Eggs.. good or bad??! - High Cholesterol Message Board

ballinagra · 08-26-2002, 09:18 PM

Hello all

As a newcomer I was wondering if eggs are good as part of a diet.

I always thought they were totally out 'cause of the negative cholesterol talk ( stores even have that egg alternative which I do not like ) BUT in the posts here from learned people I often see " eat liberal amounts of eggs "

Just wondering what is the general view / wisdom on this matter.

many thanks

JJ · 08-27-2002, 10:26 AM

Welcome...your right, they kept telling us eggs were a no-no, now my hubby's cardiologist and my dr. said a few a week are fine. Stay tuned, I'm sure it will change again! Your best bet from my own experience is stay away from alot of carbs., like potatoes, pasta, bread etc. I cut back quite a bit the last 6 months and my numbers did go down, not greatly, but they went down. Good luck, and read the posts here, alot of good info. Take care!!

JJ

rollo · 08-27-2002, 11:34 AM

I think you need to be careful when reading some of the resposes on this board. Many here advocate a low carbo, high fat/protein diet. This falls directly against the AHA guidelines.

I had a cholesterol level of 240 (52/171) trigs 75. I went on a no fat diet. Lots of fish, pasta, and vegetables. I also exercised 3 times a week. Nine months later my numbers went to 182 (57/116) trigs 70.
Maybe their way is easier but I can only tell you what I did. There is no short cut.

ARIZONA73 · 08-28-2002, 04:58 PM

You may be surprised to learn exactly how eggs acquired such an undeservedly bad reputation for so many years. It all started about 60 years ago when a research study sponsored by the Cereal Institute demonstrated that feeding eggs to animals and humans would raise their serum cholesterol level. However, the problem with this study was that their conclusions were based on feeding dried egg yolk powder, not fried or poached eggs, as eggs are usually eaten. In recent years it was proven that dried egg yolk powder is an oxidized form that is toxic to the blood vessels. By rights, all of those early powdered egg yolk studies should have been thrown out as invalid. The results of the powdered egg yolk studies of 60 years ago have not been borne out in later studies done in the 1970s and 1980s. There have since been over a dozen published studies showing very little, if any, cholesterol elevation from eating eggs.

jim5554 · 08-28-2002, 09:50 PM

Fact:Eggs are high in cholesterol. Are they the poison we've been led to believe? Answer: Who knows? I've seen studies that say eggs aren't neccesarily bad for you. Some suggest that dietary intake of high cholesterol foods may not have much of an effect on serum levels. All I know for sure is that when I changed my diet to severely limit my intake of cholesterol and saturated fats my numbers dropped dramatically. If your levels are a problem try restricting your intake for a few months. If it works, keep it up. If it doesn't you won't be any worse off than when you started. Just one other recommendation, allow yourself an "unhealthy treat" once in a while(once a week). It won't hurt you and it can make the routine bearable.