Cholesterol in eggs?

[RyanSpaulding]

So, I've become a bit of an egg fan while training. I like to eat eggs at least once, if not twice a day...but I'm in my cutting stage so I've been buying EggBeaters instead...low calorie, low cholesterol, high price.

One carton = 6 eggs...but a carton is near $3 and a dozen eggs are like $0.99. Doesn't seem like much, but it's adding up. So I've been thinking of switching to eggs and using an egg separator to get rid of the yolk while cutting....and maybe doing 1 yolk to 3 egg whites while bulking and getting my cals eslewhere.

Problem is, 1 large egg is 1/2 your recommended cholesterol in a day. Isn't it bad for the body to eat so much cholesterol?

[leff]

thats an old myth, what you eat has little to do with your body cholesterol levels.

an adult male is not recomended eating more than 12 eggs a day, if you eat less youl be fine

[i3raintwo]

haha thats not a myth. one egg yolk has i 300 something mg of the daily recommendation of cholesterol. so yes eating more egg yolks isnt great for you. what i do is just use one whole egg with the yolk and 3 egg whites, just throw out the other egg yolks. you can trust me i take nutrition and food classes.

[Abe Attell]

"Egg White Omelettes

No yolks in your omelettes? That's just utterly unnecessary. The yolk contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which are crucial for eye health. Egg yolks are also an important source of phosphatidylcholine, a nutrient that boosts brain health. Worried about your cholesterol levels? Consider this: Half the fat in the yolk isn't even saturated."

This was just on the American Online popup info things, great timing I guess.


You can also just add Olive Oil to your diet, which you should be ingesting anyway...Fish Oil/Omega 3 Fatty acids pills are also important.



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9 foods that lower cholesterol



Try these suggestions for lowering cholesterol, without sacrificing taste
Eat a fibre-rich breakfast such as oatmeal, wholegrain muffins and/or fruit. Read cereal box nutrition labels to choose one with five grams or more of fibre per serving. Oat bran and rice bran are the most effective.
Switch to whole grains. Choose wholegrain breads, crackers, bagels, muffins, waffles and pancakes.
Eat legumes (beans) at least three times a week. Try bean soup, cold bean salad, hoummos sandwiches and black bean dip as snacks. Soy protein is especially effective, so be sure to include plenty. Even soya milk, tofu and textured soy protein are good.
Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. One at breakfast, one veggie (e.g. carrot sticks, tomato slices) and one fruit (e.g. orange sections, apple) at lunch, and one salad and one cooked vegetable at dinner...that makes an easy five.
Choose whole fruit, skin included, instead of juice. Juice is the fruit with all the fibre removed.
Eat garlic. Cooked or raw garlic both contain compounds that help lower your liver's production of cholesterol.
Other good foods include raw onion, salmon, olive oil, almonds, walnuts and avocados (the latter five are all high in fat, but most of it is monounsaturated fat which helps to improve cholesterol).
Eat plenty of foods that contain the natural antioxidants: vitamins C and E: Rich in Vitamin C Rich in Vitamin ERed and green peppers Cantaloupe Sunflower seeds WalnutsStrawberries Papaya Almonds PeanutsOranges G****fruit juice Wheatgerm SoybeansBroccoli Brussel sprouts Wheatgerm oil Soybean oil
Studies show that a little bit of wine or beer helps cholesterol levels. Binge drinking is not effective, but light to moderate drinking through the week is.