study says whole eggs are good for you :)

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(clicky)study says daily consumption of 3 whole eggs improved symptoms of metabolic syndrome and reduced VLDL levels

I don't know, that is having to overcome decades of indoctrination about the cholesterol dangers of eggs. what do you all think?

Good, because I can't stand egg whites! I also only eat devilled or scrambled eggs and the latter have to have cheese. I don't care about cholesterol. I'm a Southern gal who grew up on bacon grease and mine is fine. I'm immune lol. However, my Yankee born husband has problems with it and I'm afraid that this year after his checkup I'm going to have to change how I cook. I hope he will eat it, it's taken forever to get him to learn to eat right as it is (Southern food and Italian food). Low cholesterol food just doesn't have flavor. I think cholesterol is what flavors food.

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from what I've read, your husband would do better to restrict his intake of refined carbs [any white foods that are predominantly sugary/starchy, such as table sugar of any color, corn, white potatoes, starchy gravies, breads, stuffing, white rice et al], as well as anything hydrogenated and any trans-fats. you see, the mechanism for elevated cholesterol is driven by acidic blood chemistry which literally eats holes ["lesions"] in blood vessel walls which causes the liver to make more cholesterol to patch those holes, and when this process is protracted is when occlusions/hemorrhages occur. so eat foods that alkalize the blood instead of acidify it, and the cholesterol problem will largely take care of itself.

you're likely gonna find something between south beach and Mediterranean diet.

I used to eat egg everyday for breakfast and I noticed that I grew 2 cm taller in a very short time

I don't know which nutritional school to believe. I think that just like economists, if you lined nutritionists head to foot they'd still point in all directions.

They were never really bad.

Caveats....

1. "Free range" is best. You don't want eggs exposed to chemicals or from chicken loaded with steroids.

2. Too much of anything is bad for you. Back in the day, the evidence was solid that one egg a day posed no risk at all. So, don't eat lots of eggs every day or you may have a problem that's related to your rate of consumption and not the inherent value of the product consumed.

While I prefer non-GMO food wherever I can, I believe that the American diet of the 1930s to 1950s (aside from the maltshops) had something going for it. Take a look at the contemporaneous photographs of that time. Sure, a few people were slightly overweight by today's standards, but most were rail-thin. They ate bacon and eggs for breakfast, a hoagie sandwich for lunch, and steak and potatoes for dinner. How could they do it?

Well, firstly, food then was what we would call non-GMO, organic and locally grown. That counts for a lot. Also, the food was more nutritious per bite than what we now have. Food portions could afford to be small by today's standards because of the packed nutrition. Today's food is full of high-fructose corn syrup or Aspartame (now Amino Sweet). Our nation's farms are GMO and chock full of petro-chemical pesticides and glyphosates. Our bodies are reacting, not growing. So, we waddle around like the Axiom passengers of WALL-E.

So, it might not be the best idea, but shifting back to the 1930s to 1950s diet, couldn't hurt us any more than we have hurt ourselves today. Eat more eggs!

I miss bacon and eggs

Eggeryone knows how I feel about egg.

I eat eggs, sure.

In the UK an Europe, we don't put eggs int the fridge. In the US you have to put eggs in the fridge becuase the eggs are washed in an anti-bacterial solution, due to a salmonella outbreak. The the flaw with this is it compromises a protective layer in the egg shell, shorting the life an requiring them to be fridge bound.

UK/EU eggs are illegal in US and US egg are illegal in UK/EU.

Also if you get a varied temperature (i.e. through opening an closing of the door), you are actually increasing the chance of pathogen growth. Keeping the eggs outside in a dry container also decreases the risk of transfer.

Dry is best against bacteria. Production focused on quality standard is a better approach IMO, than routine washing.