Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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As we've transitioned to Paleo, my boyfriend is concerned about the amounts of cholesterol and saturated fat we may be consuming. Specifically, the number of eggs that we've been consuming. It's at least 2 per day, and I wouldn't hate eating more. I know several people on here eat upwards of 4-6+ eggs a day. Are there any sources for (preferably peer-reviewed type studies) information supporting that the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol are not to be concerned about. I should note that the eggs we buy are local, pastured, organic. I assume that has some impact on the nutritional values.

flag	asked Apr 1 2012 at 16:49 Elle 610●6●25

do soem digging on this site using the search window. A lot of this has already been extensively covered. – gydle Apr 1 2012 at 17:13

I did already, thanks. It didn't come up with the information I was looking for, so i posted a question. – Elle Apr 1 2012 at 17:15

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No way did you read through all 151 of the topics tagged "eggs" or the 143 tagged "cholesterol" – Warren D Apr 1 2012 at 18:43

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If you're only going to eat two eggs a day, I hope they're Ostrich. :) – raydawg Apr 1 2012 at 21:16

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So why don't you post a correct one? – Warren D Apr 2 2012 at 7:09

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Todd · Answer 1 · 2012-04-01 17:14:17Z UTC

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I would suggest reading Chris Masterjohn's work. The guy is brilliant. You can find a lot of his work here.

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

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Wcc Kamal Stabby fan · Answer 2 · 2012-04-01 22:14:18Z UTC

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Eating Cholesterol Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Cholesterol-Rich-Foods-Raise-Blood-Cholesterol.html

answered Apr 1 2012 at 22:14

Wcc Kamal Stabby fan
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Wow, 2 down votes, awesome!!! – Wcc Kamal Stabby fan Apr 2 2012 at 1:54

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Why the heck would someone down vote an informative link and not explain why? If you don't feel the link provides good information, it would be helpful to readers to know why you feel that way. – January Apr 4 2012 at 6:19

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Anyway +1 because the link IS helpful. – January Apr 4 2012 at 6:21

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Oh! Rich, I think I see why. The link leaves out the word "myth," so it looks like you're linking something that says high cholesterol foods raise cholesterol. Downvoters failed to click through. – January Apr 4 2012 at 6:25

Thanks TeaElf!!! – Wcc Kamal Stabby fan Apr 4 2012 at 12:18

Chelsea · Answer 3 · 2012-04-01 20:38:22Z UTC

The more saturated fat we consume, the less our body needs to produce. Our brains are made up of fat.Were fatavores:) Cholesterol is actually a necessary nutrient for the body which it can not produce. So eat up your saturated fat for energy, mental health and for a happy life. Trust me as once being a raw vegan, it all goes downhill when you don't have fat and try to run on carbs and crap.

CoachCanadan · Answer 4 · 2012-04-01 22:07:08Z UTC

And if all those good answers aren't enough, and you have a couple of months to spend reading, then read Gary Taubes' "Good Calories, Bad Calories".
The key here is to remove yourself from the current SAD way of thinking and start to make your own decisions based on actual science. You think you eat too much cholesterol and saturated fat because you've been told those things are bad. But what if they aren't...? Also, I did a blog post for my athletes on cholesterol, so feel free to read through it if you want. http://coachcanadan.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/cholesterol-cholesterol-and-more-cholesterol/

Dan

Alzsunrise · Answer 5 · 2012-04-01 18:01:55Z UTC

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Have you seen this?

http://www.ajcn.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract

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Alzsunrise
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LisaAPB · Answer 6 · 2012-04-01 17:09:48Z UTC

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Have him watch Kresser's You Tube videos called "I Have High Cholesterol and I Don't Care" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMNxfvRw00 He lays it very well why you don't need to be concerned about that.

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Eggs, Cholesterol, and Saturated Fat

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