Eggs: Yes, they are good for you

[dust1n]

Eggs: Yes, they are good for you - Columbia Health News | Examiner.com

The egg is a much-maligned food in modern nutritional theory.
Why?
Because eggs have cholesterol in them -- about 211 mg in one large egg, in fact.
The USDA guidelines for a healthy diet recommend that the average adult consume only 300mg of cholesterol each day. So one egg brings a person perilously close to that limit.
However, other sources agree that dietary cholesterol is less of a factor in a person's overall circulatory health than was once believed.
Cholesterol is produced primarily by the liver. And it produces cholesterol depending on what comes in through diet. So a diet low in cholesterol will cause the liver to produce more. A diet high in cholesterol will cause the liver to produce less.
So, leaving eggs out of your diet to just lower cholesterol isn't really going to help.
In addition to over 6 grams of protein per egg, eggs have a veritable smorgasboard of additional nutrients, including:

• Choline is necessary for healthy cell membranes in all of your body, and will help your body keep homocysteine levels down. Choline is also good for your mental function and memory.
• Selenium is a mineral that your body needs for a strong immune system and it is a powerful antioxidant.
• B vitamins folate and riboflavin are necessary for your body to convert the foods you eat into energy. Folate also reduces homocysteine levels and is important for prevention of birth defects.
• Vitamin A is important for good night vision, general cell growth and for healthy skin.
• Vitamin E is an antioxidant that works well with vitamin C and selenium to prevent damage to your body from free radicals.
• Lutein and zeaxanthin are related to vitamin A and are found in the yellow pigment of the egg yolk. Lutein and zeaxanthin are concentrated in the retina of your eye and will help prevent macular degeneration.

[Source: Are eggs a good source of protein and can they be part of a healthy diet? by By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide ]
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Remember, the egg was designed to fully support and nourish a baby chick. It contains the full-spectrum of amino acids, and so is a good quality protein.
Eggs are also low in calories. Enjoy them boiled or poached to preserve this low-calorie status.

 

[Politesse]

Glad to hear it! I'd had some inkling of this before, but I'm always happy to hear someone touting the benefits of eggs, since I'm not about to give them up. Quail eggs, duck eggs, chicken eggs, I love them all.

 

[Smoke]

I'm glad to hear it too. I love eggs. I don't eat them every day, but I could.

 

[Breathe]

I'm screwed then, I can't stand eggs.

My wife however may soon be immortal.

 

[TurkeyOnRye]

I love eggs too.

Though I have to admit that I'm a bit bored with the successively changing health claims of various food items. Personally, I don't care what researchers say most of the time. Eat what feels right.

 

[Madhuri]

They do seem to be very healthy and as a vegetarian I should probably be eating them. But they are just so freaking disgusting! Not just the taste, even the idea of what they are. Big eww factor for me.
Luckily my test results last year showed that my cholesterol was at a very healthy level.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I love eggs too.

Though I have to admit that I'm a bit bored with the successively changing health claims of various food items. Personally, I don't care what researchers say most of the time. Eat what feels right.

It always happens. Foods of various stripes go in and out of style. Pork is the other white meat. But then pork is horrible for your cholestorol level. Butter is better than trans fats in margerine. But then butter has high fat content and is bad for your cholestorol levels.

Same thing with whole grains (oh, damn those CARBS), orange juice (more sugars than a candy bar), beef (colon cancer link....or NOT?), and here we have eggs. It's good for you. No wait. It's BAD for you. Hang on - we changed our minds. It's good for you again. Unless.....and so on.

So, long story short. I agree with you. Eat what feels right. But I'd go so far to say eat whole foods more so instead of that boxed crap that's out there.

 

[TurkeyOnRye]

It always happens. Foods of various stripes go in and out of style. Pork is the other white meat. But then pork is horrible for your cholestorol level. Butter is better than trans fats in margerine. But then butter has high fat content and is bad for your cholestorol levels.

