Are Eggs Actually Bad for You? - Rhonda Patrick

In this video, Rhonda covers:
(00:17) Dr. Michael Greger's claims that eggs are bad for your health
(05:17) Why you're better off limiting eating meat & eggs if you live an unhealthy lifestyle
(06:17) Eggs are a powerhouse of micronutrients
(07:10) Does the cholesterol in eggs increase blood cholesterol levels?
(07:45) What happens when people eat 1 extra 50 gram egg each day
(08:38) Do eggs increase LDL & HDL cholesterol?
(09:53) How egg consumption affects heart disease & stroke risk
(12:16) Generally speaking, are eggs bad for health?
(13:25) Do pasture-raised chickens produce higher quality eggs?
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[@thomasb6460]

Eggs are bad for you. Bad for your emotional state when you run out of them. There are never enough eggs.

[@renisans]

Cool hand Luke agrees.

[@ryannash9842]

Lol

[@megabaneen8057]

I eat 3-4eggs a day. When you mix with sugar and bad fats then it will cause cholesterol to go up

[@2drealms196]

Maybe this is just me, so don't kill the messenger, eggs are full of great nutrients, but sometimes when I eat alot of eggs (eg 5-6) I sometimes get a tiiinnny bit discomfort in the veins in my arms, which makes me wonder if its too much saturated fat.

[@lgarla23]

Quote of the day 🤙🤣

[@pandats]

It's crazy when you consume alcohol and say eggs are bad for you

[@Worldviewspotlight]

This

[@Pazuzu-]

Its pretty bizarre

[@akbananachucker2441]

😂

[@BennettRamos-id9ri]

Had a friend tell me once that a piece of cake was bad for me while he had a cigarette in his mouth.😳

[@haidersyed6554]

She contradicts herself all the time

[@vince1229]

Did they have their eggs on white toast with margarine and coffee with 5 sugars and cornflakes with 10 sugars? Yes. Yes they did.

[@jimcoco6379]

Thank you! A person speaking honestly. This is another example of giving people good news about their bad habits. I don't know your opinion on the eggs themselves; but I don't agree they're healthy. The moot points she's giving like no increased morbidity in healthy people?! Well duh?! Wait 20 years down the road when disease develops. At that point then we can take the easy way out and say it's genetic.

[@jimcoco6379]

@@AT-bq1kg So is it your claim that eggs are a detox food, or a superfood? They will mitigate the glycemic effect of the"toasted" white bread. Will they bring back blood flow to ideal speed because of the sludge like effect the butter creates? Are you claiming the eggs won't slow down blood flow or maybe even promote nitric oxide? Your making a very large general statement.

[@jimcoco6379]

@@AT-bq1kg Who's whining?. . .

[@jimcoco6379]

You're giving advice like you are a scientist/doctor. There are people having heart attacks every day out there and its not from broccoli. I'm picking on everyone, myself included. When there's a medical issue the doctor lies his butt off and says its genetic and we buy into it because we all have the lazy apathetic mind. Everyone says " a little bit is ok" or "you only live once" and we sell our bad habits to our kids because we wouldn't want them to have a spine, get healthy and make us look like fools.

[@abukitty]

​@@jimcoco6379_Most doctors have been misinformed_ - Dr Aseem Malhotra MD, NIH Trained and an award winning cardiologist

[@SicSeb]

I eat 4 whole eggs per day. Eggs aren't the problem, eating bags of crisps, fries and candy is the problem.

[@camwells9726]

I eat 2 sometimes more every day , I’m in my 60s , very lean and fit , The funny thing is I hear people often , who are clearly unfit and overweight, telling me they are bad for you

[@Sprint2023]

Right on! 👍🏾

[@cyberfunk3793]

"Conclusions In this study, intakes of eggs and cholesterol were associated with higher all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality. The increased mortality associated with egg consumption was largely influenced by cholesterol intake. Our findings suggest limiting cholesterol intake and replacing whole eggs with egg whites/substitutes or other alternative protein sources for facilitating cardiovascular health and long-term survival."

[@KsazDFW]

This reminds me of the tobacco industry constantly trying to find weaknesses in studies to sew doubt. Is it necessary to eat eggs? Are there health risks with eating whole plant based foods? Why not eat things that provide health benefits (plants), as opposed to trying to find reasons for eating things that don’t provide health benefits (animal products)?

[@camwells9726]

@@KsazDFW I’ve tried purely vegetarian diets and they don’t work for me , upset gut and feel physically weak , I mix good quality protein with a mix vegetables and fruit and I feel and perform better

[@robertrussell3158]

I eat at least 2-3 eggs a day , but also weight train 4-5 days a week and I am 78. We need more protein as we get older.

[@Slambear]

I eat 6-7 per day :D

[@soultox]

@@Slambear I can smell surgical knife in some1s future .... keep it up! Go carnivore ASAP, join the train! There is nothin to lose!

[@mcwine18]

@@Slambear how do you guys prepare your eggs usually?

[@mcwine18]

how do you prepare your eggs usually?

[@Slambear]

@@mcwine18 scrambled, cooked with olive oil

[@georgefurman2234]

Hello, I've been eating 2-3 eggs everyday now since I was a child. I don't understand why you didn't mention that dietary cholesterol is estrified when it's consumed and isn't absorbed as such. I'm 69 yrs young, I eat eggs, nuts berries and sardines just about everyday. BP is 110/70 , my cholesterol is and has been for over 40 yrs. 220. I do 3 mn. planks, 40 pushups, and I can outrun most 40yr olds. I have been a student of Orthomolecular medicine for 40 yrs,. Good job altogether :)

[@allmech_BMW_fault_finding]

You are a legend! I have genetically high LDL. You must have great genetics

[@RunningWithSauce]

@@allmech_BMW_fault_finding have you had yoru Apo-B checked? high cholesterol alone isn't bad. The body needs cholesterol to heal and to create hormones.

