Is 2 Large Eggs a day to much. Comes to a total of 400 mg cholesterol.

[Anton57]

Is 2 Large Eggs a day to much. Comes to a total of 400 mg cholesterol.

I had a Cholesterol Issue Before Potentially When Someone was Serving me HotDogs and Eggs x3 a week etc. Plus Eating 3 patty hamburgers at MCdonalds on workdays.

I ask because I found 2 Eggs and a Banana is OK in the Morning.

I started using Lemon balm to fall asleep or cause Im A Chinese Naturopath Addict etc. But its seems to be a Good fit for Weight specific Needs.

[Strawng]

It depends on your genetics & how strongly your body responds to dietary cholesterol. For me, 2 yolks everyday would be too much. You might be different. The only way to know is to try and & check your bloodwork, OP.

[Anton57]

It depends on your genetics & how strongly your body responds to dietary cholesterol. For me, 2 yolks everyday would be too much. You might be different. The only way to know is to try and & check your bloodwork, OP.

Ok True So Maybe Eggs Every Other Day Etc. Or 2 Days on One day Off.

[AdamWW]

Ok True So Maybe Eggs Every Other Day Etc. Or 2 Days on One day Off.

Better to just get a blood test dude

[air2fakie]

I vote for playing russian roulette with egg intake.

[DougyF7]

It depends on your genetics & how strongly your body responds to dietary cholesterol. For me, 2 yolks everyday would be too much. You might be different. The only way to know is to try and & check your bloodwork, OP.

What percentage of the population has this issue? Is it like one egg/day is okay but two/day is too much?

[air2fakie]

What percentage of the population has this issue? Is it like one egg/day is okay but two/day is too much?

The answer inevitably depends on the size of the egg.

[Anton57]

Better to just get a blood test dude

Correct I have low cholesterol now. I don't eat McDonald's and usually eat pizza for carbs. I only added eggs because I had a flu recently. I bought some to keep in storage in my room. & I occasionally eat to cause distractions when interacting in the house.. But gotta say Eggs in the morning + lemon balm @ night is a good pair. Or Bananas x2-4. Will get a blood test in 1-2 months.

[AdamWW]

What percentage of the population has this issue? Is it like one egg/day is okay but two/day is too much?

Totally depends on the person man… there’s no standard rate that applies to each person.

That being said, it’s going to be a diminishing return curve wherein the impact of a single egg causes a greater marginal increase than the second egg, or the third, and so on… eventually you can reach a point where the cholesterol has maxed out and added cholesterol doesn’t do basically anything.

[paulinkansas]

I ask because I found 2 Eggs and a Banana is OK in the Morning. .

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[air2fakie]

I never eat more eggs than the amount I can successfully juggle simultaneously before frying them.

[Strawng]

What percentage of the population has this issue? Is it like one egg/day is okay but two/day is too much?

Totally depends on the person man… there’s no standard rate that applies to each person.

That being said, it’s going to be a diminishing return curve wherein the impact of a single egg causes a greater marginal increase than the second egg, or the third, and so on… eventually you can reach a point where the cholesterol has maxed out and added cholesterol doesn’t do basically anything.

Generally speaking, one per day will have no harmful effect on blood lipids: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16988120/

There are exceptions to this, but I’d say the available evidence suggests one yolk per day is a solid safe-zone for the majority of the population.

Here’s a great summary on the topic: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutriti...features/eggs/. It seems that one egg per day is the recommended limit for people without trouble controlling their cholesterol, but only 3 per week for those that do.

[TolerantLactose]

Be like me
Routinely grabs three eggs at a time with one hand
Reduces egg consumption 20-30% from dropped eggs
Bonus: the cleanup counts as cardio

[AdamWW]

Generally speaking, one per day will have no harmful effect on blood lipids: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16988120/

There are exceptions to this, but I’d say the available evidence suggests one yolk per day is a solid safe-zone for the majority of the population.

Here’s a great summary on the topic: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutriti...features/eggs/. It seems that one egg per day is the recommended limit for people without trouble controlling their cholesterol, but only 3 per week for those that do.

The main issue with most egg/cholesterol studies which measure dietary changes is that they don’t have a ‘washout’ period wherein subjects eliminate cholesterol from their diets completely and then add it back in to measure the change.

If a subject is already consuming a total of 300mg per day for example, then adding one egg might make no change… but if someone is consuming zero, then adding one egg likely will. I imagine they still had cholesterol from meat and dairy products already, even if I’m the pubmed example they removed eggs before testing.

[air2fakie]

The main issue with most egg/cholesterol studies which measure dietary changes is that they don’t have a ‘washout’ period wherein subjects eliminate cholesterol from their diets completely and then add it back in to measure the change.

If a subject is already consuming a total of 300mg per day for example, then adding one egg might make no change… but if someone is consuming zero, then adding one egg likely will. I imagine they still had cholesterol from meat and dairy products already, even if I’m the pubmed example they removed eggs before testing.

Exactly, which is why these threads (& studies) that treat eggs like they're the devil's spawn crack me up.

The relative content might be less, but many people probably eat a generous portion of red meat and chicken every day without worrying about how much cumulative cholesterol they're getting from that too.

