How many eggs do you eat per week?

[Seoulstriker]

How many eggs do you eat per week? I'm wondering because I have 3-4 eggs every day of the week, and I've always heard how eggs are "high in cholesterol" and are therefore bad for you.

Question includes egg whites and egg yolks together.


Of course eggs have never been shown to increase serum cholesterol which is what contributes to coronary artery disease, but I'm also wondering what you think about the whole egg controversy.

[mack pl]

it depends, because sometimes i coud eat 3-4 eggs in one day, and have 2 weeks break of eating eggs. But my vote was-1-2 eggs.

PS. wtf is this cholesterol, did you saw him ever? :lol:

[Seraphim]

It depends, some weeks I eat alot of eggs some weeks not even one. I did have two eggs in my brunch today.

[Romulus]

Only time I really eat eggs is on a breakfast sandwich or in a cake. Usually 1-2 times a week. Sometimes I splurg and order the denver omelet at Denny's.

[Herrmannek]

3-7 a week sometimes less sometimes more, depends what else available :)

[Seraphim]

Nothing is better than a well made egg salad sandwich.

[memphiz]

I eat about 12 eggs a day, I pour them all into a blender and 'blend' them then drink it

[Herrmannek]

I eat about 12 eggs a day, I pour them all into a blender and 'blend' them then drink it
What point of that? ANd be prepared for Salmonella ;)

[Ratamacue]

Nothing is better than a well made egg salad sandwich.
Can't argue that.

[Seraphim]

Nothing is better than a well made egg salad sandwich.
Can't argue that.

YES YOU CAN!!!

[Flagg]

Approx. 2 dozen eggs per week between me and the old lady......heavily tilted towards me as I'm bigger than her.......but we only use egg whites....no yolks

[Moledet]

Seven, one every day, but only the egg whites.

[memphiz]

I eat about 12 eggs a day, I pour them all into a blender and 'blend' them then drink it
What point of that? ANd be prepared for Salmonella ;)
Because I can :D and an infomercial told me to

[Seoulstriker]

Thank you guys for your great responses!


I had no idea that people only use egg-whites. The protein content in the whites and the yolks are about equal, but the yolks contain almost all of the nutrients/minerals/vitamins but also all of the fatty acids.

The idea that you shouldn't have too many eggs because of cholesterol is a misconception from the 1970s when research showed that breakfast meals heavy in eggs correlates in a higher incidence of coronary artery disease, which is the accumulation of placques, or deposits, in the coronary arteries. However, the research did not take into account the foods associated with eggs, such as sausage and bacon, which are very heavy in saturated fatty acids.



I'm wondering if the people who have few eggs per week (which are the vast majority) are eating few because of cholesterol or because their diets simply do not call for many eggs.

[Hullebullen]

When I visit my parents, eggs for breakfast is almost mandatory but when I do cooking or breakfast myself I hardly ever have eggs...