[@pharlapnz4630]

You sound like a machine George. Well done!

[@allmech_BMW_fault_finding]

@@RunningWithSauce Hi bud. Can you explain that to me? I have a feeling doctors just put me on this to make some commission

[@hoyit]

She clearly mentioned that dietary cholesterol does not affect total and ldl cholesterol and that saturated and trans fats are the ones associated with high cholesterol. She clearly says it.

[@Ahmadmzazai]

I’m 43 and turning 44 soon. Been eating 5-8 eggs daily for the past 30 years or ask long as I remember. My CAC score came 0. I feel great everytime I eat eggs.

[@fabiansandoval6132]

So at 13 you were eating 5 to 8 eggs a day? Hahaha what a liar!!!

[@Ahmadmzazai]

My mom would make me 3 eggs in the morning and 3 to 4 eggs for lunch. It’s hard for you to believe because you were probably fed cereal for breakfast.

[@fabiansandoval6132]

@@Ahmadmzazai youre such a liar. And my mother did feed me eggs but not 5 to 8 ESPECIALLY in an era where it was believed that eggs lead to high cholesterol. Obviously they did not. But yeah dont lie ANYBODY would get super bored of eating 5 to 8 days a day dont exxagerate to make yourself look good.

[@TV-ob1if]

@@fabiansandoval6132welp. Your comment didn’t age well 😂

[@fabiansandoval6132]

@@TV-ob1if you really believe the guy above ate that many eggs and never fkn got tired of eating the same food every day? Lol in those times EVERYONE believed eggs were bad w high cholesterol. You really believe everything you read on line huh? Lmao

[@jjk3502]

When I was member of National Wrestling Team (Poland) in the late sixties they come up with a crazy idea. We ate 20 eggs a day for four weeks. Results were surprising. HDL rose dramatically, LDL didn't even move. They came to conclusion that HDL rose to block excessive LDL. Read another study done in US and results in comparison were the same. I have been eating 4-6 eggs a day all my life. At 75 now no problems whatsoever. However, I work out like a crazy five times a week since I was 15.

[@letsdanceonhere]

Nice. What's your routine like?

[@an.20.24]

What your cholesterol looks like?

[@NATURALFitnessBrothers]

Polska siła 🤟

[@an.20.24]

@@janice8925 what?

[@johnguanciale258]

Hardcore

[@WILLIAMMALO-kv5gz]

I have been eating about 2 to 6 eggs almost every day for the past 70 odd years. I am still here in very good health apart from recovering from a back injury and some brain damage. I wonder if it has something to do with how we are introduced to foods when young? I trust Dr. Rhonda Patrick's views on things most of the time so thanks for this informative video.

[@mariee.5912]

😊

[@WILLIAMMALO-kv5gz]

@@mariee.5912 Thanks 4 the smile🙂

[@MV-nb3wo]

116-Year-Old Italian Woman Named World’s Oldest Living Person by Guinness Emma Martina Luigia Morano is 116 years and 169 days old. ByABC News May 17, 2016 As for her diet, Morano has followed the same routine for around 90 years -- three eggs per day (two raw, one cooked), fresh Italian pasta and a dish of raw meat.

[@furiousdoe7779]

But she had her own chicken around her own yard and had to find her eggs , instead of 90% of us get farm eggs or pasturised .

[@xmyxymx]

Jesus and they tell us we should be eating meat no more than 5 times a month and be almost fully vegetarian 🙈 and here it is this woman eating meat everyday living longer than all the vegetarians!

[@xmyxymx]

But how do you eat raw meat everyday 🙈

[@MV-nb3wo]

@@xmyxymx Actually, it’s not that unusual, just search for “mett”, that is raw meat eaten in Germany and Netherlands. Also sushi. It seams that eating raw preserves some ingredients that are destroyed by cooking.

[@francostacy7675]

@@xmyxymxchew then swallow

[@josephmoilliet8194]

As a good farm boy, I eat 6 pastured eggs every day, sometimes cooked with animal fat, sometimes blended raw with whole raw grass-fed milk. Makes me feel amazing

[@pixelmasque]

very smart man.

[@KevinJDildonik]

History: Those who don't know. "Eggs bad" came about at the start of the obesity epidemic. They saw eggs had cholesterol, and so did fat people, so obviously stop eating eggs right? Today we know dietary cholesterol has little effect if any, but if it has any effect, it has much less effect on the body than saturated fat. So in general. Eggs are a filling source of fairly healthy fats. 100% fine as part of a balanced diet for most people. Could you optimize your diet so hard that eggs are the weak link in your diet? Maybe. But it is a high bar. Most people need to go from a hamburger to an egg, way before they need to drop the egg.

[@diversifiedcollectibles9242]

Don't blame the burger for what the bun and the ketchup did.

[@SergePavlovsky]

today we know dietary cholesterol has large effect (contrary to egg industry propaganda) and dietary saturated fats from eggs also have large effect (again contrary to egg industry propaganda) . also today we know majority of population is brainwashed by egg industry, just look into mirror. "half vitamin c + half rat poison" is not a balanced diet. for most or for least people. there's nothing hard in optimizing your diet. not long ago most people lived without both hamburgers and eggs and had no chronic diseased caused by standard american diet (SAD)

[@Xoulrath_]

​@@diversifiedcollectibles9242bingo.

[@MARILYNANDERSON88]

Now I want a burger and egg on an English muffin...

