What is your opinion about eating egg everyday?

[Nomad92]

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What is your opinion about eating eggs everyday?

Somewhere it said, 3 eggs a day are totally fine.

I would refer to boiled eggs, since this is the purest form you can consume egg, no added oil or butter, nothing with it really.

So what is your opinion about it? Is it 100% healthy to eat 2-3 eggs a day ? 

[moppy1356]

I have 1 egg plus 1/2 cup egg white scrambled every morning with 1 slice low carb bread.  I have type 2 diabetes and cholestrol problems so eat low carb but my doc says 1 egg a day is fine.  A good source of protein which keeps me full until lunch.

[HelenaFitbit]

I love eggs! I usually have 2 whites and 1 egg (big breakfast) on some sanisimas every morning. I usually add something else to change them up. Whether is cheese, sausage, spices, salsa, etc.; they're all different and make my breakfasts very filling. 

[Nomad92]

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@moppy1356 wrote:

I have 1 egg plus 1/2 cup egg white scrambled every morning with 1 slice low carb bread.  I have type 2 diabetes and cholestrol problems so eat low carb but my doc says 1 egg a day is fine.  A good source of protein which keeps me full until lunch.

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Yes, one egg a days is fine. One beer a day is fine too.. or one burger a day.

I have read this online too.

But what I want to know is, is it " healthy " ? Is it something that can be replaced by a more healthy option of ressource.

I mean, I think 1-2 eggs a day definitely are a good source of protein, but is it maybe better to use an other source instead? Over many years it was known that egg brings up cholersterol and now doctors claim it is totally fine. So I am not too sure about what is right and what is wrong. 

[HelenaFitbit]

@Nomad92 I think you might want to see this. 

In last week tonight with John Oliver: Scientific Studies; Mr Oliver provides a ton of examples where you see information on "recent findings", where you notice that the constant back and forth of conflicting news stories gives the public a very confused impression of the state of scientific knowledge, as well as the process of science itself.

Science is a process that gradually builds accurate pictures of the natural world. It's not always reliable in its details, but the more general conclusions produced by science are usually pretty accurate. By constantly focusing on the details, it's easy to get the impression that anything goes—this month's conclusions are likely to be overturned in a few weeks.

[tallson]

Ms Jones ate a scrambled egg and bacon every day.  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36285083

[Stinkyfish97]

Most everything in moderation. What I find I like about eggs in particular is that they are low in sodium, low in carbs, and 2 eggs for me makes me feel fuller, longer. That is what is tricky about a low carb diet, its difficult at times to find foods that fill you up. 

My opinion is I mix it up. Some days I do whole eggs, whites and yolks, some days I stick with just the whites. Eggs whites contain most of the protien in the egg but the whites also have the majority of the sodium. The yolks on the other hand contain more cholesteral and fats, they also contain more of the nutrients than the whites. Almost all the Omega 3s are in the yolks. My opinion is do not always rely on the most recent science or the oldest studies. 

Below is a link to the nutrients in eggs whites vs yolks vs whole eggs. 

https://www.ahealthiermichigan.org/2011/10/11/the-nurtional-value-of-egg-whites-versus-egg-yolks-wha...

[Stinkyfish97]

Where eggs get a bad name is from studies they did a very long time ago and led to low-fat low cholesteral fad diets. What had happened, as short as I can tell it, is in the scientific world they studied the hearts of individuals who had died of heart attacks. When they discected the hearts they found the deadly plaque buildups, they discovered the plaque to be made up of fatty acids and cholesteral. This led people to claim it was the fat we ate that directly corresponed to this. Turns out its not that simple.

More relevent and recent research is showing it is not fat or cholesteral so much as a variety of factors. Excercise, blood glucose levels, the amount of fats we eat all play roles. 

The problem with science is people make to many assumptions based on 1 study here or there. Science is not about finding 1 end answer as much as we would like there to be 1 end answer. Science is about finding that new discovery not finding the final answer. People like to point to specific studies here or there but that is not what science is. If the science you are follwing has 1 answer at the end of it, you are following a religion not science. Again science progresses by not finding the end answer, but it progresses by finding another question at the end of the research to be answered. Science leaves us wondering, ok, what next? Religion on the other hand tells you this is how it ends. 

