Nutrition Question of the Week: Is it safe to eat Whole Eggs?

For years I ate Egg Whites (with maybe 1 Yolk on a Higher Calorie Day) because that’s what you do in the Fitness Industry. I was led to believe that Egg Yolks were full of fat, calories, and cholesterol and I should avoid them.  (It was okay though to drink protein powders full of artificial sweeteners and heavy metals or Pop Tarts post workout..but not eggs.  Okay then….)

A Key Component of any Low Calorie Diet is Egg Whites because the Egg White is low in calories and 100% protein. All that counts are calories with no regard to hormones or nutrients.

In Fitness diets, nutrients are a secondary concern.

 In Health Diets, Nutrients are the Primary Concern so people can function at an optimal level

As I set out to make 2016 My Healthiest Year Yet and started to do my own research,  I realized that much of what we have been led to believe about eggs is NOT true and that I was doing myself a disservice by only eating the egg whites.  The yolks are full of good nutrients that our bodies need and the information about eggs causing heart attacks has been shown to not be true.

1980’s and 1990’s research said that fat was terrible and we should avoid it because it made us fat and caused heart attacks.  Food manufacturers took out the fat and replaced it with sugar.  Obesity and Diabetes rates skyrocketed.

As we found out this year the sugar industry paid off researchers to say that sugar was NOT the cause of health issues but the blame was on fat.

So here are the facts about Eggs and why you should eat Whole eggs vs Egg Whites (if you like whole eggs)

• 40% of the Protein Found in Eggs are found in the yolk.  Throw out the Yolk and you throw out nearly half the protein.
• Egg Yolks also contain Key Nutrients such as Vitamins A, E, D, and K and cholesterol which can help with healthy hormone production.
• Current Research says that egg consumption had no correlation to cholesterol levels or coronary heart disease and cholesterol isn’t a good indicator of Heart Disease.
• According to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of Coronary Heart Disease  or Cardiovascular Disease
• Triglycerides are more impacted by sugar consumption than fat intake. This year I have heard of a case where someone experienced a dramatic drop in their Triglycerides after completing the WHOLE 30 program.  This person was eating more fat than before but what did this person  cut out  SUGAR