[@SgtSnausages]

They're not at all mutually exclusive, right? Have a hamburger with an egg on it.

[@QuintinHowell]

Big variance is how people prepare their eggs, fried in vegetable oil will be very different to poached or boiled

[@healthyinformation]

Frying in avocado oil or butter is best. Never use vegetable oil!!!

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

Real butter, medium heat, overeasy, with bacon, sausage or ham..👍

[@randallf.4646]

Everyone's body responds to food in different ways, same as sun exposure, some people tan, some people burn. Why this isn't discussed is astonishing.

[@Thurrak]

Rhonda do you still believe that LDL is "bad"? Why? The people who are diabetic and eating eggs, the eggs aren't the problem, the diabetes is the problem... the problem is the oxidation of LDL not LDL itself.

[@defeqel6537]

Indeed. Looking at Women's Health Study results, high LDL : 38% increased risk of CVD, diabetes: 970% increased risk. It's an epidemiological study, so the 38% is effectively a zero too, but even if wasn't, it's dwarfed.

[@shawn071]

I eat 5 pasture raised eggs every day with the orange yolk my blood work is always on point, i don't eat meat...I eat fish 2 times a week ...

[@dodgingrain3695]

My grandfather ate eggs every day running a farm, and fresh milk, etc. He did get stomach cancer... at 96.

[@quintengeyer2792]

Last I checked, all cause mortality = 100% regardless of diet. Processed meats are no doubt worse than fresh meat and eggs, but given the composition of grocery stores these days, I'm pretty sure the enormous levels of disease and unwellness in our country ISN'T being cause by meat OR eggs.

[@vaiisking]

I just found it odd that what the advice was was to eat eggs, meat and dairy if you’re healthy enough to but if you’re not quite healthy enough, it’s safer to do plant proteins is what I got out of this. What does that actually say?

[@CommanderRiker0]

That's its not actually healthy at all. The food industry paid a lot of money to sugar coat it, LOL. This is coming from someone who likes eggs, but I don't think they are healthy.

[@evannfrancisryan]

EXACTLY

[@parapoliticos52]

Observational/questioners based studies are not even at the level of junk science. ''Red meat'' consumers include everyone eating the standard American diet. Heck anyone that only eats fast food. Not to mention other habits that are detrimental to the health, like smoking and alcohol consumption. You simply cant compare a health conscious population, like the vegetarians and vegans are, that consciously chose and discipline to a complex demanding lifestyle mainly for health reasons and therefor also exercise regularly at high rates for the same reasons and abstain from other hazardous habits like smoking and drinking, with all the rest of the population with only condition whether they eat meat and eggs.

[@lynnsalberg5647]

I don’t make any health decisions based on health surveys because most people, including me can’t always remember exactly what they eat! Lol

[@120Minutes77]

The day i dont eat eggs is the day i am the most stressed out and grumpiest

I followed Dr. Greger for a while and in my opinion he is very often pretty biased against everything that is not vegan/plant based nutrition. I eat eggs daily (2 eggs) for my entire life and I always have normal/good cholesterol. And I will continue to do so until there will be a real reason to not eat them anymore.

[@rve420]

I came to the same conclusion. His zealotry can diminish his work.

[@wellthi]

normal meaning average for regular people but 50-70 mol/dl is the optimal range for health and only vegans are in that range according to Greger

[@cyberfunk3793]

Your personal anecdotes or feelings about a doctor are meaningless. Only the data matters. "Conclusions In this study, intakes of eggs and cholesterol were associated with higher all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality. The increased mortality associated with egg consumption was largely influenced by cholesterol intake. Our findings suggest limiting cholesterol intake and replacing whole eggs with egg whites/substitutes or other alternative protein sources for facilitating cardiovascular health and long-term survival."

[@squattinnfottin]

Too bad the totality of evidence does not support that limiting dietary cholesterol has any benefit for the heart.

[@rve420]

@@cyberfunk3793 You say only the data matters but don't cite the source for your "Conclusions". Especially when other studies have concluded differently.

[@1969spp]

Thanks for this analysis. I followed Greger for a couple years and experimented with the ideas he was selling. Eventually recovered my senses and am now exploring the concept of becoming an optimal omnivore. Veganism is very interesting but it doesn't work at all in the long run up north where I live and if the power goes off and stays off, it's a death sentence.

[@quattr03]

Been eating 2 full and 2 whites only a day for the past 3 months and 2 babybell light cheese as snack in the afternoon. Lipids panel checked up 2 weeks ago. I don't really care much about LDL but mine drops from 230 to 140. I walk at least 15 min after each meal. Zone 2 at least 155 min/week. Im 53 years young. Love eggs!!!

[@nelsonhoffman5922]

so your LDL went from very, very high to very high.

[@samanthaporter6662]

I eat like 5 eggs a day, straight from the coop!

[@spansinspain]

I eat 6 eggs a day straight from the Co-op 😂

[@mpoharper]

Muscle loss due to low protein consumption as you age is a risk factor.

[@HardRockMiner]

No. No, they aren't. Eggs are great. You can't walk thru life being afraid of everything somebody says is bad for you. You'll never be happy being chicken little. Go live your life! Nobody gets out of this alive. Carpe diem !!

[@jakubchrobry3701]

It's sad that eggs are so important to your life. I would rather sieze the day by doing things other than eating eggs. Or eating in general. No food is that important to me. I like Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I really don't care if I ever have it again. And I'm definitely not going to try to convince myself that Ben & Jerry's is good for me because "somebody says [so]."

[@HardRockMiner]

@@jakubchrobry3701 - 😅🤣😂😅!!

