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Cholesterol in eggs vs meat
A 39-year-old male asked:

Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Eggs and Cholesterol: Nope. The liver sees your food that you eat as proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Everything that is absorbed from your stomach and intestines are dis... Read More
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Dr. Milton Alvis, jranswered
Preventive Medicine 43 years experience
No, they are Good: Cholesterol, like all other fats/hydrocarbons are digested ; only molecular pieces are absorbed. Thus cholesterol in food has little effect on blood/b... Read More
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4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
12 EGGS TOO MUCH: 12 eggs a day is too much.Eggs are very nutritious and you can have 1to2 daily but 12 eggs a day is too much cholesterol
you should get your choleste... Read More
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4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
45 years experience
Yes: All of the cholesterol found in eggs is in the yolk and it's a fair amount. If you ate scrambled eggwhites instead of scrambled eggs it would have zer... Read More
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5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:

Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 29 years experience
Yolks have fat: Egg yolks have about 186grams of saturated fat which is half the fat intake for the day. If your LDL is high, egg whites are better since they do not ... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Yes: Limit yourself to the number of calories necessary to maintain ideal weight. If you're overweight, limit your calories to lose a pound or two a week.... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Cholesterol : Simplest answer is probably different for different folks. One or two whole eggs a week within a low fat diet is likely fine for most.
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gary Birnbaumanswered
Internal Medicine 46 years experience
Not necessarily: Although the yolk or yellow part of an egg may have almost the total amount of daily requirements for consumed cholesterol, there are many other facto... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Can anyone tell me what can i eat to gain weight (without eating meat or eggs due to vegetarianism)?

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Weight gain: Foods to help w healthy weight gain: almonds, cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, hummus, Avocados, granola, trail mix, dried fruit... Read More
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2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ajainder Shergillanswered
17 years experience
Yes.: High cholesterol can occur even if you are physically active and in good shape. This condition is a combination of genetic and acquired factors. Whi... Read More
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3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Food Myths: Yes, this is a myth that has now been proven incorrect. Your stomach and small intestine break down the food you eat into sugars, proteins, and fats.... Read More
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