Am I eating too many egg whites?

[Mudge]

32 may be a bit high, but a dozen whites a day is a great way to get some really high quality protein.

USRDA is based on a 1970s college student, and how he was only taking in 2,000 calories well I have to assume he was a 150 pound white boy (yes I'm white so dont consider that racist).

32x2.85 = 91.2g protein, not bad.

 

[Mudge]

Golden, if your blood pressure is well within normal range then obviously it is not affecting you. You can bleed out electrollytes by drinking water itself, so you may be keeping your own body in balance just fine doing what you are doing.

Measure BP 4x a day if you are worried about it and average out the numbers. Make sure you are relaxed, and make sure you are using a cuff that fits (I need to get a wrist one, the "big arm" cuffs are only 17"), and make sure to follow the rest of the procedure (arm parallel to the floor not at your sides).

 

[Mudge]

Cholesterol drugs increase risk of nerve damage
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jun/1/cholesterol_drugs.htm

Cholesterol is Needed to Help Your Brain Cells Communicate (dont forget mfg of many hormones)
http://www.mercola.com/2001/nov/24/cholesterol.htm

Coffee Can Raise Cholesterol 2/28/01
http://www.mercola.com/2001/feb/28/coffee_cholesterol.htm

Sudden Memory Loss Linked to Cholesterol Drugs 7/30/03
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/30/cholesterol_drugs.htm

Cholesterol Drugs Actually Cause Heart Disease 7/26/03
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/26/cholesterol_drugs.htm

Don't Be Chicken of the Egg
http://www.mercola.com/2000/nov/12/eggs.htm

For example, the addition of 100 mg cholesterol per day to the diet increases LDL cholesterol by 1.9 mg/dL, but that is accompanied by a 0.4 mg/dL increase in HDL cholesterol.

This, on average, means that the LDL: HDL ratio change per 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol is from 2.60 to 2.61, which is likely not even statistically significant and would probably have no influence on heart disease risk..............

They also note that dietary cholesterol was not related to serum cholesterol concentration. As a matter of fact, people who reported eating four eggs a week had a significantly lower mean serum cholesterol concentration than those who reported eating one egg a week. (193 mg/dL vs. 197 mg/dL).

The authors conclude that eggs make "…important nutritional contributions to the American diet."

Niacin Lowers Cholesterol Without Affecting Glucose Levels 9/24/00
http://www.mercola.com/2000/sep/24/niacin.htm

Infants Tolerate Adult Equivalent of 40 Eggs Per Week 7/3/02
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jul/3/infants_eggs.htm

Although an egg yolk typically contains 200 mg cholesterol and 6 grams of fat, introducing 4 eggs per week to the diets of weaning infants did not significantly alter plasma cholesterol concentrations in either breast-fed or formula-fed infants.
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The amazing part of this study is that a typical 15 pound infant could tolerate four eggs a week. Since the average adult is 150 pounds, this would be equivalent to eating 40 eggs per week.

Another Reason Why Eggs Actually Lower the Risk of Heart Disease
http://www.mercola.com/2000/oct/1/eggs_homocysteine.htm

The industry is going to push to make cholesterol drugs OTC.

 

[Golden_Muscle]

Woah mudge. Thanks man.

Im going to use a whey isolate for now on. Eggs scared me away. I will still eta eggs, but only a small ammount once in a while.

I will use whey isolate for a bulk protein source for now on, not eggwhites anymore...
I think sportlab has a good one called xtreme whey isolate protein. What do you think of it? Does it contain sodium or sugar?

Let me know if you know. Thanks.

 

[Mudge]

Almost everything contains a small amount of sugar, even unflavored milk proteins almost always have a minor amount of lactose.


Each serving of my Pro-Rated whey has 2% USRDA sodium, 55mg, a minute amount.

 

[thorsky]

Great posts Mudge.

Golden, don't give up the eggs bro. They are still the best source of prtein IMO. Just gotta fit the nutrient profile into your diet as best you can.

 

[Faye]

This is the one of the stupidest things I've ever head of!

Egg whites are simply THE BEST source of protein out there - hands down!! It's over 98% bioavailable and they're cheap. Even the best whey proteins aren't as bioavaiible as egg proteins!

Not only that - but eggs are REAL food - that will fill you up and make you less hungry (unlike protein shakes).

EAT YOUR EGGS WHITES!

And as mentioned by Mudge - eat yolks too - they are full of good stuff. Good fats, amino acids, vitamins, etc. 1 yolk for every 6 whites is the way I do it.

 

[Ducati32]

I agree.
I eat my eggs in the morning.
1 jumbo full egg along with 9 jumbo egg whites
add a cup of skim milk and that equals around 50grams of protein.

In frankenstein voice - eggs, good. fire,bad.

 

[Starkraven]

I agree with Faye. The original poster is tripping. I did 20 egg whites and I dont even think that is alot at all! Eggs are the best source of protein as far as food/bioavailability comes. It has all amino acids. You should have a couple whole eggs and 6-8 whites. then another meal of just 10 egg whites. That should be good enough.

 

[BRO FO SHO]

With all this egg talk, it would be cheaper to buy some chickens and leave em in the basement or backyard to make some free eggs to chew on.

By the way I agree eggs are the shit, and I cook them every dam morning 4 plus 1 whole, and later I have a egg protein drink biatch!

Freaken chickens get eaten and there babies...lol...poor bastards...and I thought cows had it bad. Chick-A-Filla

Anyone try Ostrich Eggs I have seen them in a gourmet grocery store and they are big ass hell, but whats the nutrition with them, how many of what Protein? cholesterol? etc?

 

[Frosty]

With all this egg talk, it would be cheaper to buy some chickens and leave em in the basement or backyard to make some free eggs to chew on.

If you want them to actually lay, you'll need to use feed...and that ain't cheap.