[@jakubchrobry3701]

@@HardRockMiner What other food are you addicted to. You look fat in your photo. Nothing wrong with being fat, except it might be bad for your health.

[@zach3955]

@@jakubchrobry3701lmao this comment doesn’t make any sense

[@pegatrisedmice]

tnx man ill just drown in eggs from now on, very useful comment (i don't have critical thinking skills)

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Once foods are put on the "bad" list, it is very hard to rehabilitate them. The problem isn't eggs, it's the human desire to think "this good, that bad". Health is about balancing a thousand different factors, not to mention significant individual differences, it's not about "this good, that bad".

[@brucebird55]

I think when we see a possible association with daily egg consumption it often has to do with what else egg eaters are consuming --- few people eat just eggs alone. Are the eggs eaten with bacon, sausages, bread and butter? Are the eggs fried? Will people who have bacon or sausages with eggs in the morning also consume food higher in saturated fat later in the day? Controlling for total macronutrient intake, total calorie intake, total daily fibre intake and daily energy expenditure is hard, but probably necessary if we want to isolate the effect of egg consumption on health. Thanks for discussing some of the many nuances!

[@cheesecakefan4880]

Saturated fat is Good I fry eggs in pork fat daily Then I eat pork for dinner too Im not fat nor do I have cholesterol problems

[@jo14wp]

I see you still believe a lot of myths around food. Butter bacon and good quality fatty sausage is extremely healthy for you. Humans can't digest plant fibers and we don't need it. Eating bread and beans with the eggs is unhealthy, eating seed oils and margarine is extremely unhealthy. You can never eat too much animal product.

[@raoSENSEI]

You are doing the world a service. God bless you.

[@thebitcoinknicksreport5673]

I'm allergic, never ate an egg in my life. Someone should study me as a baseline.

[@ftsj90]

Well you definitely had at least 1 before since you know you are allergic to eggs

[@jacklauren9359]

You got money to pay so people can study you? If you have contact me and we can start the process.

[@Krunch2020]

Nobody cares

[@tunatony]

​@@Krunch2020WE CARE A LOT😂🎉

[@davidflorez1196]

How are your lipids?

[@PileofKyle]

Researchers should disclose in the paper if they are vegan.

[@parapoliticos52]

Another good point, not only observational studies are not even at the level of junk science, but the people conducting them many times are shady organizations or activists on a self affirmation crusade.

[@mendonikolovski5880]

I’ve been eating 8 eggs(scrambled)with a lot of butter and cheese everyday for 8 years and my health has never been better!

[@Brukner841]

you must already have some serious atherosclerosis you're ignoring.

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

I’ve been eating 8 per day

[@tms6565]

lightweight !!!

[@JessieWiggls]

According to Dr Greger. You are now dead.

[@ordinaryretrogamer6944]

What is your LDL? Mine was just over 250 while i was eating 8 a day

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

@@ordinaryretrogamer6944 haven’t tested mine since December of 2022. It was 89 but I was only eating 3 or 4 per day at that time. I am going to test again in a few months. I was 32 at the time of that test by the way

[@xmyxymx]

@@ordinaryretrogamer6944we’ve known for ages that dietary cholesterol doesn’t affect your own that your produce. If you eat more you simply produce less.

[@Joe-nx7nj]

I ate 4 eggs a day for 2 years. I am 165 lbs 5 9 and leas than 10 percent body fat. Recently, my total chloestrol hit 201. And my ldl is high.

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

People with MTHFR genes with issue with Choline availability almost certainly need some eggs to keep their neurotransmitters healthy without supplementing too much.

[@murphybed7919]

Looks like mther fcker gene

[@ScotBreithaupt]

am I the only one that thought MTHFR was short for M-Fer lol

[@TheTicker]

@@ScotBreithauptno 😂

[@eltinant8120]

@@TheTicker how do you know if you have the mothr fkr gene?

[@kolchaknightstalker8290]

You watch a lot of Samuel L. Jackson flicks! 😂😂😂

[@samw13]

This clip is egg-cellent.

[@swamphawk6227]

You're cracking me up... yolk-yolk-yolk

[@berk6506]

You are eggstraordinary.

[@BrandonRohe]

It’s great to have videos from such an eggspert for free online

[@leodegas7731]

😂

[@victormorales3604]

Eggs-actly!

[@benjiedimaculangan6650]

i'm consuming 2 hard boiled eggs a day for 6 months now, my right eye reading before was -150 and left -250 today -75 and -150..

[@unknownKnownunknowns]

Yolk color is a function of the feed. As others have said, feed a chicken carrots, and its yolks will turn orange.

[@DaveG-qd6ug]

Exactly. And free raise farm raised chickens can yield pale yolks. The true test is EGGSHELL THICKNESS. The thinner the shell the more confined, and unhealthy the bird. Still a great video overall though.

[@ghostrecon3214]

I want to feed one some beets

[@Dfl87165]

The last thing I think before passing out completely hammered is “I can’t believe how bad eggs are for humans!”

[@florinadrian9044]

Nobody asks if eating bread ,pasta or drinking alcohol every day is bad for you.Go figure.

[@julianlawrence1648]

Sure they do.

[@chelsbolin]

They don’t question if wine is bad. It’s heart healthy.

[@SergePavlovsky]

wholegrain pasta is good for you. everybody(who understands nutrition) knows alcohol, refined flour and eggs are bad. just check any medical org recommendation, instead of listening to random fitness junk

[@irinab7524]

Bread, pasta and alcohol is bad for you and everyone knows that - no questions asked

[@cheesecakefan4880]

Those are the biggest problems Not eggs

[@abdelilahbenahmed4350]

Red meat and eggs producers would be very happy to listen those gentle and skeptical nutritional insights from Dr Rhonda Patrick.

