3 for breakfast, some for lunch, maybe some for snack, 3 for dinner. Whole egg.

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Yes, eggs contain a high amount of cholesterol. One large egg has about 200 mg of cholesterol.

A few things on that:

- Dietary Cholesterol Isn't Bound to Blood Cholesterol. There is little-to-no relation between dietary cholesterol and higher blood cholesterol levels, nor any legitimate link between dietary cholesterol and the incidence of heart disease.

- The Human Body Makes Cholesterol. Your liver makes 3-6 times more cholesterol than you can get eating eggs and/or other animal products.

- Cholesterol is Vital To Your Body. You need it for the production of steroid hormones like testosterone and also to build & repair cells (which is a perpetually occurring process in the human body).

So yes, eggs themselves are high in cholesterol, but no, consumption of eggs does not cause a spike in human cholesterol levels.

OK, but aren't eggs high in fat? Shouldn't I avoid the yolks?

Yes, eggs are fairly high in fat. Roughly 5 g of fat per egg to be precise. About 2 g of that fat is saturated fat, which of course means that the other half is unsaturated. Coincidentally, the ideal ratio of dietary fat in humans is a 1:1 saturated fat to unsaturated fat ratio, making the fat ratio in eggs nearly perfect.

If you are trying to cut calories you can absolutely get rid of some of the yolks, but benefits of eating the yolk include:

- More Vitamins. The yolk is full of vitamins A, D, and E. Vitamin D is especially important since most people are vitamin D deficient, and eggs are one of only a handful of foods that provide dietary vitamin D.

- Twice The Protein. Eating whole eggs doubles the protein intake you'd get eating egg whites only because the yolk contains half of the protein (3 g of the 6 g). This protein also happens to be the highest quality protein in the world, according to the Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) of the World Health Organization.

- Increased Testosterone Levels. Saturated fat and cholesterol increase testosterone production. Both are heavily present in the egg yolk. Testosterone levels help build muscle, which is something that almost everyone could use more of, especially as we age (even you ladies!).

So those without heavy exercise (?) is not okay? Why?

Some people just like eggs for the taste, like me. I eat them a lot even before I started lifting.

I get that. But is there really any harm though?

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Ya more than that it's fatal.

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