Study: Egg yolks almost as dangerous as smoking cigarettes

[Tag-MehirTzedek]

http://blogs.menshealth.com/bellyoff-nutritionist/egg-yolks-more-dangerous-than-smoking/2012/08/15/

[HiWarp]

If eggs are your only source of vitamins you already have a dietary problem to begin with.
That chart shows there are plenty of nutrients in egg whites.

I don't quite understand your argument. Who ever said anything about only eating eggs? I simply said that by throwing away the yolk you throw away most of the nutrients, not all, since egg whites contain some, most. That charts confirms my point.

[Rubystars]

The yolk contains most of the nutrition in the egg, and most of the flavor. I don't think there's enough evidence to show that eating cholesterol raises serum cholesterol.

[HiWarp]

I just got some info on the "study" referred to in this thread. Apparently it wasn't so much a study as it was a survey based on peoples' self reported eating habits. It seems like there was no control over isolating variables. So basically someone was asked how many egg yolks they ate but was not asked whether they smoked, ate excessive amounts of sugar, ate high levels of trans fats, drank excessively, etc. Sounds like a bit of a flawed study to me.

[syyuge]

Any such egg eating and artery scale deposition studies shall be done only on the persons who have cholesterol levels less than 200 mg/dL Units (Max limit 240 mg/dL Units). Only then the justification of such studies can be established.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

If all you ever eat is eggs, you will die of numerous deficiencies. Anyone will trade an egg for an apple and a bit of rice, so you'll survive. Is that a straw man attack?

I have no idea what you just said or how it relates to what I wrote.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

I don't quite understand your argument. Who ever said anything about only eating eggs? I simply said that by throwing away the yolk you throw away most of the nutrients, not all, since egg whites contain some, most. That charts confirms my point.

I said what I said because you are implying that the yolk contains most or all of the NUTRIENTS.    But looking at the chart you provided, that is clearly not the case.   The yolk contains many vitamins and some minerals, but these are usually acquired from other sources of food anyway, in plenty of abundance.  The chart you provided shows that there are still plenty of nutrients in the egg white.    It is a good source of protein, for instance (even though less grams than are in a yolk - that still doesn't make it lack protein!  An egg white still has more high quality protein packed into it than most other foods).

[HiWarp]

I said what I said because you are implying that the yolk contains most or all of the NUTRIENTS.    But looking at the chart you provided, that is clearly not the case.   The yolk contains many vitamins and some minerals, but these are usually acquired from other sources of food anyway, in plenty of abundance.  The chart you provided shows that there are still plenty of nutrients in the egg white.    It is a good source of protein, for instance (even though less grams than are in a yolk - that still doesn't make it lack protein!  An egg white still has more high quality protein packed into it than most other foods).

Yeah, no argument there from me. I was not implying that the yolks are everything and the whites are nothing. I basically agree with Rubystars comment regarding  lack of evidence showing that eating cholesterol raises serum cholesterol. As such I just think that throwing away half an egg is a waste of nutrition and money.

[Rubystars]

I just ate two boiled eggs this morning! *watches the clock* I'm still here!!! Yay! 

[HiWarp]

I just ate two boiled eggs this morning! *watches the clock* I'm still here!!! Yay! 

Oh, oh, better schedule a couple of hours of cardio this afternoon.

[Rubystars]

Oh, oh, better schedule a couple of hours of cardio this afternoon.

Well considering I'm going to be going to work tonight, I'll probably be asleep this afternoon!

[The One and Only Mo]

Let's pour money into raising an egg farm and a tobacco farm to nurture the poor, hungry "Palestinians". We will feed them as many cigarettes to smoke and eggs to eat as possible. Whatever happens, happens.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

Yeah, no argument there from me. I was not implying that the yolks are everything and the whites are nothing. I basically agree with Rubystars comment regarding  lack of evidence showing that eating cholesterol raises serum cholesterol. As such I just think that throwing away half an egg is a waste of nutrition and money.

Perhaps.  I'm also not convinced yet on this subject but plan to look into it further at some point.