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defacto7

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67. It's not luck at all. It's many more factors than can be

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 12:06 PM

Sep 2017

determined only by diet. Sorry about your uncle but I've known some of the most diet conscious people, even vegetarians, who died relatively young from cardiac disease. They were outside of the statistics but the diet didn't help.
There is no general, overall, correct. The correct diet statistically can be the worst diet individually.
It's all between you, your doc/nutritionist, your tests, your history, your life exposures, your genes and your own head.

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Eat those eggs - 2 to 3 per day are now recommended [View all] packman Sep 2017 OP

I keep chickens. MissB Sep 2017 #1

Same here. cwydro Sep 2017 #12

So Jealous! MurderMittenLiberal Sep 2017 #51

I keep chickens too - but all eggs are not the same womanofthehills Sep 2017 #90

I like eggs. I never did pay any attention to that. MineralMan Sep 2017 #2

MMan, do you eat eggs every morning? kstewart33 Sep 2017 #6

Pretty much, yes. MineralMan Sep 2017 #8

Moderation kills Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #17

LATELY CatWoman Sep 2017 #31

Check out the egg recipes in this thread! csziggy Sep 2017 #96

Good. KatyMan Sep 2017 #3

There is nothing that is good or bad for an anonymous someone Not Ruth Sep 2017 #4

That is the most sensible and I think correct defacto7 Sep 2017 #63

this is why I never pay attention to what is bad, what is good. eggs, coffee, butter, chocolate niyad Sep 2017 #5

I stay away from grease, fat, sugar that you can see (frosted stuff), and sugary drinks. Iggo Sep 2017 #9

They still say whiskey is bad for you Major Nikon Sep 2017 #34

Two thirds of an egg or two-out-of-three eggs? Iggo Sep 2017 #7

Oh, I hate it when someone points out my mistakes packman Sep 2017 #10

I'm just bein' a dick. Iggo Sep 2017 #11

As a TBI survivor I cannot agree enough Tursiops Sep 2017 #13

Eggs are great and nutritious, but this article is really bad. trotsky Sep 2017 #14

That is you as an individual Not Ruth Sep 2017 #15

No, it's not me as an individual, because I don't have diabetes. trotsky Sep 2017 #20

Do not believe the hype, they are full of crap Not Ruth Sep 2017 #22

OK, random Internet stranger. n/t trotsky Sep 2017 #23

The meta study you referenced doesn't say what you claim Major Nikon Sep 2017 #36

Wait, so the quote from the study doesn't say what the study says? trotsky Sep 2017 #46

No, your claim doesn't match your referenced study Major Nikon Sep 2017 #47

Should definitely not, out of caution. trotsky Sep 2017 #49

I made no mention of the OP whatsoever Major Nikon Sep 2017 #57

You know madokie Sep 2017 #50

Hear hear! defacto7 Sep 2017 #64

So true madokie Sep 2017 #77

Worldwide, the longest lived populations Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #16

Personally, I have no desire to live to 100 n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #18

Well then... Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #19

Why on Earth not? Codeine Sep 2017 #52

No one lives forever TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #59

I hear that a lot lately, confused by it Iwasthere Sep 2017 #79

Okinawa and some little Greek island. But they probably eat fish. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #21

That means they're going to die from radiation defacto7 Sep 2017 #68

Well, my mom lived to 90. cwydro Sep 2017 #39

And my uncle ate the same way and died at 30. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #41

I'm not a vegan. cwydro Sep 2017 #44

It's not luck at all. It's many more factors than can be defacto7 Sep 2017 #67

Not true Major Nikon Sep 2017 #88

Hmmm. Sounds like an anecdote to me. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #93

True, just as was your demonstrably false assertion Major Nikon Sep 2017 #95

Link to "studies show eating one egg a day is as bad for your longevity as smoking a pack a day? Impeach Trump Sep 2017 #40

Some links for you Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #42

Seems as if those are all before 2014 and prior to current studies? Impeach Trump Sep 2017 #45

One of the sources claims veganism can cure diabetes, CVD, cancer, high blood pressure, and suicide Major Nikon Sep 2017 #58

Yes, it was an oversight, because it DOES cure erectile dysfunction. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #65

We also should be looking at the effect the pirate population has had on global warming Major Nikon Sep 2017 #70

Your insults are persuasive, but I choose to go right on being the ignorant fool than I am. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #74

Evidently I'm the dumb one because I fail to see the insult Major Nikon Sep 2017 #82

We all want the same thing,... to be adminred by others for our intellect, or Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #84

Perhaps, but it looks more like passive aggressive patronizing Major Nikon Sep 2017 #85

. Impeach Trump Sep 2017 #86

Some of this is kinda funny Major Nikon Sep 2017 #55

There's also a shitton of other differences Major Nikon Sep 2017 #48

People from regions where they work hard all day and eat a largely vegetarian diet Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #62

Fad diet salesman Major Nikon Sep 2017 #69

Clearly you already know everything, so by all means, go right on believing what you believe. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #75

I'm pretty sure I told you to do whatever works for you Major Nikon Sep 2017 #83

Like the Germans and the French? defacto7 Sep 2017 #66

Eggsactly what is going on here? Historic NY Sep 2017 #24

All I have to say, in the 20 years since I've cut back on eggs Blindingly apparent Sep 2017 #25

Since I started eating more eggs, I found I was getting older at the exact same rate Major Nikon Sep 2017 #37

Pure science underpants Sep 2017 #26

I don't know about the benefits - Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #27

the brain needs cholesterol and KT2000 Sep 2017 #28

Correct.... physioex Sep 2017 #30

True, but your body can synthesize cholesterol so you don't need it from external sources Major Nikon Sep 2017 #61

I love soft boiled eggs NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #29

I have heart problems DFW Sep 2017 #32

The 50's diet: Kingofalldems Sep 2017 #33

Methane. I don't need to spell it out ... ;) OnDoutside Sep 2017 #35

I'd never be able to leave the house if I ate 2-3 eggs a day BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #71

You're not alone ! Well most of the time ! OnDoutside Sep 2017 #80

... Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #38

I eat about 1 egg per week on average. nt Blue_true Sep 2017 #43

and low carbs to no carbs. I eat them as a big part of Atkins.. samnsara Sep 2017 #53

I have a problem with egg whites. The yolks do not bother me and I love them. appleannie1943 Sep 2017 #54

Are you aware that some vaccines are bred in eggs packman Sep 2017 #56

For some reason flu shots have never bothered me but they made my mom sick. appleannie1943 Sep 2017 #97

I do better with just the yokes too womanofthehills Sep 2017 #91

Three egg mushroom and cheese omelet every morning Bayard Sep 2017 #60

That site is without attribution altogether.. grain of salt time. . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2017 #72

Love eggs. Except for raw or creamed. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #73

I wish they would make-up their minds. democratisphere Sep 2017 #76

As a heart patient I eat 2 eggs a day... Lostnote Sep 2017 #78

It's irresponsible for anyone to encourage others to consume more animal products. jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #81

All farming "exploit[s] helpless animals" for profit Major Nikon Sep 2017 #87

i hate eggs. pansypoo53219 Sep 2017 #89

Sigh...maybe I'll try again Awsi Dooger Sep 2017 #92

And don't throw out the yolk! gollygee Sep 2017 #94