Thread: can you eat too many egg whites?

You're fine.

thats a lot of wasted yolk's

4-10, your fine bro

a-OK

I like eggs but 10?!?! That would drive me crazy after the 3rd day.

4 to 10 egg WHITES!?? lol... I know guys that eat a dozen whole eggs a day. Stop trippin....

But all jokes aside, you're fine. Other than the sulfer farts you might be messing up your environs with.

your fine with 10 lol...i do close to 50 a day when dieting lol...now its just 10-20 though

Originally Posted by x~factor

I like eggs but 10?!?! That would drive me crazy after the 3rd day.

I drink "All Whites" from Crystal Farms.

At one point, I was having 16 egg whites for breakfast for about 7 months straight...didn't notice any problems. You're fine.

I heard that for every 3-4 egg whites you need to eat one yolk, because the yolk breaks down the egg white for protien purposes, and that if you dont eat the yolk the egg white turns to sugar or some shit... anyone ever heard of this.

that's interesting mega, i like getting to the nitty gritty... any comments from the nutrition experts?

i can eat 50 eggs.
1 hour
15 mins boiled 1 hour to eat.

I'm on a cut right now and usually egg whites will be my protein source in 2-3 meals and I usually have 10 egg whites in each meal.

Originally Posted by MegaTron

I heard that for every 3-4 egg whites you need to eat one yolk, because the yolk breaks down the egg white for protien purposes, and that if you dont eat the yolk the egg white turns to sugar or some shit... anyone ever heard of this.

I have actually heard something about that...3/1 ratio.

I drink 32oz a day of egg whites, so whatever that is equal to.. yes I do smell like ass.

I have never heard of this "ratio" thing. It seems like bullshit.

I can eat 2 eggs daily.

Originally Posted by Built

I have never heard of this "ratio" thing. It seems like bullshit.

agreed

I had 12 egg whites and 6 whole eggs today (was really hungry). I eat between 12-18 eggs per day, have for a long time with no ill effects other then stinky farts.

Originally Posted by Built

I have never heard of this "ratio" thing. It seems like bullshit.

It might be bullshit, but I did hear it somewhere before.

I no for a fact its 1 for every 3 or 4 eggs ive heard it and i also read it online, but I cant seem to find the website if i find it i'll post... Without the yolk i believe the egg white turns into insulin or sugar which defeats the purpose of the protien.

In practice and regardless of the details of whatever myth is being perpetrated in this thread, this yolk/white ratio likely has no bearing on us in the sense that it's being applied.

Well if what you guys saying about multiple egg whites turning into sugar, then if he still wants to avoid yoks why not just eat the egg whites with a bit of Natural PB or another healthier fat source like flax seed oil, or olive oil.

Mixing protein and fats will definately slow absorption and have a lesser insulin spike

Originally Posted by Lordsks

I drink 32oz a day of egg whites, so whatever that is equal to.. yes I do smell like ass.

Don't drink your egg whites raw. Their protein is absorbed twice as quickly when cooked. 50% versus 90% bioavailability. You probably smell because you're feeding the bacteria in your lower intestine as much as you're getting yourself.

Also, all the vitamins are in the yolk, as is most of the fat, 2/3 of which is unsaturated (good) fat. So don't fear the yolk. After all, it *is* the only nutrient source for the baby chicken, so it's gotta have everything a growing body needs (assuming you're a fowl) :-)

my weight liftin bud used to get through 3 dozen a day, mind you in the army you get excused duties and the best grub, if your inter forces competing, you will be fine. i use egg white powder myself and i go through a shed load of it and never had a problem

Originally Posted by Built

I have never heard of this "ratio" thing. It seems like bullshit.

. . you know, that ratio that prevents 'protein turning into sugar or some shit'

Originally Posted by ThreeGigs

Don't drink your egg whites raw. Their protein is absorbed twice as quickly when cooked. 50% versus 90% bioavailability. You probably smell because you're feeding the bacteria in your lower intestine as much as you're getting yourself.

Also, all the vitamins are in the yolk, as is most of the fat, 2/3 of which is unsaturated (good) fat. So don't fear the yolk. After all, it *is* the only nutrient source for the baby chicken, so it's gotta have everything a growing body needs (assuming you're a fowl) :-)

While the bioavailability is a lot lower raw, the absorbtion rate is slower than casein. This means a slow feed of protein over a long period of time - not good for post-WO, but great for night-time or dieting.

Originally Posted by theCaptn'

While the bioavailability is a lot lower raw, the absorbtion rate is slower than casein. This means a slow feed of protein over a long period of time - not good for post-WO, but great for night-time or dieting.

It's not just slower, it's abysmal. 2 grams per hour from the studies I've seen, IIRC.

Also don't forget that protein is primarily absorbed by the first half of the small intestine (duodenum and jejunum), so any protein not absorbed by the time your food passes into the ileum will probably be feeding your intestinal bacteria. Also don't forget that food spends a limited time in the small intestine, thus your body only has a limited time to absorb the protein. So raw eggs during the day might spend only 4 hours in the small intestine, and at night you're looking at getting a whopping 16 grams of protein in 8 hours of sleep, assuming peristalsis slows sufficiently.