Egg White VS Egg Yolk

Is Eating Egg Yolk Bad for Your Health?

 

Whole eggs and egg yolks are often left off of the shopping list of those with an elevated cholesterol level. Is eating egg yolks really unhealthy?

A topic that’s been widely debated from a health standpoint is whether or not eating egg yolk is unhealthy. Up until recently, people who were diagnosed with heart disease or had an elevated cholesterol level were urged to avoid eating egg yolk due to their high cholesterol content. This view has changed somewhat as more news   has come out about the health benefits of eggs. Is eating egg yolk unhealthy?

Egg Yolk Vs Egg White 

 

By discarding the yolk and only eating only egg white of an egg, you are in effect chucking away the most nutritionally dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral part of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein and other excellent nutrients that it is such a pity that you do not eat egg yolks.

In contrast, egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition when compared to the yolk. Ya, I heard you say that you are consuming the egg white for its protein to preserve and build your muscles . But do you know that the protein in egg whites are not as formidable without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available and therefore more muscle friendly?

Furthermore, not many people know that the egg yolks from free running chickens (instead of caged chickens in factory chicken farms) are loaded with chock full of omega-3 fatty acids. This may shock you further. Egg yolk have more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, B12 and panthothenic acid in an egg. 

In addition, the humble yolk also contains all of the fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin A, D, E, and K as well as all of the essential fatty acids. This means that you are discarding more than 90% of the nutritional goodness an egg can provide you with. Isn't that such a waste?

Ok, I heard you say that consuming egg yolks will shoot your cholesterol level through the roof. You know what? That is simply not true!

Let me explain. Firstly, when you consume food with high cholesterol such as eggs, your body naturally produces less cholesterol to balance out the equation. However, if you don't consume enough cholesterol, your body will produce more because cholesterol has a few important functions.

Initial studies are even showing evidence that eating whole eggs actually raises your good cholesterol (HDL) to a higher level than bad cholesterol (LDL) this will improve your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry. Surprised?

So next time your gym instructors tell you that egg whites are superior to egg yolks, you can smugly ask them why and see if they can explain it convincingly to you.