Posted on 02/27/2021 5:01:37 AM PST by be-baw
Eggs don't always get the best reputation. In fact, the first thing that may come to mind when you hear the word "eggs" is cholesterol. So, it may come as a surprise to some to see the term "fat-blasting" associated with eating eggs regularly.
But first, let's clear up the cholesterol confusion. Each egg contains about 185 milligrams of cholesterol, however, you'll notice the most recent USDA dietary guidelines don't specify how much cholesterol you should limit yourself to each day (they got rid of that guideline in the 2015-2020 edition). Many experts agree the focus should instead be on limiting the amount of saturated and trans fats you consume as well as added sugars. So, why do eggs continue to receive backlash?
"Eggs have a history of being marketed poorly. Many people still think that eggs can raise their cholesterol levels, but that's actually not true. Dietary cholesterol actually improves your cholesterol profile," Keri Glassman, MS, RD, CDN, founder of Nutritious Life told Eat This, Not That! in a different article.
In fact, several studies have shown that participants' HDL (the good kind of cholesterol) levels improved after they ate between one and three eggs daily. And according to Harvard Health Publishing, the higher your HDL levels are, the better. (Related: The 7 Healthiest Foods to Eat Right Now).
HDL can help remove the bad kind of cholesterol, called LDL, from the walls of your arteries, aka the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich from the heart to the tissues of the body. If there's enough HDL available in the body, it will actually latch onto the LDL that's building up in the arteries (which can lead to a form of heart disease known as atherosclerosis) and transport through the bloodstream until it reaches the liver. Then, the liver removes the harmful cholesterol by dumping it into the intestines by way of bile where it will be excreted through well, going number two.
Aside from boosting HDL cholesterol levels, eggs also contain an essential nutrient called choline, which is essential for a healthy metabolism. In fact, a group of studies found that obese patients who followed a low-fat diet and ate choline-rich eggs for breakfast lost weight compared to those who ate a bagel for breakfast—for the same amount of calories. For context, a single egg offers about 20-25% of your daily requirement of choline.
More importantly, choline is essential for making a substance that is necessary for removing that harmful cholesterol from your liver and into your intestines.
Must be time for the price of eggs to go up.
...just like vitamin D (which I supplement for years) was cleaned off my local grocery store shelves when the article appeared that it is effective against Wuhan virus. When some inventory came back, the prices were up.
Eating some now as I type.
The side effect I get from eggs is actually an end effect.
Same here. Has to do with sulfur rather than cholesterol, as I understand it.
If you have land, get about 5 laying hens and let them free range with just a bit of supplementation.
Eggs for days. Bugs and grubs eaten. Fertilizer delivered.
One four egg omelet with hash browns, cheese, bacon, sausage, onion, etc, stat!
Or, a farmer’s omelet from Frisch’s would do... been a while! Yum!
And coyotes fed.
I eat 3-4 egg yolks at least every other day, if not every day. Eggs, for me, are a significant part of a mostly carnivore diet. The nutrition is in the yolks .... most allergic reactions are to the whites. If I do scrambled eggs, I’ll do one whole egg & 3 yolks. As a teenager, I tested ‘allergic to eggs’ (among many other things), but they do not bother me at all these days. No ‘end product’ issues either. :-)
Chickens are a lot slower and require less equipment to catch than roadrunners.
You forgot garlic and green peppers!
We had chickens when I was a kid and we grew up eating allot of egg’s. Mom made egg’s every morning and I usually had a couple of hard boiled egg’s in my lunch sack for school, fried egg sandwiches were common also. I don’t sit down and eat breakfast much anymore but I still have 3 raw eggs in a glass mixed with a little salt and pepper and splash of Louisiana Hot Sauce before I hit the ranch. I’ve had a few dealings with Doctors in the past but cholesterol was never one of them. Chickens and eggs got a lot of people through some really tough times back during the depression and well before that. I won’t give eggs the title of super food but they’re dang sure one of GODs best designs. I’ve eaten duck, quail, goose and even emu egg’s, now that one is a plate full.
Why is fart-blasting a benefit?
But, but they keep those chickens in cages.. and they feed them CHICKEN FEED..! THOSE POOR CHICKENS...!!!
Yolks on us
...and the chipotle Cholula!
Don’t forget the Tapatio!!!
Eggactly
Garlic, yes, green peppers give me heartburn cooked, enjoy them raw and crunchy, though!
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