Too many eggs?

No 30 eggs is fine. Might give you some large stools, but other than that, as long as your diet is balanced and you're being active - eggs are one of the most bioavailable foods in existence. IMO the best food out there - fats and protein - perfect! You do not absorb dietary cholesterol.
 
Whey protein is fine, but it is a supplement not replacement for food. Make sure you get one with a good amino acid profile and minimal bulking agents.
 
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At the moment I am going to the gym mon - fri and doing a combination of weights, cardio and swimming

I am eating 6 times a day but smaller portions than normal. This week I have got through a tray of 30 eggs in 6 days.

Is it bad to have too many eggs? Reading about it it sounds like the yolks are high in cholesterol / saturated fat, but then I suppose i'm also burning this off every day
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Most of the negative information you have heard about eggs has been lifted by many nutritionists, and they are now saying they are fine to eat with no adverse effects on the body.

Personally i eat 5 eggs every morning in my protein pancakes, 5 egg white, 2scoops vanilla whey, half a cup of oats honey, and a splash of milk, they are a great start to the day and good for bodybuilders if your serious about gaining some mass.

Some people say all the bad is in the yolk, or cholesterol atleast but i think 4-5 eggs a day i would not worry about it, i know of people that have 10-20+ a day with no problems, and they have been doing so for 20 years.
 
Jonny69 said:
I'm surprised he can even poo at all after eating that many eggs.
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It's not THAT much :p But I only eat around 18-20 a day.... Yet have no "issues" ;)

brightside229 said:
Most of the negative information you have heard about eggs has been lifted by many nutritionists, and they are now saying they are fine to eat with no adverse effects on the body.

Personally i eat 5 eggs every morning in my protein pancakes, 5 egg white, 2scoops vanilla whey, half a cup of oats honey, and a splash of milk, they are a great start to the day and good for bodybuilders if your serious about gaining some mass.
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Except that you don't need that much protein - too much protein (excess) is pointless, and just a waste as well as being taxing on your body. A balanced diet is far more beneficial.
 
Holy mackerel you guys eat a lot of eggs, im interested to how do you have them? like scrambled in the morning, poached for lunch etc?
 
Freefaller said:
It's not THAT much :p But I only eat around 18-20 a day.... Yet have no "issues" ;)



Except that you don't need that much protein - too much protein (excess) is pointless, and just a waste as well as being taxing on your body. A balanced diet is far more beneficial.
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Well it depends what else i would eat in a day to say i have too much protein, my total protein intake is between 230-270 grams per day, and my diet is very balanced, every day i have atleast the 5 eggs, half a large chicken, 1 can of tuna 2 home made lean steak mince burgers and a nice peice of salmon, but thats not to say i miss out on veg, every meal i have has a portion of veg in it, also have 2 pints of milk during the day, and around 4 pints of water! so as diets go its very healthy, but i would not say its taxing on my body, atleast i have never had any symptoms other then gaining muscle and still staying fairly lean!
 
Freefaller said:
230-270g is way too much. You just do not need that much protein, end of.
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There must be an awful lot more protein in 128 eggs that Cutler was on a day (as already mentioned)

Granted 250grams of protein is a lot but if he is lifting loads then why not?

Today ive had quite a bit - maybe 180g

porridge with nuts and honey
2 bananas
10 eggs (3 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 after gym, 1 with dinner, 2 late on) - 60g
4 chicken breasts - 80g
salad bits (lettuce, pepper, mushrooms, rocket, garlic, ginger)
2 fajita wraps
2 protein shakes
 
He's on gear, with close medical examination and blood samples taken regularly. Protein synthesis and nitrogen balances will all be highly different for someone like him.

For the rest of us, getting to 200g per day is already starting to get toxic. Toxic is a strong sounding word, it means that that ammonia in your body (from the protein) does not convert into urea meaning it cannot be flushed out of your body. I don't know about you, but having high levels of ammonia in by body isn't something I look for. Though whilst your body can and will adapt it's nitrogen balance, it will get saturated if you over do it. From time to time, it's absolutely fine, but I'm talking about years of taking ridiculous amounts - that's when the problems will start to cause you issues.

Then again there are so many variables, for some people the nitrogen balance will be lower, for some it'll be higher - it really does depend on height, size, exercise intensity, age and all sorts of other factors.

However, irrespective of toxicity and effective doses - no one really needs 270g of protein, that's just ridiculous.
 
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interesting article on protein from bbc:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19449377

Although most of it is quite laughable, the guy from chesterfield having problems from having 7 protein shakes per day... Im surprised he can even go to the toilet without expelling water from his bum!

I think as long as you are not over doing the same food and have variety in your diet its not much of a problem, though the statement about not having more then your daily limit 55.5grams of protein, will build you muscle is not true, even on heavy gear, unless you are talking newbie gains!
 
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No. I'm saying having 200+ is just not necessary and will not actually build any more muscle by having such a huge amount of protein in your diet.

Variety of diet is key, I agree. And as long as you're drinking lots of water with a high protein diet (as it dehydrates you, and as such can make you irritable, and lead to other digestive issues) then you're minimising the impact. However, you're wasting your time, money and getting nowhere by eating so much protein - I'm afraid those are the cold hard facts. I agree 55g of protein for a bodybuilder/weight trainer/athlete enthusiasts like ourselves is too low, however, we just do not need 200+. Trust me. :)

All this extra protein has been touted by the supplement and gym industry for dozens of years - it's a lucrative business. Don't get me wrong, I generally prefer a high fat and high protein diet, but I still get a good amount of carbs in, and my calories from protein do not make up over 50% of my diet however.



The guy in that article is a ******** - so let's just forget anything about him - the point about excessive protein is reasonably sensible - though we are talking about ridiculous high 200+ g for years - though everyone is different, again as I said, it's dependent on your metabolic rate, size, height, age, diet, training, lean body mass and undoubtedly hundreds of other factors.

Doing the same food is a non-point, if you want you can have a well balanced diet, eating the same foods day in day out - boring as hell though.
 
Kimi said:
Holy mackerel you guys eat a lot of eggs, im interested to how do you have them? like scrambled in the morning, poached for lunch etc?
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Raw in the morning, just whisked and downed.

Any other time it really varies, what I do like is fried or poached eggs served on a bed of long grain rice cooked in chicken stock. Or eggs in purgatory, with a decent cured meat and some bread on the side.
Failing that, all manner of ways, scrambled, benedict, omelettes, boiled, poached in oil. All kinds of ways to cook an egg.

Fun fact, every pleat in a chefs hat traditionally represents a way that they can cook eggs. Master chefs have 100 pleats in total.
 
pitchfork said:
Raw in the morning, just whisked and downed.

Any other time it really varies, what I do like is fried or poached eggs served on a bed of long grain rice cooked in chicken stock. Or eggs in purgatory, with a decent cured meat and some bread on the side.
Failing that, all manner of ways, scrambled, benedict, omelettes, boiled, poached in oil. All kinds of ways to cook an egg.

Fun fact, every pleat in a chefs hat traditionally represents a way that they can cook eggs. Master chefs have 100 pleats in total.
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Just in case you didn't know by having them raw you will be missing out on around 40% of the protein in each egg due to avidin content binding to it and making it unusable by the body, the avidin is denatured when you cook the eggs.
 
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