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Anyone else eat over a dozen raw eggs a day?
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MikeyG
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RAW eggs? You are INSANE!! You are risking yourself for salmonella poisoning, and on top of that, you get NO benefit for consuming raw eggs because, your body cannot simply digest raw eggs, none at all!
It's time to put away the " Rocky" movies and stick with cooked eggs bro.....
It's time to put away the " Rocky" movies and stick with cooked eggs bro.....
kidvilla
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well, i eat about 4 eggs in a sitting when i want to get egg protein, and as long as i clean the shell out (they sell iodine at the store), i know my chance of salmonella poisoning is 1 in 20,000 (because salmonella is infinitesimally unlikely to occur in the yolk, so long as the shell is intact, see http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/ceggs.html for more info). with the risk of salmonella effectively eliminated, i do notice other side effects from eating so many eggs. most notably, gasses (and even when i don't eat carbs with the eggs), and i hate that. i've noticed that eating the eggs without any sugars (using spenda instead) and avoiding carbs does minimize the effect, but nonetheless, it still happens. i would say that you can eat them, but since i tend to prefer balancing out my dietary intake, i have an ideological problem with eating too much of any one food. I honestly feel that consuming too much of one nutrient (no matter how nutritious it is touted to be), can't be a good idea, as even the most rudimentary of humans tried to vary their diet, but theoretically, no, the protein should not be a problem as long as you don't have digestive problems (the gas problem i mentioned before)
kidvilla
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but i will add that as long as i don't have problems with digesting them, i definitely feel the nutritious benefit from them because i notice quicker recovery times the next day, almost as good as when i consume whey with flax .... and although this is anecdotal, it does correlate with the known biological availability value of eggs, so i would surmise that using them (safely), has its value
chanmanfoo
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thats a shit load of eggs bro. i throw a few in my protein once a day. i read somewhere that the digestion problem comes from consuming too many at once. but i dont know how true that is.
foo
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I eat "omega 3" eggs. Instead of animal by-pruducts, the chickens are fed flax seed, vegetable oil, and extra vitamin e. This results in the eggs the following differences.
Regular Egg
fat: 5.0 g
omega 6 polysaturates: .04g
monosaturates: 1.9g
saturates: 1.6g
cholesterol: 216mg
vitamin e 7% daily value
Omega 3 Egg
fat: 4.9g
omega 6 polysaturates: .40g
monosaturates: 1.2g
saturates: 1.1g
cholesterol: 166mg
vitamin e 35% daily value
Regular Egg
fat: 5.0 g
omega 6 polysaturates: .04g
monosaturates: 1.9g
saturates: 1.6g
cholesterol: 216mg
vitamin e 7% daily value
Omega 3 Egg
fat: 4.9g
omega 6 polysaturates: .40g
monosaturates: 1.2g
saturates: 1.1g
cholesterol: 166mg
vitamin e 35% daily value
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Baoh
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Sure. No problems.
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DepressiveJuice
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raw egg whites make a banana and milk shake creamy and taste damn good. lot of other countries eat raw eggs- they hardly have any problems with it. salmonella is pretty rare- but its out there
HGH man--Chargeback
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I've eaten a dozen and a half egg whites in one day. I cook them on the stove and put some Swiss cheese in but never would eat them raw. You can buy powdered egg whites in the health food store which is a good way to make a shake add to it.
the nature boy
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I was reading that an egg white alone only has 3 grams of protein in it.
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DepressiveJuice
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yep about 3.5g of protein per large egg white
FlexManning
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Yeah, I have to agree that salmonella could be a problem. I used to eat raw eggs mixed in with orange juice. Sometimes I'd leave the yolks in, sometimes I'd just do egg whites. I was hoping that the ascorbic acid (a source of Vitamin C) would kill any salmonella present as it is often used as a preservative also. Any thoughts guys? Is there a reliable way to safeguard against the salmonella?
I quit doing that because I constantly heard people warning about the salmonella issue. Every time I felt a little queasy I would get worried I was going to be barfing my guts out any minute!
I also heard something about a substance being present, I can't remember exactly what it was at the moment, but it disappears after cooking but hampers digestion of certain nutrients beforehand.
It was mentioned in another post that people in other countries don't seem to have as many problems with salmonella and raw eggs as we do here. That could also be partly because in some countries they wouldn't be sure where the salmonella poison came from if they got it (with all the raw undercooked weird stuff some countries eat) and partly because of our poultry raising practices here in America. Chickens get salmonella from eating mouse crap and probably from eating each other's crap, they don't generally have it unless they're packed in warehouses.
It could also just be that it is really rare, I'm not sure. I'm a little skiddish about it though.
I quit doing that because I constantly heard people warning about the salmonella issue. Every time I felt a little queasy I would get worried I was going to be barfing my guts out any minute!
I also heard something about a substance being present, I can't remember exactly what it was at the moment, but it disappears after cooking but hampers digestion of certain nutrients beforehand.
