Enjoy the whole egg for goodness sake !

Egg yolks are good for you
 
The truth about egg yolks
 
Many people throw away the egg yolk because they think that’s where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is". This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition.

In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!

By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you’re essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients… it’s not even worth trying to list them all.

In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk. Even the protein in egg whites isn’t as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.

And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg…"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof ." No, this is FALSE!

First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it’s internal production of cholesterol to balance things out. On the other hand, if you don’t eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.

And here’s where it gets even more interesting…There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood
chemistry.

And 3rd… high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease…but high cholesterol is NOT.

You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are…

<http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html>

So I hope we’ve established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body… instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.

Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don’t compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.

I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy. Most people don’t realize that there’s a major difference because they’ve never bought real eggs from healthy chickens… The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.

So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.
 
One more thing about eggs… I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.
 
It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.

4 thoughts on “Enjoy the whole egg for goodness sake !”

  1. Ron Wie

    I cannot access to leave a reply to you in your Short Trip To…. thread.

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  2. For years now I have been reading and hearing from the experts and professionals that egg yolks are “bad” in that they contain high cholesterol, but this is the first time I am reading your comments that they are in fact “good” HDL cholesterol than LDL cholesterol. Am I to believe a saying to override an age-old proven belief overnight? And who says high cholestoral, which leads to high blood pressure, stroke, etc is not a “disease”? There was a time when my annual check-up showed an unusual high cholestoral level of 265+ and the doctor wanted to put me on the pill, but I resisted and cut off all the high cholesterol stuff including the egg yolks for 3 months and guess what, my cholestoral level went down below 220 and never exceeds that level again. In essence, do not eat more than 4 whole eggs in a week. That should be the correct advice.

  3. There’s nothing like a well-prepared half-boiled egg! Unless it’s two!!

    And i’ve just had my weekly ration of two eggs: beautifully done with rich, creamy orange-red yolks embraced in a floating cocoon of soft white… heaven.

    Two eggs with thick black soy sauce, pepper and soaked with buttered toast. That’s the way my grandfather ate his… everyday till he died at 96!

    Now, we can have the same thing in JB and you’ve got the choice of “kampong” eggs, too. For only RM3.40 you get two eggs, toast and coffee!! Compare that to Ya Kun at S$3.90! And now you know why many Singaporeans slip across the causeway despite the long queues and chilling robbery stories!

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