending the night with your dog but even he won't be able to stay with you for long. Believe me it will be so bad you won't know what happened.

To make things worse because of the sulfur content in the eggs the gas you have will not only be among the foulest things you have ever smelled, but it will linger forever. You will lay one on and twenty minutes later you will go back in the room and it will still be there.

Hope this helps.

[Lancerplaya]

Thanks for the reply... I had a sneaking suspicion that your body would not digest all the available protein in the uncooked form. I was in a rush earlier and wondered, what are some of the other bb's doin because drinking them raw would be very convenient. Anyways I'll stick to cooking them, thanks again for the info.