How much yolk is too much?

[TerraNoble]

There are some controversial opinions about how many egs would be safe per day as far as cholesterol is concern.

Some wouldargue that 2-3 yolks a day would be suffice , other would say no more than 2 /day..

What's your take on this and what are your arguments?

 

[Daernoth]

I eat 4 a day. Sure, I'll probably wind up dead soon, but I remember reading that blood cholesterol is related not to dietary cholesterol (for the most part), but to lack of exercise and diets high in saturated fat.

Any truth to this?

 

[Paulos]

If you use AAS - None.

If you don't - I guess one a day providing you aren't eating insane amounts of cholesterol elsewhere.

 

[Ceebs]

but I remember reading that blood cholesterol is related not to dietary cholesterol (for the most part), but to lack of exercise and diets high in saturated fat.

I read the same thing - blood cholesterol has less to do with dietary cholesterol than it does with lifestyle. Can't remember where I read it, though... maybe we've been privy to a mass cholesterol hallucination.

 

[JJFigure]

I eat 2-6 whole eggs/day, and my cholesterol is 151 (in other words, excellent). Of course, I'm a low carber; if you eat carbs with your eggs, you can't get away with this. Just read Protein Power or Atkins diet - blood cholesterol is not related to dietary cholesterol.

 

[TerraNoble]

I eat 2-6 whole eggs/day, and my cholesterol is 151 (in other words, excellent). Of course, I'm a low carber; if you eat carbs with your eggs, you can't get away with this. Just read Protein Power or Atkins diet - blood cholesterol is not related to dietary cholesterol.

So you are saying that you can eat 2-6 whole egs as long as you keep your carbs down? Is that a must?
O/T

Those nice abs belong to the poster??

 

[JJFigure]

My copy of Protein Power was loaned out and never returned, so I can't give you an exact quote. I found a couple of websites with info though - here's an excerpt from one:

"Myth:Saturated fats contain cholesterol and their consumption increases blood cholesterol levels.
Truth: The body makes cholesterol on it's own, and cholesterol production is stimulated by insulin. Dietary fats provide the building blocks for cholesterol, but cutting all fats is the only way to prevent cholesterol production, and this has many nasty consequences, some fatal. So by eating a high-carb, low-fat diet you release huge amounts of insulin, greatly stimulating cholesterol production, and worsening the problem you were trying to avoid."

In other words, if you want to eat fat, don't combine carbs with your "fat" meal. I either eat protein/fat meals or protein/carb meals; I don't combine the three macronutrients. When I'm cutting for contest, I eat very low carb Mon - Fri, and carb load on Sat and Sun (Anabolic diet). When I use to eat a high carb/low fat diet, my cholesterol was 189. It's all about controlling those insulin levels!

Yep, those are my abs.

 

[Lee]

im on Atkins and i eat 3 to 6 whole eggs a day. they taste yummy.

 

[anthrax]

Dietary cholesterol is not an issue

what really matters is:
LDL
HDL/LDL ratio

so, as long as you don't overconsume saturated fats, trans fats and high GI carbs you can eat more than 2 yolks a day