It was mentioned in another post that people in other countries don't seem to have as many problems with salmonella and raw eggs as we do here. That could also be partly because in some countries they wouldn't be sure where the salmonella poison came from if they got it (with all the raw undercooked weird stuff some countries eat) and partly because of our poultry raising practices here in America. Chickens get salmonella from eating mouse crap and probably from eating each other's crap, they don't generally have it unless they're packed in warehouses.
It could also just be that it is really rare, I'm not sure. I'm a little skiddish about it though.
hhajdo
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Am J Physiol 1999 Nov;277(5 Pt 1):G935-43 Related Articles, Links
Amount and fate of egg protein escaping assimilation in the small intestine of humans.
Evenepoel P, Claus D, Geypens B, Hiele M, Geboes K, Rutgeerts P, Ghoos Y.
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Research Centre, University Hospital Leuven, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium.
Studies attempting to evaluate protein assimilation in humans have hitherto relied on either ileostomy subjects or intubation techniques. The availability of stable isotope-labeled protein allowed us to determine the amount and fate of dietary protein escaping digestion and absorption in the small intestine of healthy volunteers using noninvasive tracer techniques. Ten healthy volunteers were studied once after ingestion of a cooked test meal, consisting of 25 g of (13)C-, (15)N-, and (2)H-labeled egg protein, and once after ingestion of the same but raw meal. Amounts of 5.73% and 35.10% (P < 0.005) of cooked and raw test meal, respectively, escaped digestion and absorption in the small intestine. A significantly higher percentage of the malabsorbed raw egg protein was recovered in urine as fermentation metabolites. These results 1) confirm that substantial amounts of even easily digestible proteins may escape assimilation in healthy volunteers and 2) further support the hypothesis that the metabolic fate of protein in the colon is affected by the amount of protein made available.
http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/10/1716
Amount and fate of egg protein escaping assimilation in the small intestine of humans.
Evenepoel P, Claus D, Geypens B, Hiele M, Geboes K, Rutgeerts P, Ghoos Y.
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Research Centre, University Hospital Leuven, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium.
Studies attempting to evaluate protein assimilation in humans have hitherto relied on either ileostomy subjects or intubation techniques. The availability of stable isotope-labeled protein allowed us to determine the amount and fate of dietary protein escaping digestion and absorption in the small intestine of healthy volunteers using noninvasive tracer techniques. Ten healthy volunteers were studied once after ingestion of a cooked test meal, consisting of 25 g of (13)C-, (15)N-, and (2)H-labeled egg protein, and once after ingestion of the same but raw meal. Amounts of 5.73% and 35.10% (P < 0.005) of cooked and raw test meal, respectively, escaped digestion and absorption in the small intestine. A significantly higher percentage of the malabsorbed raw egg protein was recovered in urine as fermentation metabolites. These results 1) confirm that substantial amounts of even easily digestible proteins may escape assimilation in healthy volunteers and 2) further support the hypothesis that the metabolic fate of protein in the colon is affected by the amount of protein made available.
http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/10/1716
Whatmatters
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Sorry dude, MikeyG is right...the protein in raw eggs does not have high biological value because of its low bioavailability....in other words: you're getting no benefit from raw egg protein....cooking them on the other hand has the highest biological value available.(i can provide references if needed.)
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Lift Chief
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Watson said:
Ever heard of weight gainers?
Now that technology has created protein powders and weight gainers i dont see why anyone would eat raw eggs anymore- and risk getting sick from them.
Hey whatever floats your boat. I think it is kinda of nasty. Are you interested in the best tasting shake you will every have?
1 Cup water
3 ice cubes
1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 - 3/4 cup of frozen red raspberries
1.5 tbs of Flax Oil
3 scoops (50 grams) of Chocolate Whey protein (Opt. Nut. is good)
1 teaspoon of Jello brand instant pudding (banana or white choc. is good)
Blend it up and you will have one hell of a shake. 700 - 800 calories with low glycemic carbs and fiber for those high protein diets!
Have that first thing in the AM.
2 hours later have some scrambled eggs (6 -8) with some Cheese and Giardenera on it (or salsa) AWSOME!
1 Cup water
3 ice cubes
1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 - 3/4 cup of frozen red raspberries
1.5 tbs of Flax Oil
3 scoops (50 grams) of Chocolate Whey protein (Opt. Nut. is good)
1 teaspoon of Jello brand instant pudding (banana or white choc. is good)
Blend it up and you will have one hell of a shake. 700 - 800 calories with low glycemic carbs and fiber for those high protein diets!
Have that first thing in the AM.
2 hours later have some scrambled eggs (6 -8) with some Cheese and Giardenera on it (or salsa) AWSOME!
Lift Chief
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Grainger said:
That sounds good bro... i'll have to try that.
If you are looking for protien, go with whey protien shakes. They are easily your best bet for that purpose. If you are trying to gain weight eggs and 2% milk do the trick quite nicely because of their high caloric values. Personally I have a very high metabolism so I eat 6 eggs (with yolks) plus a heaping plate of rice with about a litre of milk right before bed. I know this isn't for everyone.
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