bad side of eggs???

**yungfaceb3** · 09-30-2007, 05:54 PM

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** · 09-30-2007, 10:20 PM

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

**AandF6969** · 10-01-2007, 03:03 AM

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** · 10-01-2007, 08:46 AM

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** · 10-01-2007, 01:30 PM

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** · 10-01-2007, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by 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?

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** · 10-01-2007, 07:32 PM

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** · 10-01-2007, 11:31 PM

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.