Eggs bad for cholesterol?

[AC Slater]

Hey pals, I have been eating between 3 and 10 whole eggs per day for the last month or so.  I dont want to go to the doctor to have blood work done.  Do you think my cholesterol and triglicerydes are ok, or should I stop eating the whole eggs and just switch to egg whites?

[DK II]

Hey pals, I have been eating between 3 and 10 whole eggs per day for the last month or so.  I dont want to go to the doctor to have blood work done.  Do you think my cholesterol and triglicerydes are ok, or should I stop eating the whole eggs and just switch to egg whites?

depends on how fat you are.

[PJim]

No, look up the most recent studies

[Ex Coelis]

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[Jizzacked]

better to know than to not... please report your findings back here.  I eat at least 6 whole eggs a day... sometimes a dozen.

[Marty Champions]

the biggest risk factor is large meals coupled with dehydration then you have triglicerides through the roof along with histamine production in the lungs setting you up for a heart attack...even if your healthy

[Hulkotron]

Dietary cholesterol only has a small affect on blood cholesterol (something like 25% of your body's cholesterol comes from diet, the rest is made in the liver and is primarily influenced by fitness).

[DK II]

the biggest risk factor is large meals coupled with dehydration then you have triglicerides through the roof along with histamine production in the lungs setting you up for a heart attack...even if your healthy

Yes, but you can adverse the bad affect with sniffing paint thinner and smoking crack, both are very healthy for your heart. 

[Wingnut32]

Hey pals, I have been eating between 3 and 10 whole eggs per day for the last month or so.  I dont want to go to the doctor to have blood work done.  Do you think my cholesterol and triglicerydes are ok, or should I stop eating the whole eggs and just switch to egg whites?

If the rest of your diet and exercise are half decent, and you are not predisposed to high cholesterol, then eggs won't have any significant impact on your levels.

[Meso_z]

If the rest of your diet and exercise are half decent, and you are not predisposed to high cholesterol, then eggs won't have any significant impact on your levels.

true.if on top of that, he does something similar to "the wavelength diet" or follows the "adonis principles" to the T. A heart attack is going to happen soon.

[Tito24]

[Ares]

If you believe in the theory that cholesterol or fat causes heart disease (ie the lipid hypothesis) then you care about dietary cholesterol.

If you don't believe in the theory then you don't give a jack shit about dietary intake of sat fat and cholesterol and prefer it over industrial vegetable oils.

So not only does dietary cholesterol intake have little to do with blood cholesterol values, but total cholesterol alone doesn't tell you much either - you need to know HDL, LDL particle size, triglycerides, calcium score etc to even begin to get a sense of where you are with atherosclerosis.  Low total cholesterol is associated with increased mortality and depression.  

Better to eat eggs and say no to the sugar and flour which definitely raise triglycerides and promote Lipoprotein(a).

[suckmymuscle]

Hey pals, I have been eating between 3 and 10 whole eggs per day for the last month or so.  I dont want to go to the doctor to have blood work done.  Do you think my cholesterol and triglicerydes are ok, or should I stop eating the whole eggs and just switch to egg whites?

  Foods rich in cholesterol don't seem to affect plasma cholesterol levels as previously thought. Cultures in the Pacific live on shrimp which is very rich on cholesterol and yet they have very low levels of cholesterol and artherosclerosis. Of course, the fact that they have very low fat diets rich in fiber seems to explain that. What seems to boost cholesterol levels are total saturated fat intake and fiber intake. Triglycerides boost plasma cholesterol levels and fiber decreases fat absorption in the gut by binding to it. In your case, because egg yolks are rich in cholesterol and saturated fats, that might increase plasma cholesterol levels. But because egg yolks are rich in monoinsaturated fatty acids which increase HDL levels and lecithin which emulsifies fat making it less absorbable, it is unlikely that a diet rich in whole eggs will increase your plasma cholesterol levels unless you eat something in the order of 50 whole eggs a day. I hope you are eating less than this.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Nirvana]

be careful about consuming dihydrogen monoxide, if you inhale it you will die, people get killed from it each year yet the FDA won't ban it

point being all foods to some extent are "bad for you".

dihydrogen monoxide = H2O...water

[Parker]

Hey pals, I have been eating between 3 and 10 whole eggs per day for the last month or so.  I dont want to go to the doctor to have blood work done.  Do you think my cholesterol and triglicerydes are ok, or should I stop eating the whole eggs and just switch to egg whites?

you just answered your own question. The egg yolk is the one responsible for high cholesterol

[SF1900]

Wasn't Zack the king of bayside?

[The Showstoppa]

Dietary cholesterol only has a small affect on blood cholesterol (something like 25% of your body's cholesterol comes from diet, the rest is made in the liver and is primarily influenced by fitness).

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[Tapeworm]

Depends on the individual, other dietary factors, exercise habits and lifestyle, liver health, etc.  I can eat fairly high fat and I'm fine (for now) but the guy I work with so much as drives past a KFC and gets lipid issues.  It's not a yes or no issue.  

Moderation is a sensible approach.  I probably eat too much fat overall but I rationalize it by chomping down on fats in forms I particularly enjoy, like sauces, cheeses, or desserts but not going too crazy with things where I won't really miss it, like just having jam on toast instead of both butter and jam or leaving out a yolk in scrambled eggs.  In truth, this is motivated more by calorie count & vanity than by health concern.

I never eat hydrogenated fats like margarine.  Pure poison that tastes like ass.  I can't believe that shit is even still on the shelves.  Btw pretty much any fat containing bakery product you buy, unless it's from a butter dedicated boutique bakery, will be made with hydrogenated fat.  That's the unpleasant fatty film that you're aware of hanging around your mouth after eating.