[@TheRealSuzeeQ]

EGGS ARE A SUPER🥚FOOD IF YOU BUY THE Pasteurized NON GMO Organic eggs. UNBELIEVABLY HEALTHY~ 🥚

[@khush1894]

but the priceeeee😩

[@michaelhodges8312]

Yep, they are worth the price!

[@RunningWithSauce]

Ive been having 1 whole egg and various amounts of egg whites for 30 years for breakfast. My docs LOVE my labs. My BP is always around 110/70 to 114-76, my pulse sits in the resting 40's and my HDL and LDL are always on point. I get around 150grams of protein per day as a dude at 180lbs and 5 9" with visible abs. Eggs are the GOAT for protein absorption. My preworkout meal before the half marathon run this morning (I run one every weekend) was One whole egg (50 grams), 150 grams of egg whites (mixed into an omelet), covered with 35 grams of maple syrup. A thomas english muffin (57 grams) with 12 grams of butter and 10 grams of fresh honey from my hives.

[@Jareyes42]

Eggs 🥚 top 5 protein sources for me and easy to make.

[@swamphawk6227]

But not easy to clean off the pan. Those things are the world's best natural adhesive.

[@ICDeadPeeps]

@@swamphawk6227 Are you properly preheating your pan? I use a stainless steel pan without any problems. Google Leidenfrost effect and preheating pans for more info.

[@rickjones5399]

Greek yogurt, red meat, fish, chicken and the extra protein shakes too!

[@christopherrivas4403]

@@swamphawk6227get a better pan. I’ve never had problems with

[@swamphawk6227]

@@christopherrivas4403 … Really? Eggs don’t stick to any of your cookware?

[@vince1229]

The bioavailability of Lutein in eggs is way higher than kale. Rhonda, blink once if you're being held hostage.

[@vince1229]

Is that why our stomach acid and digestive system most closely resembles that of a Wolf?

[@markotrieste]

Sorry, didn't finish the video, observational studies with food frequency questionnaires are not worth the time.

[@jakubchrobry3701]

But I bet you'll blame the Food Pyramid for the obesity epidemic because you believe every American follows it.

[@golfhouse291]

I can not believe Rhonda Patrick would even sight this paper......observational data is not worth anyone's time

[@jakubchrobry3701]

@@golfhouse291 Do prefer that "whatever Sean Baker says" study that he publishes on his YT channel which he claims is "for entertainment purposes only?"

[@derekcraig3617]

she went over better studies and pointed out the limitations of surveys. sheesh you people....

[@CanyonMitchell]

True

[@yl1487]

What people only rarely mention - and I'm trying to change this: eggs also contain phosvitin. Let me illustrate an interesting aspect of phosvitin, quite an effective chelating agent: I recall a suggestion somewhere from researchers evaluating phosvitin that perhaps it could be used as an effective part of a strategy to address hemochromatosis. Why? While it may already be interesting that the majority of the iron in the egg remains unavailable for absorption, the interest extends even further in light of the fact that some of the iron even in other foods eaten with the eggs can also be rendered unavailable. And it's not just iron. Other metal cations - such as zinc for instance. Easy fix: don't rely on meals rich with eggs as the sole source of your micro-nutritional mineral intake. Unlike the raw egg avidin issue leading to potential B-vitamin (biotin, in particular) issues which appear to be resolved with cooking, phosvitin doesn't seem to be affected in the same way by cooking processes from what I could gather.

[@nordicpride9708]

Most Americans eat fast food and near zero eggs! Saying eggs are the problem is LAUGHABLE 😂 ALSO, I don’t want to live forever. If I’m feeling good, active and have energy, I must be doing something right. Carry on

[@cyberfunk3793]

Americans eat almost an egg per day on average and what is laughable is you thinking how much people eat something has anything to do with it's health effects. "Conclusions In this study, intakes of eggs and cholesterol were associated with higher all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality. The increased mortality associated with egg consumption was largely influenced by cholesterol intake. Our findings suggest limiting cholesterol intake and replacing whole eggs with egg whites/substitutes or other alternative protein sources for facilitating cardiovascular health and long-term survival."

[@abukitty]

​@@cyberfunk3793Do they eat only eggs on a single meal or along with any white bread or food made from refined white flour

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@abukitty what does that have to do with anything? They obviously compare non egg eater to egg eater. In both of those groups there are going to be people both eating and not eating bread etc.

[@abukitty]

@@cyberfunk3793 If you are eating eggs with other normalised unhealthy foods, don't claim egg is bad for health It's a major parameter that has to be included. If it's not included, the study is pretty flawed Blame the refined carbs and sugar, not the eggs. Studies that say eating eggs increases the risk of inflammation and even diabetes are like this is

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@abukitty It's not the sugar and refined carbs that raise LDL, it's saturated fat and dietary cholesterol.

[@OpenRangeStudios]

I’m so glad you addressed the issue of types of meet. In so many of these studies when they refer to red meat eaters they’re talking about any and every American red meat eater, which includes a lot of fast food eaters.

[@scrout]

Maybe the title should have been. We are going to look at one very questionable study about eggs. The bioavailability of everything in eggs is probably twice that of plants. 🙄

[@harryv6752]

I consume anywhere from 6 to near a dozen eggs a day. Nutrient dense and a supremely economical source of protein and healthy fats. Triple win. 🤘

[@leodegas7731]

B4 i watch this video, im going to make a guess. Is the answer: eggs are great for you as long as you don't have any preexisting conditions? Now for the video.🤞

[@Louiie626]

I've eaten on average, 6 eggs a day for the longest. Keeps me fueled and feeling good. Some days I eat 8 to 12 eggs and get a massive boost of energy, better sleep and sharp mental clarity. 70% animal protein, 10% organs, 10% fermented vegetables and 10% fruit, dairy and honey. Don't forget, you should always source the most natural and healthy foods available.

