Too many eggs?

[Quiksilver]

Fats are good for you and in the long run a body is far more healthy eating a blend of protein and fats with carbs occasionally than it is eating copious amounts of carbs with small amounts of protein and fats only occasionally.

My blood work is better than 99% of people, and my diet is high in protein, high in fats, and low in carbs.

All you need to remember about dietary fat to make it beneficial is:

1. Balance

Try for a 30:30:30 ratio of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.

For polyunsaturated fats, again try to balance your intake of omega 6 and omega 3 at a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio. This means consume plenty of fatty fish, flax seed, etc. Omega 9 is produced by your body so don't worry about it too much.

2. Quantity

Fats are high in calories(1g fat = 9 calories), so you can eat too much very quickly.

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If you follow those two principles regarding dietary fats, you'll never have a problem with them.

Lack of regard for those two reasons has led to dietary fats being villianized in the media and "scientific" community and is a scapegoat for a myriad of health problems pretty much dictated by bodyfat, overall health, and carb consumption.

 

[kickureface]

quik-how do you keep track of your omega6s?

 

[mrRuckus]

I'm not saying that it says anything at all about egg whites. I'm simply stating that egg whites is the form of eggs in their diet. They might've had beer too, who knows, but I'm sure it was a low calorie beer like Amstel Light. The point isn't what beer they had or even what tuna or grilled chicken they had, it's the kind of eggs they've had, and that's egg whites. Now whether trashing the yolk is a waste or not, I won't disagree with you or was I arguing anything about the yolk being bad for you in the first place. I'm just stating that the kind of eggs (not beer) these people have had have been egg whites and that's all there is to it.

So basically you just stated a random fact with no reasoning behind it. That is quite useless.

You sure use a lot of words to say nothing.

 

[Quiksilver]

quik-how do you keep track of your omega6s?

hey

I actually don't worry about getting enough omega 6 in my diet. I only keep track of omega 3, because omega 6 is in pretty much everything except fresh foods from the market.

I have small cheat meals a couple times a week, eating out and stuff, and I get omega 6 in that food.

It's in many foods because restaurants and industries use vegetable oils, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc. to cook with, and they're pretty high in omega 6.

If you aren't sure if you're eating enough, buy some pumpkin or sunflower seeds for snacks.. pretty good source for omega 6.

It's just so easy to eat too much omega 6, so I just assume that if I live a semi-normal lifestyle and eat cheat meals here and there, I'll get enough.

that's pretty much it.

 

[kickureface]

im actually going for the reverse-to limit excess omega 6

 

[Axcell]

quik-how do you keep track of your omega6s?

It's difficult to do that. But consider this, almost all the foods you eat (that are not fresh) contain Omega 6. The average American diet contains WAY too much Omega 6 than Omega 3. So instead of worrying about how much Omega 6 you consume, just worry about your diet. Limit the amount of foods you eat which contain oils.
Foods that you notice you eat on a daily basis, look at the nutrition label. (Which should indicate the exact amount of Omega 6 you consume per serving size.)
Next, concentrate on increasing your Omega 3 intake. There is no harm in consuming extra Omega 3 based on the research I have done. If you aren't sure whether you are consuming enough Omega 3, pick up Flaxseed. It's not too expensive. That tends to be a high source of Omega 3, which you can just munch on whenever you get a chance.

Hope I helped.

 

[holycow83]

horrible, two eggs provide all the protein you need in a day. more than that can significantly raise your cholesterol level

 

[Axcell]

horrible, two eggs provide all the protein you need in a day. more than that can significantly raise your cholesterol level

2 eggs (roughly) contain 12-16 grams of protein. That's nowhere closed to the amount of protein that should be consumed in a day based on what is preached in this forum. (And I am reffering to the 1 gram of protein per 1 pound of body weight per day.)

 

[Throttle]

2 eggs (roughly) contain 12-16 grams of protein. That's nowhere closed to the amount of protein that should be consumed in a day based on what is preached in this forum. (And I am reffering to the 1 gram of protein per 1 pound of body weight per day.)

That's not even enough protein to meet the World Health Organization's minimum for a five-foot tall woman.

Egg consumption has been demonstrated to have little to no effect on blood serum cholesterol for most individuals (if you have congenitally high cholesterol levels, or have never had them checked, by all means, follow an M.D.s advice on this advice, not b.s. from a random internet board).

 

[HandyAndy]

That's not even enough protein to meet the World Health Organization's minimum for a five-foot tall woman.

:crackup:

 

[kickureface]

It's difficult to do that. But consider this, almost all the foods you eat (that are not fresh) contain Omega 6. The average American diet contains WAY too much Omega 6 than Omega 3. So instead of worrying about how much Omega 6 you consume, just worry about your diet. Limit the amount of foods you eat which contain oils.
Foods that you notice you eat on a daily basis, look at the nutrition label. (Which should indicate the exact amount of Omega 6 you consume per serving size.)
Next, concentrate on increasing your Omega 3 intake. There is no harm in consuming extra Omega 3 based on the research I have done. If you aren't sure whether you are consuming enough Omega 3, pick up Flaxseed. It's not too expensive. That tends to be a high source of Omega 3, which you can just munch on whenever you get a chance.

Hope I helped.

i need the oils
the nutrition labels ive seen have never listed omega 6 amount! 0.0

 

[eldafar]

As mentioned earlier by Axcell, I don't think you need to worry about tracking Omega-6. The only worry you might have is that too much Omega-6 can potentially contribute to increased inflammation, but you have to be eating a ****ton of Omega-6 for it to have a negative impact.

Why do you want to track Omega-6 anyways?

P.S.
All you fat (whole egg) haters need to do some research and some testing on your own body before going around recommending people against it.