Thread: 2 egg yolks a day?

I see zero problem with two yolks per day.

I see zero problems with six yolks a day. That's what hubby eats and he's over forty, and healthy.

2 yolks a day is a-ok. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just an ignorant stigma slapped on eggs.

I eat two whole eggs with my breakfast every morning ( along with other things ).

The only thing that concerns me about eggs these days would be hormones....they feed chickens some horrendous stuff, y'know. So I opt for hormone-free eggs.

just my .02

Originally Posted by fufu

Just an ignorant stigma slapped on eggs.

They must have done testing on a whole bunch of people predisposed genetically to have high cholesterol to come up with the egg yokes are bad for you stuff. Two a day is a minimum for me and I get tested regularly with results showing no problems at all.

2 a day is fine. Dietary cholesterol has little effects to blood cholesterol levels unless you are predisposed to high cholesterol.

Originally Posted by DaMayor

The only thing that concerns me about eggs these days would be hormones....they feed chickens some horrendous stuff, y'know. So I opt for hormone-free eggs.

just my .02

I did that all of last year but money's going to be much tighter this year.

Is it really that beneficial to your body to spend the $4 dollars per 12 when you could get a normal dozen for half the price?

There's not a huge price difference here...$.60 or so per dozen maybe. Plus, I could buy HF eggs in bulk from my food purveyor, but I don't think I could eat that many myself in a week.

My wife used to work for a major poultry producer. Chicken feed contains antibiotics, arsenic ,feathermeal, etc.....and we wonder why many people's immune systems are whacked.

I was buying Organic hormone-free eggs and they were just about double the price of normal eggs. I'll have to search for non-organic hormone-free eggs when I start to shoppity shop shop again..

the only problem with yolks is the risk of salmonella poisoning

Not if you cook them!

Originally Posted by Built

Not if you cook them!

but whenever you cook food, it tends to kill away the enzymes and other good properties

so if you cook it, you might not get as much protein intake

Originally Posted by mpmurph29

but whenever you cook food, it tends to kill away the enzymes and other good properties

so if you cook it, you might not get as much protein intake

Wrong. When you cook them you increase the bioavailability of protein because eggs uncooked are harder for the human GI to digest.

It's the other way around.

Also, your body produces its own enzymes from proteins.

I eat 4 a day and I'm fine.

I would say to try and get Omega 3 fortified eggs for the whole eggs and use normal eggs for egg whites. I look at it as getting some more easy O3 into my diet by doing that.

Originally Posted by bigsahm21

Any issue with eating 2 egg yolks a day?

Nope. See Effect of dietary egg on human serum cholesterol and triglycerides

Regarding the absorption of raw vs cooked egg protein, see Digestibility of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques and Amount and fate of egg protein escaping assimilation in the small intestine of humans

Hey, long time no see Nige...

I believe it woudl be beneficial. Even at teh initial stages of a diet. Cholesterol is ESSENTIAL for testosterone production and aids muscle growth.

If you are contest prepping, as you go youmay want to cut down to 1 yolk with a low or non carb meal 10 weeks out then cut that out 6 weeks out, but off season or on a diet that is not for contest preparation, I see NO PROBLEM! In fact I'd recommend it.

Originally Posted by bigsahm21

Any issue with eating 2 egg yolks a day?

I know their high in cholesterol but I read more and more now that high cholesterol is due to high saturated fat and trans fat consumption much moreso than high cholesterol consumption.

So if I eat 1 egg + 4 whites two times a day, is that okay?

That should be just fine.

The only time I would worry about that is if you are already in the late stages of atherosclerotic heart disease, or if you had very high blood pressure.

No I have never seen a problem with consuming up to 6 or even double that eggs a day, but that is because implementing that into a diet plan changes other aspects of cholesterol in the plan, so it all has to balance out in the end. But really whole eggs are not the enemy at all and I have never had a client or heard of bad cholesterol from any competitor who has had labs drawn both during and after offseason and precontest diets.

Originally Posted by Nigeepoo

Nope. See Effect of dietary egg on human serum cholesterol and triglycerides

Regarding the absorption of raw vs cooked egg protein, see Digestibility of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques and Amount and fate of egg protein escaping assimilation in the small intestine of humans

Jesus you pop up at such random times. Stick around dude, I need to absorb more of your knowledge, k tks.

I'm still having major problems so I don't post much these days.

Sorry to hear that - good luck with whatever it is.

I know people are going to disagree with me, but it is what it is.

If your just concerned about whether or not having 2 egg yolks a day is going to hurt your health, i would say no...

But, if your trying to lose weight, or lift. I would say just have the egg whites. Egg yolks are really high in fat and Cholesterol...56% of 1 egg is calories from FAT and they already have 5 grams of fat...Nothing good about the yolk at all.

I say stay away from the yolk and just have the whites. I don't even really like the yolk. You don't have to spend any extra money, just take the yolk out when you make the eggs...

If you want more taste, use tabasco sauce. It's great with egg whites...

It's not unhealthy fat though...in fact it's the opposite. Plus, fat is a vital nutrient...you need plenty of fats throughout the day.

Originally Posted by danzik17

Sorry to hear that - good luck with whatever it is.

Yes what he said. Those are some great articles in your blog.

For the last 4-6 months I have been eating 2-3 whole eggs every morning (roughly) and I recently had a physical and my cholesterol is better than average. so egg it up!

Originally Posted by DaMayor

The only thing that concerns me about eggs these days would be hormones....they feed chickens some horrendous stuff, y'know. So I opt for hormone-free eggs.

just my .02

There are no detectable hormone residues in regular eggs.

Originally Posted by mpmurph29

but whenever you cook food, it tends to kill away the enzymes and other good properties

so if you cook it, you might not get as much protein intake

What?