If someone is worried about the issue, they should just get their levels checked or just eat eggs occasionally. Many people seem to think they have to eat the daily maximum amount of eggs that is deemed "safe".

[paulinkansas]

Is there a cholesterol difference between cooked eggs and uncooked eggs? I put 2 raw eggs in my Vince Gironda hormone precursor shake.

[AdamWW]

Exactly, which is why these threads (& studies) that treat eggs like they're the devil's spawn crack me up.

The relative content might be less, but many people probably eat a generous portion of red meat and chicken every day without worrying about how much cumulative cholesterol they're getting from that too.

If someone is worried about the issue, they should just get their levels checked or just eat eggs occasionally. Many people seem to think they have to eat the daily maximum amount of eggs that is deemed "safe".

Yeah exactly.

One caveat I will make: my own anecdotal experience, and the experience of some other's I have spoken to, is that some sources of cholesterol in the diet seem to cause a greater increase than another. Personally, eggs do actually raise mine more than things like fish or shrimp, etc... I have no idea why, but I did notice that a lot.

[SuicideGripMe]

I consistently eat 3-6 eggs everyday (almost daily for the past 20 years). My cholesterol is always fine. Plus, I cook those in pure delicious butter...

But, I have friends that need to be way more careful with it. At the same time, I need to heavily supplement with vitamin-D and my friends don't. Get your bloodwork done and see what works for you.

[keyboardworkout]

I have 4-6 whole eggs every morning. My total cholesterol is always 150-160.

High cholesterol is genetic and diet has little impact.

[AdamWW]

High cholesterol is genetic and diet has little impact.

For you perhaps, but for many others that is completely untrue.

Also, I think you're limiting the scope of this comment to only dietary cholesterol, but other nutrients actually make a bigger impact.

For example, if we had to make a 'tier list' of dietary impacts on cholesterol, it would go:

1. Saturated Fat & Trans Fat
2. Fiber
3. Dietary Cholesterol

So dietary cholesterol isn't even the top factor... but it does make a difference for the average person.

Also, just because your total isn't high while eating the eggs, it doesn't mean it makes no change. For all you know, if you had zero cholesterol in your diet, your total might be 120....

[Strawng]

The main issue with most egg/cholesterol studies which measure dietary changes is that they don’t have a ‘washout’ period wherein subjects eliminate cholesterol from their diets completely and then add it back in to measure the change.

If a subject is already consuming a total of 300mg per day for example, then adding one egg might make no change… but if someone is consuming zero, then adding one egg likely will. I imagine they still had cholesterol from meat and dairy products already, even if I’m the pubmed example they removed eggs before testing.

Why is this a problem? If anything, it just serves as a good general recommendation that one egg per day is fine for most people (who consume some cholesterol). It's not supposed to be Gospel or demonize eggs.

Surely people could make recommendations about all matter of SFA or cholesterol-containing foods, but OP asked about eggs. That, and I legitimately have friends that eat 6+ eggs per day. They may wanna keep that in check if their genetics aren't eggceptional (or they wanna not kill people with their horrible gas). I also know brahs who saw some vegan propaganda who think eggs are edible cigarettes. People have a fuking weird thing about eggs for some reason.

[AdamWW]

Why is this a problem? If anything, it just serves as a good general recommendation that one egg per day is fine for most people (who consume some cholesterol). It's not supposed to be Gospel or demonize eggs.

Surely people could make recommendations about all matter of SFA or cholesterol-containing foods, but OP asked about eggs. That, and I legitimately have friends that eat 6+ eggs per day. They may wanna keep that in check if their genetics aren't eggceptional (or they wanna not kill people with their horrible gas). I also know brahs who saw some vegan propaganda who think eggs are edible cigarettes. People have a fuking weird thing about eggs for some reason.

Im definitely not trying to demonize eggs in general, I'm just saying that it's more accurate to measure the effects of any source of dietary cholesterol from a 'clean slate'.

It's kind of like when people measure the marginal benefits of added protein in a meal.... if someone starts with ZERO protein, then the marginal benefit of an additional 20g is huge... but going from 20g to 40g is much less beneficial, though it still shows up. Once you hit 50g or so, adding an additional 20g... you might have zero benefit...

I think a similar thing can be said for eggs: going from zero intake to 300mg from any food sources might bump up your LDL by like 10%... but going from 300mg to 500mg might only further increase it another 1-2%... and so on. So if the people in the studies are already consuming 300mg, then adding one egg which brings them to 450mg and they don't see a big bump in LDL, I don't think we can conclude on that alone that eggs don't have much of an impact in and of themselves because they're already getting that diminishing effect from the existing sources.

[GeneralSerpant]

Exactly, which is why these threads (& studies) that treat eggs like they're the devil's spawn crack me up.

The relative content might be less, but many people probably eat a generous portion of red meat and chicken every day without worrying about how much cumulative cholesterol they're getting from that too.

If someone is worried about the issue, they should just get their levels checked or just eat eggs occasionally. Many people seem to think they have to eat the daily maximum amount of eggs that is deemed "safe".

Ribeye is 69:63:233 protein:fat:cholesterol, while eggs are 6:5:187. It's not nearly the same calorie per calorie, but it mainly depends on factors of how much protein you intend to get from eggs and yeah what's your soft spot intake for cholesterol buildup.

And, yeah, what Adam said.