Eggs and health

[otaterli]

hey everybody

I have been eating a lot of eggs lately so I was wondering if I could have any problems from that

My egg intake is usually 5 on non-training days and 7-8 on training days, so that would be 31-34 eggs/week, counting only week days, Im too lazy to cook on weekends so I always end up eating crap like junk food, fast food, etc.

What do you guys think?

[thefinalsql]

Become un-lazy on the weekends or cook ahead.

Unless you are having major cholesterol problems eggs are healthy for you.

[jakemcmillan]

Eggs can't cause any problems. You're good. I eat 8 eggs/day sometimes.

[Bman1]

While I won't go as far as Jake and say that eggs won't cause any problems (I just don't know and think there is a fair bit of conflicting info out there), I will say that the junk/fast food is definitely something to worry about more than your egg intake. If you're eating fastfood type meals 2 out of 7 days, you should definitely cut down on that.

[HumanRage]

In addition to the OP's question, is there a difference between boiled, fried, and scrambled eggs? Does breaking the yolk or frying the egg cause nutrients to denature, and is it something to worry about when preparing them?

[Sam277]

Eggs are brilliant health wise. Infinatly better for you than starting the day with the sugar-coated bollocks called cereal that our health officials tell us we need so much of. I fry them in olive oil.

Breaking the yolk @ above, i think it's fine. Or at least i hope so because half the time i eat them as an omelette.

Fast food on the weekends? If you want abs then this is a no, if you're just bulking then fast food is a great way to get those extra calories, i mean there's only so much chicken and rice one can take, right? I would advise you to try and avoid trans fats though. These are bad, and will lead to sad-face syndrome.

Edit: Just make sure that you still get the nutrients you need vitamin and mineral wise, this is a bigger problem than too many calories.

[itsbruce]

I always have scrambled eggs or omelettes, never do fried, boiled or poached eggs. The reason for this is that I find the taste of cooked egg white or yolk quite unpleasant. Mixed together and then cooked, they taste delicious to me. No idea why this is, but we don't all have identical sensory organs. There are some complex proteins where some people can't taste the right-handed version, and others can. I know of chemistry students who have abused this knowledge by adding these substances to tea urns to watch the resulting confusion.

[jakemcmillan]

While I won't go as far as Jake and say that eggs won't cause any problems (I just don't know and think there is a fair bit of conflicting info out there), I will say that the junk/fast food is definitely something to worry about more than your egg intake. If you're eating fastfood type meals 2 out of 7 days, you should definitely cut down on that.

Eggs may cause allergic reaction, if that's what you're talking about?

In addition to the OP's question, is there a difference between boiled, fried, and scrambled eggs? Does breaking the yolk or frying the egg cause nutrients to denature, and is it something to worry about when preparing them?

Well cooking eggs in general probably reduces nutrient value, but I've also heard that the nutrients can't be absorbed properly unless the egg is cooked...so much conflicting information. Either way, they're still full of nutrients.

[Subsistence]

Eggs have lots of nutrients. The cholesterol probably isn't a big deal due to it's weak link with blood cholesterol. It's saturated fat is pretty minimal.

I wouldn't say eat a tonne with no worries, but they are probably one of the healthier choices out there.

[FilthyMcNasty]

Eggs don't cause blood cholesterol to increase. Body production of cholesterol decreases inversely to the amount of cholesterol ingested. Levels are only a problem in high (bad) fats diets and lifestyles, ie, if you're doing 5x5 you're good, but if your sitting on your behind 24 hrs a day, washing with a rag on a stick and having pizza's frisbee'd thru the window by the delivery guy then maybe.....

[otaterli]

Well, thank you guys.

I was thought that eggs could give me some cholesterol problems with that intake (31-43/week). So I guess Im good.

[Rockfella]

I know a guy who eats 20+ egg whites a day! I eat 8-10 eggs a day, 4-5 on non-training days, any way, fried, dried, wet, hot, cold, boiled, half boiled, poached but not raw! There are better ways to reduce bad cholesterol = loosing fat!