[@JamesJones-gj1ii]

Wow a study attacking meat. Shocking.

[@Brukner841]

the study is not attacking meat, you feel attacked.

[@hectorrazo8110]

I am insulin resistant since a teen ( 30+ yrs ago) & I eat 4 - 7 eggs every day. I eat lots of veggies, fruits & some meats once a week or twice. love steak & proteins but moderately. Cholesterol is at 192... All other #s are great. Like she said it well. Know yourself & what works. I appreciate you very much & love your work !!@

[@berk6506]

So, there is no specific answer. Thank you for your time ma'am.

[@marshallsaltzman9924]

She gave a great nuanced answer. Love the free information! 😊

[@berk6506]

@@marshallsaltzman9924 Your time isn't free.

[@marshallsaltzman9924]

You really expected a simple yes/no answer? Science is complex bud. Go through the literature and give us your analysis if you think you’re more capable

[@berk6506]

@@marshallsaltzman9924 Wow. Okay Marshall Saltzmann and your assumptions. Have a good day.

[@marshallsaltzman9924]

@@berk6506 your senseless snarky comments go the person posting the video lead me to my “assumptions”

[@Casualclips17]

my 5 eggs a day bad? I eat 3 a day for years then 4 now 5 with an avacado every day for breakfast, helps me maintain muscle mass and stay full until late afternoon

[@Starship_X]

Eggs raise cholesterol, which is the main risk factor for the leading cause of death globally (heart disease). Optimal nutrition would be not to consume any eggs or animal products at all in order to maximize chance of not developing CVD.

[@abukitty]

Can you explain why people who had low cholesterol also had heart disease? Let me, it's the systemic inflammation that's a risk factor for heart disease hs CRP test can give you an image of how your systemic inflammation is. Cholesterol numbers are nothing. Triglycerides and small particle LDL are the bad players in cholesterol

[@BusinessandFinance-ym5bk]

​@@abukittyFor the bulk of the population, high LDL correlates with the risk factors you just mentioned.

[@ruimarques1979]

I eat 20 eggs a day , at more 8 years, its a game changer in my health and workout's , egg's are amazing.

[@littlevoice_11]

Please can you discuss TMAO

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

Why is it so difficult for the people doing studies to come to a GD conclusion on what’s healthy and what’s not. We can create a satellite that can see light years away but can’t come to the conclusion on what foods are good for optimal health.

[@JTygerAU]

So many agendas around food. This “science” is not done in a vacuum - food industry, cultural biases, vegan vs non agenda, conjecture about the impact of various components of food (for example cholesterol) on health makes it impossible to reach firm conclusions based only on facts.

[@wiljdn785]

Dr. Patrick. Everything you put in to your body does one of two things: either fights disease or feeds disease. For the "average" person without any underlying issues, do eggs fight disease or feed disease? As long as I have been following you, this is the first time I have sensed a non science based bias. Do you eat eggs, is that why? I still love all of your content and your passion, please continue "fighting the good fight".

[@afterthesmash]

You've been watching too much Ninja Turtles. The nutrients in eggs feed into thousands of different biochemical processes. Health is a combination of hundreds of different factors. You can't boil eggs down to eggs bad or eggs good.

[@MysticalLibraries]

I am 30M. It's been a month since I increased my daily egg intake from 0-2 to 6-10. I workout regularly. I have been feeling a lot better.

[@billytheweasel]

I can't eat eggs now, or meat with fat. Was keto/HFLC since 2012. I have too many NEIMANN-PICK C1-LIKE 1 receptors, or too few ATP Binding Cassette Transporter G5 & G8 receptors, or both. I knew I was a LMHR but a recent coronary even forced me away from keto and onto a statin etc. All my bloodwork is great except LDL/Apo-b. Dr Dayspring estimates 20-25% have an issue like this.

[@Joseph1NJ]

I was keto... until my coronary event. I suspect you're not alone. I'm glad you survived it, and wish you well.

[@MT-sq3jo]

There is a blood test to check if you are a hyper absorber of cholesterol. Anyway, work with your doctor to check if ezetimibe is right for you, it blocks cholesterol absorption by the gut, and works well in combination with statin. Good luck.

[@billytheweasel]

@@MT-sq3jo Thanks kind soul. I'm on Ezetimibe by request. My Cardiologist sent me hope when I had unstable angina saying I didn't have classic angina. I had to go back and request a troponin test which was 12.46 and a treadmill-EKG which showed depressed S-T. Glad I studied this stuff for 12 years but sorry I didn't hear Dayspring mention _why_ I'm a LM hyper-responder sooner. Hope my story helps someone.

[@jayalexandertilley]

Bottom line is there is no right answer for all people. Stop solely, or even mostly, looking outward for answers that cannot account for the diverse complexity of the individual human body across all sets of conditions, genetics, lifestyles, etc. Tune into your own body and experience, eat diverse and fresh foods, see how they make you feel, check and measure what you can to see if you are in the healthy ranges of the metrics you can check. Find out if you have any extreme genetic dysfunctions related to the major causes of disease, if you can, and then eat in community, with joy, with food you love and have a relationship to. Natural foods, well grown and raised and cared for foods from mother earth. We all exist on a spectrum and there is someone out there for almost every conceivable way of eating/living. Trust in your own intuition and your body's genius at sending you feedback and giving you signs of what is and is not working, and lean toward moderation of really calorically and nutrient dense and rich foods unless you know you are a person who does not over absorb things we don't need too much of.

