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Are Eating Egg Yolks Healthy?

July 13, 2010 5 Comments

Conventional wisdom will tell you that eating the yolks of eggs will raise your cholesterol and lead to heart disease.  Here at Fitness Contrarian; however, we feel the opposite. Egg yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg.

Whole eggs have been a corner stone of my breakfast for years.  One of my favorite breakfasts are three large whole organic eggs made in an omelet with half an avocado and a few slices of tomato. First, I heat up the pan with medium to light heat, add a little bit of olive oil, scramble up the eggs, cut up the avocado, slice up the tomato and pour it all into the pan.  I use a spoon to push down the edges so it is easy to fold and then flip. It only takes about 6 or 7 minutes to make. I normally have this with a cup of coffee (with a little half and half; no sugar) and a piece of fruit.

Whole eggs are a great source of protein, fat, selenium, folate and B vitamins. It’s important to eat only organic eggs. The organic grass-feed chicken eggs have up to 20% more omega-3s (the healthy fats) than the factory grain-feed chicken eggs. The popular belief that eating the yolk can lead to high cholesterol and is not heart healthy is a misnomer. The yolk is loaded with healthy omega-3s and other important nutrients.

A Harvard Medical School study of 115,000 subjects over a 14-year span showed no correlation between eating one whole egg a day and heart disease or stroke.  In addition, another study from the International Journal of Obesity suggested that eating two whole eggs for breakfast over a bagel helped participant’s lose weight.

Eggs are affordable, nutritious and easy to make. Give my recipe a try and let me know if you like it.

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Best – Mike Cola

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Mike Cola has well over 30,000 hours of hands-on personal training experience. He started his own personal training studio in1989, Mike Cola Fitness, which is located in New York. Mike has advanced certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine and other National certifying bodies. In addition, Mike is a Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist and has a BA with studies in exercise physiology, nutrition and biomechanics. Mike started Fitness Contrarian, a health and fitness web site, in 2009.
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5 Responses to “Are Eating Egg Yolks Healthy?”

  1. Aaron July 16, 2010 at 7:56 pm

    My normal breakfast usually includes 2 hard boiled eggs.
    As far as cholesterol goes, I think people see it the same as fat- pure evil, without realizing it does has some importance to health.

  2. Mike Cola July 17, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Hey Aaron,

    Thanks for the comment.

    Best – Mike

  3. Jimmy @ Run, Jimmy, Run August 31, 2010 at 8:01 am

    Hey Mike-

    I just stumbled upon your blog after seeing a comment of yours over at Run the Line.

    As for the eggs, I’ve always eaten them “whole” as well, mostly because I can’t stand the taste of plain egg whites. Your recipe with the tomato and avocado sounds delicious – I’m definitely going to be giving that a try soon!

    -Jimmy

  4. Mike Cola August 31, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Hey JImmy,

    Thanks for checking out my blog.

    Best – Mike

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