Eggs, cooked or raw?

Eggs are one of the best and favorite source of protein,
either whole eggs or the whites,
I always hear people saying that they eat them cooked, in shakes or directly from the shell (raw).

I have eaten them raw myself, they have no taste :P
I did it mainly because of the lack of time, to cook and then eat them.

But is there any benefit in eating them in one way or the other?
Whole eggs or whites?

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Originally Posted by LordVicK

Eggs are one of the best and favorite source of protein,
either whole eggs or the whites,
I always hear people saying that they eat them cooked, in shakes or directly from the shell (raw).

I have eaten them raw myself, they have no taste :P
I did it mainly because of the lack of time, to cook and then eat them.

But is there any benefit in eating them in one way or the other?
Whole eggs or whites?

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Good question.

So let me ask another. Have you ever had salmonella? I have, about 2 years ago. It is one nasty disease, is hard to kick, and lasts along time. Not fun.

So, regardless what you saw Sly Stallone do in Rocky, please cook your eggs and avoid getting sick.

Kapeesh?

I've never seen any Rocky film, at least not complete or that part that you mention,

but i get what you say about disease involving uncooked food :)

Cooked all the way man.

You dont want to risk bacterial infection.

Also depending on how many raw eggs you eat, over time there could be a problem with egg white biotin binding.

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Originally Posted by LordVicK

I've never seen any Rocky film, at least not complete or that part that you mention,

but i get what you say about disease involving uncooked food :)

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It was in Rocky 1.....he drinks raw eggs before training.
Not a good idea, cook your eggs man.

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Originally Posted by ironbeck

It was in Rocky 1.....he drinks raw eggs before training.
Not a good idea, cook your eggs man.

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and the messed up thing was, once we saw Sly do it, then it became a "fad" and many of us were doing it. Gulping down a raw egg without triggering the gag reflex is a hard thing to do. I've seen a couple that have lost their stomach contents making the attempt.