I was wondering what everyone thought about consuming eggs after a PCa dx.
What is the correlation? Is there a consumption guideline for those of us with PCa?
Does it matter if the eggs are farm fresh?

Anyway, I really love eggs, and would eat them daily if it was okay. I have significantly reduced my intake to about 3-4 a week. My total cholesterol is still around 140.

K

k -- i have eaten eggbeaters for years and don't buy whole eggs unless i'm making deviled eggs or my wife is baking something.  that's maybe three times in the last 10 years.  if i'm at a restaurant that doesn't have eggbeaters i order eggs anyway.  i don't dislike eggs but i guess it's like drinking diet coke instead of the real thing.

ed

 

I agree with Bronson that the issue is chloesterol/fat. Eggs are not to be eaten for the same reasons that red meat and dairy are to be avoided. I also eat eggbeaters, but they are a poor substitute for the real thing. I don't eat eggs at all, but I cheat in other ways. I love fried clams and eat them once or twice a month during the summer, and can't stop myself from grabbing a handful of potato chips now and again. Enjoy the things you love to eat mnow and again.

I figure if God hadn't wanted me to eat eggs, He/She wouldn't have created chickens.

I eat at least one egg most mornings for breakfast, and often a two, three, egg Denver sandwich for lunch.

I've never given any thought to eggs and PCa, just the cholesterol side, and mine's fine. I once had a check-up at Mayo. In those days I was eating several eggs for breakfast. The doctor said, "every fiber of my medical training cries out for me to tell you to stop eating those eggs --- but, you've got cholesterol numbers people would kill for. Go ahead and eat those eggs, but don't tell anyone I ever said such a thing to a patient." I took comfort from that, and continue to egg on!

Perhaps it's the rum that counteracts the cholesterol?

Sheldon AKA Sleepless

The protein in eggs has a biological quality greater than any other natural food. In fact, some manufacturers of protein powders (such as albumin) often base their products on egg protein because of its protein quality. Egg protein contains all the essential amino acids in the exact proportions required by the body for optimum growth and maintenance of lean, metabolically active muscle tissue.

Many processed foods contain protein levels of poor quality plus, they often contain medium to high calories. The quality of the protein in eggs means that all their proteins can be used for synthesis, and limits the amount burned as fuel, or converted to fat. Combining Egg whites with salads gives a highly nutritious meal that is low in energy and ideal for helping to lose weight!

Good nutrition means supplying our body with nutrients for which they are needed. For example, proteins need to be used to recover, grow and maintain tissues, also for the synthesis of antibodies. Carbohydrates are the preferred energy source and fat is a secondary source of energy.

http://www.weightlossforall.com/protein-egg.htm

 

 ...and can't stop myself from grabbing a handful of potato chips now and again.

i don't know anyone who doesn't love potato chips or french fries.  i read an article the other day and these two foods were the leaders for producing obesity...i.e., they are eaten copiously by obese people.  i still eat both but, like you, sparingly.  baked frozen dinner fries are a good substitute for french fries.  and have you tried pop chips?  they are suprisingly good and filling. i have eaten them almost every day of my diet and i still love them.  the best flavors are original, sour cream and onions and cheddar potato.  jalapeno, salt and vinegar and barbeque are kinda gross.

ed

Thanks guys. I know that I can depend on you guys for responses that get me thinking. When my wife and I bought this land and built our retirement home on, I had plans to build a small coop and raise a few birds just for fresh eggs. You know,....back to my roots I suppose.

I did that, and from just six hens, we have eggs running out of our ears. I suspect that half of them will soon be going to freezer camp, as it seems that I'm now subsidizing the gro bill of both kids, and half of the neighbors.

Anyway, I sure would enjoy eating a few of those fresh eggs without wondering about the PCa with every bite. Some things are just not to be are they?
<sigh>

K

Thanks Ed. I'll try the pop chips. CVC, go for all the egg whites you can get. Steve's comments on eggs whites is all true to my knowledge. A great source of protein, and without the yolks, no fat.

In addition, I just looked at that study. I wonder if they factor people eating bacon, pancakes, syrup, butter, and everything else with those eggs. Ridiculous.

For what its worth:

http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/cancer/do-eggs-raise-prostate-cancer-risk/5036861.article

Hey Red, Haven't seen you post in for a while. Hope all is well.

I can't resist putting my two cents in on this one. Frankly, I'm more concerned about our money being spent on these "studies" rather than on research to detect and treat the disease. It's amazing how we always find money to fund these studies.

I'm tired of seeing the American people duped into a state of fear all the time - eat this, don't eat that, do this, don't do that. Yet people are sicker now than they ever were - the difference is we have more effective band-aids for what ails us. Oddly enough, I don't see nearly as many of these types of studies done for breast or ovarian cancer, or even for other, more lethal cancers such as lung, liver, pancreatic. In my opinion, the reality is that there is only so much we can do to prevent disease - the rest is genetics and our environment.

Sorry guys, but I couldn't resist chiming in on yet another inconclusive study that does very little except incite fear.

this is one alledged study i freely ignore. i have always had low cholesteral my entire adult life, and have eaten eggs anytime i wanted to, perhaps not as much as when i was younger, but still eat 4-6 eggs a week with a clear concious.

too many contridictions in these kinds of food studies.

david in sc