[GershonSurge]

@Stinkyfish97

We are all betting years of our lives on our diets and exercise habits. I've done a ton of research doing "archaelogical digs" back through hundreds of years of research.

These are my goto sources:

The Starch Solution by Dr. McDougall for diet. This book has references to all the research studies you'd ever want to read. I suggest reading it on your computer so you can reference the studies.

If you prefer to watch videos, I suggest watching this playlist by Dr. McDougall.

For exercise, I prefer the writings of Dr. Ken Cooper. Aerobics Program for Total Well Being. Read this one carefully. You will find we need more exercise than most say.

People can be athletic on most any diet. The question is can they be healthy?

I bet my life on not eating any animal products and no added oils like olive oil. My diet is centered around carbohydrates like rice, potatoes, grains, beans, corn, oatmeal. To this I add some vegetables and fruits. Sometimes, I'll have some nuts.

Keep in mind, the meat and dairy industries only need to keep people confused. The biggest myth is "carbs make people fat." If they did, I'd be fat. There is no mechanism in the body to convert carbs to fat. That myth was started by a researcher who didn't know mice are different than people. There are other big myths, too.

This my report for this week.

Let me emphasize, this is NOT a fad diet. The roots go back thousands of years. The recent research is confirming what people knew before.

[FitBeforeFifty]

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@GershonSurge wrote:

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People can be athletic on most any diet. The question is can they be healthy?

I bet my life on not eating any animal products and no added oils like olive oil. My diet is centered around carbohydrates like rice, potatoes, grains, beans, corn, oatmeal. To this I add some vegetables and fruits. Sometimes, I'll have some nuts.

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@GershonSurge

That is a good question and there are a lot of factors. My diet is certainly a lot different than yours and I'm perfectly healthy. I'll be 50 next month. I take no medication. My blood work is perfect, my blood pressure is perfect, I'm right in the middle of the healthy BMI range and have fairly low body fat (around 15% right now). I also eat lots of vegetables, fruits and berries but I also include lots of fat and animal protein in my diet. I don't avoid carbs but I tend to be closer to 40% - 45%. I also eat very little processed foods ... just about everything I eat is freshly cooked from whole foods.

I think there are a lot of different ways to eat and be healthy. I eat a 3 egg omelet every morning with kale, bell pepper, mushroom, onion sauteed in olive oil and topped with full fat cheese and 1/2 an avocado. I've eaten eggs for breakfast for 30 years. My LDL cholesterol is in the ideal range.

It's tough to know for sure what is truly a healthy diet but by all real time measures my diet seems to be healthy. Could my current diet lead to chronic conditions (cancer, heart disease) later in life ? Once again, it's tough to know. Most of the studies we have on this are based on correlation not causation. For example, how many of the people that eat lots of animal products also eat as many vegetables and fruits as I do ? How many of those people also maintain a caloric balance and a very active lifestyle ?

[GershonSurge]

@FitBeforeFifty

If you get a chance, at least watch the videos. I think you will find answers to the questions you have.

Gershon

[FitBeforeFifty]

I'd be willing to look at some of the studies if you post the links but people can say anything in a  book or video, so I tend to take those sources with a grain of salt. 

[GershonSurge]

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@FitBeforeFifty wrote:

I'd be willing to look at some of the studies if you post the links but people can say anything in a  book or video, so I tend to take those sources with a grain of salt. 

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I understand it's a commitment of time to watch the videos and time plus money to buy and read the book. The videos reference many studies and Dr. McDougall's explanations are excellent. The book also references many studies. 

It has been two or three years since I studied the book and the videos. I'd probably screw things up if I tried to explain them. Besides, it would take as long as watching the videos.

The worst that can happen is you can listen to the videos while doing something else and decide you don't agree.

