Is it safe to have an egg every day? I heard it is unhealthy because of high chleostrol?

Answer 1

Yes, eggs are very high in cholesterol. The average-sized egg has about 213 milligrams of cholesterol. (The daily recommended cholesterol limit is less than 300 milligrams for people with normal LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.)

Eggs also involve extreme cruelty to animals, see http://www.eggindustry.com/

Answer 2

It's hard to keep up to date. Our guardians decided that the Egg Marketing Board could not show the old "Go to work on an egg" commercials because it might encourage a badly balanced diet.

Having high levels of low density cholesterol in your blood can cause atherosclerosis leading to heart disease and strokes. Eggs contain high levels of cholesterol. However, eating food that's high in cholesterol doesn't have any direct relationship to low density cholesterol in your blood. Eggs also contain lecithin which helps reduce blood cholesterol.

It's unlikely that eating one egg a day will do you any harm. However, if you have one for breakfast, one in a cake and one in an ice cream, you might be asking for trouble.

Answer 3

I was told by my dietician that you should eat a maximum of two eggs per week because they are high in cholesterol. Having an egg a day may be too much because a lot of other foods you eat in the day will probably have egg in. There are some great egg substitutes on the market. Here's what I usually buy...

For baking there's...

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/316644.html

and for omelettes and scrambling...

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/471197.html

Answer 4

Eggs are high in cholesterol, but it takes more than three a week to make a diference.
So, if you like eggs, have an omlette once a week.
Or even beter, fried egg on fried bread with tomato sauce. Just do the frying in olive oil!!
LOVELY!

Answer 5

Cholesterol and fat
About 60% of the calories in an egg come from fat; Chicken egg yolks contain about 10 grams of fat. People on a low-cholesterol diet may need to cut down on egg consumption, although most of the fat in egg is unsaturated fat and may not be harmful. The egg white consists primarily of water (87%) and protein (13%) and contains no cholesterol and little, if any, fat.

Some people try to avoid eggs in their diet because they are high in cholesterol, which is concentrated in the yolk. This issue is sometimes addressed by eating only some or none of the yolk. People sometimes remove the yolk themselves, or may use prepared egg substitutes such as Egg Beaters.

There is debate over whether egg yolk presents a health risk. Some research suggests it may lower total Low density lipoprotein ("bad" cholesterol) while raising High density lipoprotein ("good" cholesterol).[citation needed] Some advocate the eating of raw eggs and egg yolks for this reason, as cholesterol in the yolk is healthier when uncooked. However issues of samonella contamination remain for raw eggs. Food scientist Harold McGee argues that the cholesterol in the yolk is not what causes a problem as fat (particularly saturated) is much more likely to raise cholesterol levels than the actual consumption of cholesterol.
Eggs provide a significant amount of protein to one's diet, as well as various nutrients.

Chicken eggs are the most commonly eaten eggs, and are highly nutritious. They supply a large amount of complete, high-quality protein (which contains all essential amino acids for humans), and provide significant amounts of several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. They are also one of the least expensive single-food sources of complete protein. One large chicken egg contains approximately 7 grams of protein.

Answer 6

There is nearly your whole day's worth of cholestrol (according to the RDA) in a single egg. If you're eating an egg and ANY milk or cheese or butter or other animal product, you are getting too much cholesterol.

Why not make a tofu scramble loaded with fresh veggies? Mmmm. And no cholesterol!

Answer 7

I would say it depends how you cook it. Boiled eggs are bad for the cholestrol and fried eggs are obviously not something to eat too much of. But poached or scrambled I dont see a problem. Everything in moderation. Body builders eat eggs raw in shakes for their protein value and they dont look unhealthy to me. Do they to you?
Isnt there a government campaign at the moment? 'Eggs, fast food and good for you'

Answer 8

I suffer with high cholesterol and am allowed three eggs a week, however I can have an omlette made solely with egg whites and that doesn't count, and believe it or not it tastes the same.

Answer 9

Eggs the perfect food
just wanted to add to your discussion/question
did you know that eggs are what dog food is compared "to":

When the ingredient % label shows 19% have you ever wondered what that was a percent of? It's the breakdown and comparrison to eggs as the perfect 'dog' food.

ok all from me you have 3 great answers above mine

Answer 10

well according to a sign I seen one day an egg a day is ok!! also I read an article saying that if you start the morning with one you are less likely to overeat during the day because they fill you up! Actually I used to always start my day at college with a boiled egg or fried... and i wouldn't want to eat again until lunch so as far as i can tell from personal experience it works!