bad side of eggs???

[yungfaceb3]

I recently read on wikipedia that a single large egg yolk can contain 2/3 the daily recomended amount of cholesterol and that the yolk contains a good deal of fat. I know the majority of the protein...and the vitamins and minerals are contained in the yolk...so i always eat the yolk. my question is this: Is the cholesterol/ fat content yolk really that bad? and is the fat/ cholesterol good choleseterol and fats or bad?

[l2elapse]

the protein is located in the egg white as the yolk contains the fat and cholesterol.

[AandF6969]

The yolk has 1/2 the protein though... and a little bit of cholesterol isn't horrible for you. 1-2 yolks a day won't kill you, besides, cholesterol is the building block for natural testosterone production.

[importeater91]

i dont mean to high jack your thread but ive been having 4 eggs in the morning(including the yolk) and 2-3 hard boiled eggs threw out the day. should i be worrying about my cholesterol?

[bulldawg_28]

I wouldn't be too concerned. As long as you're doing cardio, taking Vit C, and keeping your sugar intake low(sugar increases triglycerides), then don't worry about it.

[AandF6969]

i dont mean to high jack your thread but ive been having 4 eggs in the morning(including the yolk) and 2-3 hard boiled eggs threw out the day. should i be worrying about my cholesterol?

That is quite a bit... you might want to switch out your morning ones with like 1-2 full eggs and 3-4 egg whites.

[importeater91]

yeah i think im gonna start using egg whites...is there any supp that i can take also to help control my cholesterol?

[bulldawg_28]

Fish oil, vit c, garlic just to name a few. And just so you know, cholesterol from food doesn't have as much of an affect as saturated, and trans fats does to the cholesterol in the body.