Raw Eggs for Your Health -- Major Update

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larbear58 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:07:07 GMT

is it acceptable to purchase store-bought (refrigerated) organic eggs, then just leave them at room temp?

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drew00018 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:09:49 GMT

What about the cholesterol of the egg? can we do something about that

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Rclark — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:18:08 GMT

Doing the math .03 percent of the eggs would be infected not .003%

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emeraldcity28 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:48:02 GMT

Interesting. I'm inspired to "ROCKY" it up. 2 Eggs, drink it. I may even find a a building with pillar stairs to run up while wearing my corniest jogging attire!

For real, I think raw is probably best, most things are. we might get queesy at first but I figure its because our stomachs are probably just accostommed to cooked food. But I want full nutritional value. I work out hard, and need all the good stuff.

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Ihatefreds — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:52:45 GMT

I wonder about the comment to be careful with mixing eggs, because the protein is fagile and can become damaged. Does that mean that the enzymes that break complete proteins down into component amino acids can't do their jobs? Whole protein molecules, as you should know, are not absorbed into the blood system through the intestinal walls. The amino acids making up the protein must have their bonds severed by enzymatic action. Then the amino acids are small enough to be transported through the intestinal walls to the blood system where they circulate until needed by various cells for specific protein synsthesis.

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dillepickle — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:12:51 GMT

I swallow a raw egg every day, cracked in a cup. You cannot even taste it. I am 60 years old this year & I feel wonderful. We have a few chickens uncaged, so the eggs are fresh. But even though I would not be afraid to do this. If it is possible, I would recommend raising a couple of chickens in your back yard. Keeps the bugs away!

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jpants83 — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:09:43 GMT

Sometimes for a meal replacement i juice 3 carrots, add the carrot juice to a blender with a cup of ice, a banana, some flax seed powder, splash of OJ and a raw egg. It tastes delicious; you wouldn't know there was an egg in it. After reading this, i know to always add the egg last with just a quick stir.

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7river — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:31:38 GMT

Dr. M

Regarding your comments on raw eggs and pregnancy, would it be good for a preganat woman to eat just the raw egg yolks? Or should she avoid them all together?

Any recomendations for feeding to a healthy 17month old?

Thank you

-ron

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mothernature — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:56:22 GMT

Caesar salad is a good source of raw eggs and it tastes great!

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MrsJones — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:46:01 GMT

After reading this article and these comments, I really want to buy a Vitamix and start drinking veggie smoothes with raw eggs!

I'm to that point!

I want good health over eating just what looks and tastes good.

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walterella — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:54:02 GMT

One of the mosr delicious ways to eat raw eggs is with steak Japanese style.

The Japanese dish sukiyaki involves dipping stewed ingredients ( steak strips and vegies) into a bowl of raw egg lightly beaten before eating...and it tastes superb!! The stew is cooked at the table and each person has a their own small bowl containing a lightly beaten egg ...they take food from the communal stew bowl and dip it into their own egg bowl enroute to their mouth..yum! try it.

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biker.josh — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:26:57 GMT

Folks,I am an athlete and I know that eggs are one of the best sources for protein and aminos available.I used to always eat my eggs cooked.Then I saw Dr. Mercola's article on eating raw eggs,so I tried that.Being skeptical about the benefits of eating raw eggs(because I would get stomach cramps,passing wind etc) I did some research and found this study on the internet titled Digestibility of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotope Techniques(go to jn.nutrition.org/.../1716).The researchers discovered that cooked eggs are significantly more digestible than raw eggs.The study uses scientific terms but here are some parts that will give you the summary of the findings.Notes:the ileum is the lowest portion of the small intestine.

"The true ileal digestibility of cooked and raw egg protein amounted to 90.9 ± 0.8 and 51.3 ± 9.8%, respectively." "In summary, using the 15N-dilution technique we demonstrated that the assimilation of cooked egg protein is efficient, albeit incomplete, and that the true ileal digestibility of egg protein is significantly enhanced by heat-pretreatment(i.e. cooking)."

"In this study, it was shown that after ingestion of 25 g of raw egg protein, almost 50% is malabsorbed over 24 h. The higher digestibility of cooked egg protein presumably results from structural changes in the protein molecule induced by heating, thereby enabling the digestive enzymes to gain broader access to the peptide bonds."

"Incomplete assimilation of dietary protein may have important consequences not only from a nutritional point of view, but also from a gastrointestinal point of view. Indeed, some metabolites resulting from bacterial fermentation of malabsorbed proteins in the colon have been implicated in the ethiopathogenesis of diseases such as colonic cancer and ulcerative colitis"

Humans have very different digestive systems from animals so sometimes raw isn't best,despite what some people think!

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dee beatty — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:00:39 GMT

Would you give me some recipes including raw eggs? It sounds sickening to me, but would try to muster up something, if it could be disguised enough? I have a VitaMix plus other things.

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skip smyth — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:22 GMT

Every Sunday three soft-boiled free runs. Three minutes in the 'bubbly', bash, peal, enjoy. Tomorrow, three beef sausage. Due to neg. statements here my Canadian bacon is 'toast.

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heavenydays — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:42:49 GMT

I heard years ago, probably in the 60's, that eating raw egg whites destroys vitamin C in the body.

Does anyone know about this? I have always wondered because I like raw eggs with milk and sugar,

like in an ice cream recipe.