| | Well here is the thing I love eggs so I basically eat 3 egg sandwiches a day and that makes me full so I really don't eat anything else. I feel healthy but is all this protein good for me? Thanks. |
May 16, 2008
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May 16, 2008
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As a youngster, it would probably be okay to eat that many eggs in one day. As you age, you risk a rise in your cholesterol levels from the eggs, I think, but you eating habits will likely change. You really need to eat from all the food groups to maintain a proper diet. Another aspect is exercising. Since the body has all this protein running through it, find an activity the protein will be used in to convert the excess to muscle. run, play, be active (as I sit in a lounging chair and type on the keyboard)
Protein is quite good for you, but remember that there are other things that your body needs as well other than proteins that grains, dairy, and fruits/vegetables give you.
The five basic food grpoups in Canada are :
Meat Dairy Fruits Vegetables Beer... Not necessarily in that order...
Side effects are very rare in taking a lot of proteins, since protein is one the 3 basic elements to food, besides fats and carbohydrates.
However, some issues can develop when lots of protein is taken, some of which is not properly digested. Usually this relates to excessive gas in the intestinal track. If this occurs just reduce the amount of grams of protein you are taking, until this condition disappears. good luck..!!!
I am not a doctor not even know much about what is good and what is bed for us. But what I know human body need many thing to survive. From water to Iron. Protein is one of the necessary item. But we need many other things. Eating EGG is good but three egg in a day is not that good I believe. I am a healthy man and Happy man. I try to eat fresh and natural food most of the time like vegetable. I like meat and fish also. But i like most Vegetable.
As far as I know 7 eggs in a week is the highest limit for an adult. If you are above 35, your limit is 3 gees in a week. So, I think you are eating more eggs and it may be harmful to you.
QUOTE(zak92 @ Jun 28 2007, 06:39 PM)  Well here is the thing I love eggs so I basically eat 3 egg sandwiches a day and that makes me full so I really don't eat anything else. I feel healthy but is all this protein good for me? Thanks. I guess you have to cut you eggs consumption. There is no exact standard of eggs' consumption for adult people in medicine. Of course, eggs are good source of protein. Eggs protein contain all nesseary amino acids. However an yolk of eggs contains a lot of cholesterol, which is hamfull for any age people. The more a blood level of cholesterol the more cardiovascular disease risk in the future. You may feel no sign of the disease. The high blood level of cholesterol lead to coronary disease, infarct, stroke and so on after 50 y o age. Nowdays cardiologist are changing of cholesterol blood level, they are reducing the level. To avoid cholesterol overconsumption, you have to separate an yolk from egg-white. You also may to replace eggs by curd without fat.
I was reading all these replys to your protein question. I would like to know why you wish to live off protein?. I go to the gym 4 times a week and have 3 x 500ml protein shakes. I have three because my body needs that many grams of protein for what I do in the gym. I have one in the morning and one mid afternoon. I have my last shake within 45 minutes after the gym, becausse that is when your muscles most need it. I read somewhere that too much protein can be bad for your kidneys too, not sure if true or not..
I was eating 6 eggs a day for a while to help build me up but I only had the whites. The yolk is the fatty part. If you are trying to slim down then you will still need to eat more than just proteins. Hope this has helped.  QUOTE(sipaul @ Feb 6 2008, 12:21 AM) I read somewhere that too much protein can be bad for your kidneys too, not sure if true or not.. There is no evidences, that too much protein may lead to kidney disease. However some nutritionist guess, that high protein diet or very long term causes increasing amino acids level in the blood. These amino acids bind calcium and this may lead to osteoporosis after 50 or 60 y o. But this is a mere supposition, without strong evidences. However you can protect yourself by eating more dairy products. Latest Entries
Everything in excess is bad, I think its ok as long as you dont eat them every day. Take some breaks from eating eggs, I mean, you can have hotcakes or cereal for breakfast or maybe a ham sandwich.