I will say Dr. McDougall has been saying the same thing for about 44 years and with good reason. He had a bad stroke when he was eighteen. As a result, he has dedicated his life to find the most healthy way of eating. It wasn't something he invented. It was right in front of him to see. It's harder now as there are no homogenous eating populations except those who eat western food and die young.

[ScottHsv]

I personally think this is probably the most well-thought-out and authorative position.

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-cholesterol-patently-false-and-misleading-claims/

[Kati50]

I eat 4 whole eggs every day(poached, on 2 pieces of low cal bread---the only processed, simple carb in my diet), and my bloodwork has never been better----very low cholesterol, low blood pressure, etc.

A little over 4 years ago, my Dr. wanted to put me on a statin and said I could not improve my numbers through diet and exercise alone----I started running, cut out almost all simple carbs, dairy and red meat and have proved him wrong 🙂

[ScottHsv]

Wow, good for you! It's amazing sometimes how far a cleaner diet can take some people. I, on the other hand am not that lucky, and I suspect most are not. If memory seves the AHA RDA for cholesterol is 300mg for people without heart disease and 200mg for those with heart disease. Therefore the amount of cholesterol in four eggs is 748mg, or 4 times the amount recommended for a healthy person. This is probably not something the average doctor would recommend for their patients.

For me, I have had to cut many sources of cholesterol such as meat and dairy, but also also sources of "vegan" saturated fat, like the usual corn and cotton seed oil found most every processed food. My cholesterol is still down but not as much as I would like. I continue to struggle with this.

The bottom line for me is that there is a known reason heart diesase is almost nonexistent in many well-studied, non-western cultures. If is also well known and documented that people from those cultures that come to the US and subsequently pick up our Standard American Diet usually start to experience obesity heart disease and cancer on the order typically seen in the US. Our westernised, popularized commercialized, diet of processed food is killing us...Ok no more soap box.

Thanks for the post!  

[shipo]

@ScottHsv, after reading part of you post I had to quit; it sounds like those giving you advice are doing so with some very antiquated information.

[BartLin]

What Dr. McDougal says is interesting to me because I am living in Asia among all these first generation Asians he says are so thin and healthy. I look at my wife's family and they are eating an 85-90% traditional diet. Lots of rice, loads of veggies, and a little meat that's usually fish. But they are all fat and sick. Grandma had cancer. Daddy is fat. Mommy has type 2 diabetese. 2 out of 3 kids very overweight.

I'm not arguing that Dr McDougal is wrong. I don't know much about his diet aside from what I saw in the videos. What I do want to argue for is a clean unprocessed diet regardless of whether it is rich in meat or starches. The mom in the family I mention above changed her white rice (processed food) to brown rice and cut out white sugar from her diet and she dropped to 1/2 her weight. She's since quit that diet and back to her former size, well almost. It's amazing what a little less processed food will do. Eat whole foods and you will be healthy.

I know for me I cut out all processed food from my diet this year. Lost 40 punds of weight. Irritable bowl syndrom gone. Chronic fatigue gone. The difference in how I feel is mind blowing. I feel like a completely different person. And I'm kind of doing the opposite of what Dr. McDougal says because I've gone low carb high fat but I still feel so much better by keeping my diet clean.

I'll quote Dr. John Arden to help emphasize the importance of not eating processed foods, in this case processed carbs, "...researchers from MIT found a 25% difference between the IQ scores of children with high vs low consumption of processed carbohydrates (sugar and flour). ... High sugar intake is bad for your brain and results in significant impairment of your ability to think clearly..."

And to answer the original post. Eggs everyday? Sure. Whole eggs contain pretty much everything you need to survive. They are like mother nature's vitamin pill. 

[Kati50]

I totally agree---besides my 2 slices of 45 calorie toast I eat every day (i did try switching to Ezekial Bread but it didn't take lol), I don't eat processed stuff----all the chemicals, preservatives, etc. can't be good for us.  Congrats on getting your health under control---it really is a great feeling to do it the natural way without statins, etc.!