Same thing with whole grains (oh, damn those CARBS), orange juice (more sugars than a candy bar), beef (colon cancer link....or NOT?), and here we have eggs. It's good for you. No wait. It's BAD for you. Hang on - we changed our minds. It's good for you again. Unless.....and so on.

So, long story short. I agree with you. Eat what feels right. But I'd go so far to say eat whole foods more so instead of that boxed crap that's out there.

Agreed also.

 

[beenie]

It always happens. Foods of various stripes go in and out of style. Pork is the other white meat. But then pork is horrible for your cholestorol level. Butter is better than trans fats in margerine. But then butter has high fat content and is bad for your cholestorol levels.

Same thing with whole grains (oh, damn those CARBS), orange juice (more sugars than a candy bar), beef (colon cancer link....or NOT?), and here we have eggs. It's good for you. No wait. It's BAD for you. Hang on - we changed our minds. It's good for you again. Unless.....and so on.

So, long story short. I agree with you. Eat what feels right. But I'd go so far to say eat whole foods more so instead of that boxed crap that's out there.

yeah, i swear it's when revenues drop for a certain food that suddenly that particular item is the best food ever!

 

[Shadow Wolf]

YEAH!!! I love egg and ham sandwiches for breakfast. They taste great, I've found the fill me up quickly and keep me feeling fuller for longer, and now I don't have to worry about the truck load of cholesterol that each egg provides.

 

[linwood]

Moral of the story..

Listen to your mother not the FDA.

Edit:
Unless of course your mother listens to the FDA then ignore them both.
Figure it out on your own.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Moral of the story..

Listen to your mother not the FDA.

Edit:
Unless of course your mother listens to the FDA then ignore them both.
Figure it out on your own.

What is the FDA's stance? All I've heard about eggs is that there is nothing conclusive to support they raise the level of bad cholesterol, despite being loaded with cholesterol.

 

[linwood]

What is the FDA's stance? All I've heard about eggs is that there is nothing conclusive to support they raise the level of bad cholesterol, despite being loaded with cholesterol.

There is no such thing as "bad cholesterol" just as there is no such thing as "good cholesterol".
Cholesterol simply "is" and our body needs it.

Cut back on food with lots of cholesterol, such as egg yolks and whole eggs.

Cholesterol

Pretty much everything stated on that page is simply false.
Not surprising when one considers most of what the FDA publishes is simply false.

Never listen to the FDA for numerous evidenced reasons.

 

[worldz]

hehe...I am the king of egg lovers...i would love to have egg at morning and just not one..atleast 3 at once, but never had so in my life.

 

[Lavender]

Hmmm, I like eggs - most of the time. Recall recently read that eggs are now good for the heart.

Still no good evidence that eggs cause heart disease (despite what some may say)

Still no good evidence that eggs cause heart disease (despite what some may say) | Dr Briffa's Blog

 

[Gaura Priya]

I still have problems with the ick factor and having been brainwashed for so long that eggs are non-vegetarian, that although I would love to eat eggs, I just can't bring myself to eat them.

 

[ninerbuff]

I eat 3 eggs daily for breakfast and if I hit IHOP I eat them there too! One of the most complete proteins for bioavailability.

 

[Breathe]

Question ninerbuff:

Is drinking raw eggs actually useful for bodybuilding? Not like I've tried it, I find eggs gross cooked, lol, let alone raw.

 

[ninerbuff]

Question ninerbuff:

Is drinking raw eggs actually useful for bodybuilding? Not like I've tried it, I find eggs gross cooked, lol, let alone raw.

Only in the sense that you don't have to cook them. There used to be a concern with "denaturing" protein which compromises bioavailability, but the result was so minute, it was useless.
And I wouldn't recommend it since you could still get salmonella poisoning from it. Now I have used carton egg whites that I've poured into shakes. They are uncooked and raw, but no smell and taste.

 

[Breathe]

So it's just as easy to have boiled eggs and soldiers?

I bet those people who drink it raw are kicking themselves now.