[@EdzoH86]

Poached eggs! Yum!

[@laurelnickels7066]

I like mine soft boiled..😊

[@xeroxboy01]

15 yrs ago my doctor told me that eating eggs was the cause of my high cholesterol. stopped eating eggs and my cholesterol remains almost the same. a year later i started eating eggs again and stopped eating so much junk. i now eat between 4-8 days a day and my cholesterol is good.

[@waywardsuol]

I eat like 10 eggs a day 💪

[@nickmagrick7702]

Ive eaten eggs every day for over 10 years, I look younger than other people. It was THE ONLY food I could eat when my IBS and auto-immune disease was at its worst. Egg's are probably thee most healthy food you could consistently eat every single day. I can't think of a better food that covers almost all your nutrition needs.

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

I have been eating 9 to 12 large eggs a day along with 1-2 lbs of grass fed lean ground beef. (4 egg lean beef omelette 3 times a day) I eat nothing else. I used to snack constantly, not anymore. I took a blood test before i started this diet and in a month i will take another blood test. Hopefully i remember to check back in here with my results I am a healthy fit individual

[@CanyonMitchell]

Might need to increase your fat intake. People on a Carnivore diet need 70%+ calories from fat.

[@dog1dog223]

​@@CanyonMitchellThat’s only if they are choosing to be fully ketogenic. Many carnivores are much lower in their fat percentages and doing very well.

[@jolima]

Curious to hear about mir and longterm effects of such a diet

[@gurselakay]

I eat 5 to 8 eggs a day in the last 15 years. ( and still eating) My CAC score is zero at my 64 years..My lipid panel is an exemple of lean mass hyper responder..

[@markwhite6782]

4 eggs per day from free ranging chickens. Best nutrition on Earth IMO.

[@thecrazyandthewild]

Eggs are the perfect food. I can eat 20 or 25 in a day. Red meat, fish, and eggs, your body don't need anything more

[@JackMyersPhotography]

If this latest data about eggs had proven beyond all doubt, and I mean all doubt removed, with 100% assurance that eggs were bad for you. How many of the “I eat X - amount of eggs a day“ people here would stop eating eggs? My guess is none of you would stop eating eggs.

[@BusinessandFinance-ym5bk]

None of them know their own cholesterol profile, but they all brag about being in "best shape ever". The idiocracy is real.

[@calvinklien4946]

She concluded eggs are a good source of micronutrients and protein. Only very specific populations of people should avoid eggs.

[@megabaneen8057]

SORRY FOR CAPS DOES EGGS CAUSE INFLAMMATION?

[@dawnelder9046]

No. Grains, sugars and seed oils are some of the worse thing for inflammation.

[@wellthi]

yes because they are the second highest source after chicken of arachidonic acid

[@wellthi]

@@dawnelder9046 Whole grains, such as oats, brown rice, quinoa, and whole wheat, are generally considered to have anti-inflammatory properties due to their high fiber content, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. These components can help reduce inflammation by promoting a healthy gut microbiota, regulating blood sugar levels, and reducing oxidative stress. However, refined grains, such as white flour and white rice, have been associated with increased inflammation. The refining process removes the bran and germ, along with many of the nutrients and fiber, leaving mostly starch. This can lead to rapid spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels, which may promote inflammation. same for oil vs their whole food counterpart (olive, nuts)

[@davespears2241]

I just had 8 fried eggs in butter kept the yokes runny so as not to destroy the choline.

[@tbobtbob330]

I don't trust any study that says plant-based diets are better. I base this on my beliefs about the character and integrity of the people who perform the research that leads to it.

[@cspdx11]

We have canine teeth for a reason.

[@BusinessandFinance-ym5bk]

​@@cspdx11 gorillas have huge canines and they are vegan

[@BusinessandFinance-ym5bk]

It's the Blue Zones diets whose food pyramid is 90% vegan (Loma Linda is 100% vegan) What character and integrity?

[@kurtk.6751]

I love eggs. Eat them every day. I get my blood work done every year and it's always great. If that starts changing I may reconsider, but until then....I will keep cracking them.

[@lomilomi3535]

Food historians have stated eggs have been eaten by our ancestors for about 6 million years....and some people on youtube says they are bad for us....,.I Think I will go with our ancestors whch would have been a real treat to come across eggs while foraging...

[@elclaudiosanchez]

i eat 54 "pasture raised" every week, no red meat, Im trainning for a triathon so i need to train +10 hrs a week, My lab test came well

[@sabby123456789]

They are only bad for you if you are a sterol hyperabsorber. Most people do not absorb cholesterol from food but a minority does. I am a hyperabsorber, that's why I only eat egg whites. I am also a carrier of the ApoE4 allele so I cannot clear cholesterol out quick enough.

[@immy00]

What test did you take to determine that?

[@sabby123456789]

@immy00 You can test with 23andMe and then purchase an analysis of your genes. For me I used Gene Food. But even if you don't use genetic testing, you can add and subtract eggs from your diet while keeping everything else the same and then testing how much your cholesterol changes. If it rises with egg consumption, then it means you are a hyperabsorber. That is how I found out and the genetic tests only confirmed that.

[@martinjohn9904]

I've been eating 6 eggs a day for breakfast for about 5 years. These eggs are a "substitute" mainly for the sugary cereals that I and many of us born in the 1950's who spent our lives rushing out to school and work ate for convenience sake. Are sugary cereals better for you than eggs? I think one would have some difficulty finding an independent nutritionist (one not co-opted by the food cartel) who would say so.