Only eatting egg sandwiches is definitely not healthy for you. You may feel fine now but you are missing tons of other nutrients other foods contain like antioxidants, fiber, calcium, etc. that are contained in other foods. Look at the food pyramid and you will see all the groups you are missing. These will affect your health in the long term so you may or may not notice it yet in your life. Also, eggs have lots of cholestorol and that is why lots of people do not / can not eat them in that quanity since they have to worry about having high cholestrol. I would recommend you eat different products and types of food and maybe limit yourself to no more than 1 egg sandwich a day and probably less than that.
The amount of protein you need in your diet depends on your weight, age and health. As a rough guide, the recommended dietary intake (RDI) for protein (measured in grams per kilogram of bodyweight) is:
0.75g/kg for adult women 0.84g/kg for adult men Around 1g/kg for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and for men and women over 70 years. So, for example, a 75kg adult male would need 63g of protein per day. The needs of children and adolescents also vary according to their age and weight. A full list of recommendations for dietary protein is available from the Australian Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) website. Most Australians eat far more protein than they actually need, so deficiencies are rare. Sources of protein Some sources of dietary protein include: Meat, poultry and fish Eggs Dairy products Seeds and nuts Beans and lentils Soy products Grains, especially wheat and less so rice, barley and corn. To analyse the association between macronutrient intake and body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: A series of hospital-based case-control studies. SETTINGS: Selected teaching and general hospitals in several Italian regions. SUBJECTS: A total of 6619 subjects from the comparison groups of the case-control studies were included in the analysis. METHODS: We obtained data from a validated 78-item food-frequency questionnaire submitted between 1991 and 2002. For various macronutrients, the partial regression coefficient (variation of BMI (kg m(-2)) per 100 kcal increment of energy intake) was derived from multiple linear regression models, after allowance for age, study centre, education, smoking habits, number of eating episodes and mutual adjustment for macronutrients. RESULTS: BMI was directly associated with protein intake among women only (beta = 0.68) and with unsaturated fats in both genders (for monounsaturated fats beta = 0.27 for men and 0.26 for women; for polyunsaturated fats beta = 0.27 for men and 0.54 for women), and inversely related to carbohydrates (beta = -0.05 for men and -0.21 for women) and number of eating episodes in both genders (beta = -0.42 for men and -0.61 for women) and to saturated fats among women only (beta = -0.57). CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm and provide convincing evidence that, after allowance for selected covariates including total energy intake, a protein-rich diet is not inversely related to BMI, and a carbohydrate-rich diet is not directly related to BMI.
As far as I know from biology class, two eggs per day for an adult is enough to absorb protein. For more, one will be exposed to a high risk of cholesterol-caused chain diseases like coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis.
As the basic foundations of protein, amino acid counts. Among all the eighteen kinds of indispensable amino acid which can not be produced inner our body, there might be some kinds of amino acid that you cannot obtain merely from eggs. Thus a lot of other various kinds of food is necessary for you, taking your future health condition into consideration, including those can aid to produce decompose into indispensable amino acid through the inner metabolism. For more detailed information about the amino acids, you can refer to some professional books or your doctor. There you can get a more nutritious diet suggestion than now. For the long run, you'd better pay more attention to your variety and nutrition of your absorption.
I would have to say that if you are eating 3 egg sandwiches/day and that's it, you should try to switch it up and add more variety. Not only of the other food groups, but of different kinds of protein as well. Not all proteins are built the same, and you may be missing out on some very important Amino Acids in your diet. Not only that, but eggs are probably the worst form of protein you could eat, considering the fact that they have so much cholesterol... maybe if you wanted to keep eating eggs, you could alternate with egg beaters too, since they have less bad stuff. But you should also try to eat meats and beans for protein. Don't forget too that you should be consuming plenty of dairy, and you could use things like yogurt and cheese to boost your protein intake as well... If you are trying to keep a high protein diet, a good rule of thumb is that you should eat about 1 - 1.5 grams of protein/lb of body weight. This is recommended for people who are trying to bulk up thru weight training or strenuous exercise, so if you aren't doing that you should probably stop.
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