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@heavyphil
That information I posted about the number of eggs that was safe to eat was from the UCSF prostate cancer conference three weeks ago. I have seen other recent sessions where they said eating more than three eggs was problematic. It’s the yolk that’s the problem.
The latest information does seem to say that eggs are not great for prostate cancer patients.
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@jeffmarc I believe that they posted that. However, one of the studies I read said that men who ate more than ONE EGG PER WEEK had a much higher chance of getting LETHAL prostate cancer…seriously - ONE FREAKIN EGG??
Sorry, Jeff, but I just can’t see how these informational retrospective studies carry any weight.
I mean, there was no double blind study, no 10 year strict follow up; there were only questions: “Sir, do you eat eggs? How many per week?”
That right there is a big false indicator since diets can vary from week to week and memory is not very reliable.
I simply cannot believe that a man who routinely has two eggs on a Saturday morning has doomed himself to die of prostate cancer.
https://ecovatec.com/science/
This website has numerous articles debunking many myths about eggs - notably when eggs were implicated in causing prostate cancer because they were high in Omega3 fatty acids - totally FALSE because we know these fats are beneficial!
Also an article about eggs, choline and prostate cancer. Basically everything comes down to how a substance is metabolized in a ‘normal’ situation vs a ‘cancer’ environment.
I realize that this website is probably run by the egg lobby, but sometimes a lobby can be a good thing if there are widely disseminated anecdotal myths that somehow become facts, even within the scientific community. Best,
Phil
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@jeffmarc In the absence of more research, could it be more something like "we don't *know* if the statistical correlation with egg consumption is meaningful, so maybe limit yourself to ≤3/week if you want to stay on the safe side."?
It's mainly the difference between "may be" (caution) and "are" (a high degree of certainty). We tend to jump from the former to the latter a bit quickly in layperson discussions.