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I have heard they can be high in cholesterol

 

[Poser]

I have heard they can be high in cholesterol

That's up for debate. Eggs were demonized along with most animals fats for 50+ years. Many people still buy into this thinking as it has been hammered into our heads for 2+ generations. My parents for example are horrified at my eating habits which are high in animals fats and protein and low in carbs, while they maintain the opposite. Fact of the matter is, once doctors started pushing this high carbs/ low fat dietary advice in the 50s, heart disease sky rocketed. Saturated fat has now been entirely exonerated by many medical experts from being related to heart disease. This, of course, does not mean that everyone buys into that notion. While there are certainly other factors at work, heart disease rose considerably in Americans while consumptions of eggs and butter declined. Take that for what its worth, I'm not expert nor claiming to be one.

 

[jmez]

So many factors go into the heart disease discussion I'm not sure anyone is an expert. The same time period also is when there started to be a shift from rural to urban populations. Along with that came an increasingly sedentary lifestyle with skyrocketing obesity rates. Genetics also plays a huge role.

I'm of the simple mindset of eat a balanced diet while living an active lifestyle.

 

[Warren1726]

It is a common misconception that dietary cholesterol (what comes from food) will lead to high blood cholesterol levels. This is basically untrue we don't convert one into the other. The yolk is where the cholesterol of the egg is found this is also where the nutrients are most concentrated, including b12 and D. Eggs are honestly one of the most pure forms of fuel you can put into your body. I eat two whole eggs everyday and my cholesterol levels are fantastic. Of course being 30 and lots of high intensity exercise helps too!

 

[Darren Best]

I eat 6 - 8 eggs everyday and have for years. My cholesterol numbers have come up perfect for seven years straight since I started getting a physical every year. I am due for my next physical in a month or so and will be 48.

 

[jmez]

I think genetics plays a pretty big role in the cholesterol equation. One of my hunting buddies is mid thirties, might have 10% body fat on a good day and is fit. Guy could run me into the ground and he exercises daily. Has a very active job and a very active lifestyle, eats clean diet. He also has high cholesterol as does his dad.


Also came across this today, from the Wall St. Journal. Pretty interesting read.


http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579533760760481486

 

[Becca]

I was astounded in nursing school when I learned that approx 80% of the cholesterol in you body is made by your body. Only the other 20ish percent comes from dietary intake.

Very interesting article jmez! I work in cardiac care, and one of my main roles is educating patients about "heart healthy" diet prior to discharge. There has been a fundamental switch in what medical science considers healthy for cardiac health. It has taken a long time, but I am starting to see docs recommend a "real foods", "Mediterranean style", or "no refined carbs/concentrated sweets" diet now much more frequently than the low fat/low cholesterol diet they used to preach.

It's important to realize that while dietary cholesterol may not be much of a contributor to overall blood cholesterol numbers, for an individual to have high LDL (so called "bad cholesterol"), or low HDL ("good cholesterol") does put the at much higher risk of having heart disease or for experience a heart attack. And yes some of it is genetic, I took care of a 50 year old competitive Nordic ski racer who was vegetarian and ended up with quadruple bypass. Everyone in his family had high cholesterol and heart disease.

 

[LJ Buck]

Go to LeanGains.com for any questions on fasting.This place has all the science to back up what it talks about.