Comments | veganpeople: Eggs

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Eggs

Mar 07, 2009 00:26

I tried to help someone in another community in terms of suggestions for increasing their intake of protein as a vegetarian. A girl commented suggesting eggs, saying she went vegetarian last week and she eats a lot of eggs and dairy now to increase her protein levels. I tried to be polite and explain that eggs are not good for you. Now I am being ( Read more... )

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milkskate March 7 2009, 02:34:51 UTC

I can't remember the numbers, but I know women who eat eggs several times a week are something like three times as likely to develop breast cancer than women who don't eat eggs.

ppunkgoddess March 7 2009, 03:19:25 UTC

I remember seeing data recently suggesting increasing egg intake increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, which, when you think about it makes sense I mean eggs *are* from the ovaries.

etomlef March 7 2009, 05:04:14 UTC

i will say that when i first went vegetarian (long before going vegan) i gained like 15lbs. i couldn't figure out WHY i had gained weight.. weren't vegetarians supposed to be waifs?? then i noticed i had been living on egg & cheese omelettes and grilled cheese and pasta alfredos while out for dinner, etc.

ovo lacto vegetarian can SO EASILY become a diet that's WAY unhealthier than omnivore. when the options are limited to tasty options that contain tons of eggs and cheese or less-tasty options that are vegan.. the ovo lacto always reaches for the former.

rocknrollfire March 7 2009, 19:42:42 UTC

same here. when i went vegetarian i did lose some weight (because even my unhealthy vegetarian eating habits were much healthier than my omni eating habits) but i couldn't figure out why i hadn't lost more. turns out fried egg and cheese sandwiches every morning aren't really that great for you.

mindfulness March 7 2009, 10:54:32 UTC

Neu5Gc is present in eggs and causes inflammation in humans and is especially rich in red meat and cancerous tumours. It is not present in plants.

mindfulness March 7 2009, 10:59:02 UTC

For precision, the levels of Neu5Gc are very low compared to meats.

anunreallife March 8 2009, 21:19:11 UTC

Eggs have tons of cholesterol. I preferred avocado even when I was vegan.

anunreallife March 8 2009, 21:20:02 UTC

I meant to say "even when I ate eggs."