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Originally Posted by Shimpy
It's great to have an expert nutritionist on this board. How do you consider Egg Beaters fake eggs when it is eggs without the yoke which contains the cholesterol. Your recommended poached eggs, of course contain the yoke and cholesteral. I know where you are coming from. I see you as reading a book or two, believing in the theory, and preaching to the rest of us because you want to be helpful. How do you explain how the Mediterranean diet gets high marks with so many people living to the 90's and more using so much OLIVE OIL????
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If I recall correctly did you not have a cardiac event? I apologize if I'm incorrect.
I studied a lot more than
a book or two, not preaching at all just relaying the facts of others and our personal results and those close friends who changed to vegan diet/lifestyle.
No one is twisting your arm to read it or do it. Do what works for U
For U to ask about the Mediterranean diet, I don't think you saw the 8 minute video by Dr. Jeff Novick I posted before, he nails it!
see
here
Back to fake eggs
Ingredients in egg beaters:
Egg Whites, Salt, Onion Powder, Vegetable Gums (
Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Maltodextrin. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Sulfate, Iron (Ferric Phosphate), Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate), Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Mononitrate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3
Xanthan gum (from China) is a polysaccharide secreted by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris,used as a food additive and rheology modifier, commonly used as a food thickening agent and a stabilizer (in cosmetic products, for example, to prevent ingredients from separating). It is produced by the fermentation of glucose, sucrose, or lactose. After a fermentation period, the polysaccharide is precipitated from a growth medium with isopropyl alcohol, dried, and ground into a fine powder. Later, it is added to a liquid medium to form the gum.
Evaluation of workers exposed to xanthan gum dust found evidence of a link to respiratory symptoms.
Only fake industrial food-like products need stuff like that.
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While protein is found in the entire egg, most of its nutritional value is contained in the yolk--which is also, unfortunately, where most of the egg's cholesterol resides.
Nutrients not present in Egg Beaters that are found in farm eggs include choline, is a "little-known but essential nutrient". Other nutrients missing from Egg Beaters are lutein and zeaxanthin, which protect the eyes against age-related conditions such as cataracts and macular degeneration.
The only ingredient in an egg is…..
When it comes to cholesterol, researchers have found that eggs barely influence cholesterol levels. If you eat 1-2 eggs a couple times a week, MOST cholesterol levels will not be affected.
Also, even though nutrients may be added back in to Egg Beaters to enhance the nutritional quality, “the problem with this nutrient specific approach is that science has yet to identify hundreds of other nutrients and their interaction amongst each other when naturally present in a food.
Selecting a few nutrients and focusing on them instead of on a whole food is part of a larger problem in the US food system today.”
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