[@lightwarrior8018]

💥💥💥Red meat/eggs has nothing to do with anything!! It's about where the meats are coming from,pastured/100% grass finished vs grain fed commercial meat etc

[@aquamarine99911]

Depends on sensitivity to dietary cholesterol. My cholesterol (ApoB) tends to run high, and runs higher the more eggs and red meat I eat. So I prefer to have

[@AppenzellerX]

With regard to lutein, eggs pale to kale.

[@tomcruise9815]

52 in great shape. Eat 3 eggs everyday and workout 3 times a week. Look better than most my age.

[@JuniperBreeze-v2p]

Let me settle this once and for all: No. You're welcome.

[@BradKittelTTH]

I found dropping my LDL cost me energy levels, and refused the Statins as I am in thrice the physical fitness of my doctors, my contemporaries who prefer beef, though i went carnivore for the last 6 months eating a half pound or more of beef a day but found no positive results as opposed to eating eggs for primary source of protien. Longevity needs higher LDL thatn AMA suggests.

[@Stradz-ml9po]

I don't even need to watch this to know the answer! The answer is NO!

[@gtrjoe68]

Monday thru Friday I have two eggs in the morning.

[@brandonyoung4910]

I have a mild egg allergy, so I just eat a pound of lean ground beef with 4-6 yolks every morning haha

[@xmyxymx]

How do you know you’re allergic? What are the symptoms

[@brandonyoung4910]

@@xmyxymx allergy test

[@brandonyoung4910]

@@xmyxymx I get psoriasis on my scalp. Been eating whole eggs for most of this year and it’s progressed to a little psoriasis on my chin now too so I reeled it back to just yolks the last few days

[@xmyxymx]

@@brandonyoung4910 you probably have leaky gut or any other kind of issues with your gut. Most allergies are simply body’s reaction to food particles that leak inside the body that are not supposed to get through the gut barrier. The gut is an external pipe environment where all the food is being broken down, where bacteria lives etc. the pipes job is to digest food and then absorb all the necessary nutrients through the barrier. When the barrier is damaged - all sorts of crap goes inside the body that’s not supposed to go in and this is where immune system recognises ‘foreign’ stuff and starts attacking it causing all sorts of reactions. Usually - any skin issue is an indication of a problem with the gut. Healing the gut is not just a matter of taking a probiotic or eating yogurt. You gotta exclude everything that’s damaging the gut or gets in the way of healing, gotta rebalance bacteria so good bacteria flourishes and bad bacteria is under control, then add nutrients for the body to be able to rebuild the barrier, and keep feeding the good bacteria cause essentially these bugs are the ones who protect the barrier and create mucous lining for it.

[@phillipsamuels6719]

I'm tired of all these so called experts who think they know everything about what's good for our health

[@thelostcreole]

I cannot take someone seriously Who claims you can substitute plant protien for animal protien. Only animal protien has complete amino acids. EGGS are a superfood and IS the most densly enriched nutitional foods on the Planet. Before steroids there were Raw eggs. Men need this!

[@siegfriedverheijke]

Hi, I hope that you don't mind that I react to your comment, as I believe that it contains some factual errors and a lack of understanding about nutrition. Here are a few remarks that I would like to share with you. 1) ALL food sources contain ALL 20 amino acids, it's just the ratio that is different. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234922/ 2) The following plant foods have enough of the essential amino acids to consider them 'complete proteins' (which is actually a misnomer): soybeans, quinoa, amaranth, edamame, buckwheat, tempeh, spirulina, hemp seeds and chia seeds. 3) Whether or not a single food item contains a 'complete protein' is irrelevant, as our body does not use the ''complete protein' as a source of protein, but rather uses the 20 amino acids that are available and needed for the production of protein. When you eat a wide variety of food products, you will easily consume all the amino acids necessary for protein production. For instance, a peanut butter sandwich has all the necessary amino acids to build up a complete protein source (wheat is low in lysine, peanuts are rich in lysine). 4) "Only animal protein has complete amino acids": incorrect. EVERY protein has all the amino acids, otherwise it wouldn't be a protein. Your sentence could be: "Only complete proteins have all the amino acids", but that is like saying that only complete water has H2O molecules. You say that men need raw eggs (or steroids?). The opposite is true: increasing animal protein and saturated fat consumption not only lowers testosterone levels in men, but it also increases the chances of erectile dysfunction disorder and prostate cancer. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35254136/ and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666422/. Now that I have informed you a bit about this, you have the choice to ignore it or to use it to your benefit. Even better is to learn to distinguish good from bad or biased science and do your own study. All the best!

[@cheddarfodder]

You can get all amino essential acids from a vegan diet, no problem. It's kind of fragile to say you can't take someone seriously because of one thing they say that you disagree with. Dr P knows her stuff and she's not bashing eggs, she says they have lots of good nutrients too. Listen to lots of different sources. Take what's useful for you, throw the rest away.

[@erkutgurun]

Wouldn't quit eggs for the world. I quit processed meats like salami and sausages. I also was never into pork. But thats about as far as I'll go as far as quitting animal protein. Anyone who says eggs are bad, I will lol.

[@JessieWiggls]

Dr. Greger has an agenda and is an activist. Despite good intentions, I think we all recall a recent event in which science and agendas proved to be the worst lens possible to interpret data and (mandate) advise healthcare.

[@dog1dog223]

Indeed....he is a biased hack, who unfortunately, can't seem to manage even his own health.

[@richiejames928]

Eggs are a superfood. I wish more people understood this.

[@pixeltech]

Love and eat lots of eggs. Only complaint is the cost increases but for me, still very worth it.

[@johncollins2067]

idk why but when she talks i just zone out