Curvie Girlie
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LMAO!!!....you're sooooo FUNNY!~!! ...ayyyy PAPI!!! LMAO!!!
HAHAHAHAHA!!! I did NOT "ayyyyyy" though, I swear! LOL
Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me
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HAHAHAHAHA!!! I did NOT "ayyyyyy" though, I swear! LOL
Curvie Girlie
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Ha ha, Ed--good one
I'm actually eager to hear about Alabama, never been there!
I'm actually eager to hear about Alabama, never been there!
edco76
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Ha ha, Ed--good one
I'm actually eager to hear about Alabama, never been there!
Well if you want to know anything just let me know. Don't trust him because he wants in your britches so he will lye. Do you know where in Bama he is from?
Curvie Girlie
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Lying to get into my britches supposedly! Why, who ever heard of such a thing???
Union Town--and he's another Libra, my goodness!
edco76
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Lying to get into my britches supposedly! Why, who ever heard of such a thing???
Union Town--and he's another Libra, my goodness!
Uniontown, One word. Impress him with your bama knowledge. Ask him if he is an Auburn fan. If he is then have nothing further to do with him. His an absolute waste of matter and will have no redeeming qualities what so ever. They also tend to have notoriously small penis' and poor sexual stamina.
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Curvie Girlie
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Hahahaha!!! Will do, and will keep that in mind!
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[Focus]1
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Are we looking at the same picture, there, Korrie? In her av, it looks like she's waiting for something.
Not gonna say what, but you all know.
Edit: Oh, wait, you simply said she's beautiful. That was true. Not sure what I was arguing with, exactly. Think I just wanted an excuse to point out that she looks like she's about to take a shot. But not of Vodka. K bye.
Not gonna say what, but you all know.
Edit: Oh, wait, you simply said she's beautiful. That was true. Not sure what I was arguing with, exactly. Think I just wanted an excuse to point out that she looks like she's about to take a shot. But not of Vodka. K bye.
Miss Ladybug
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HEY VBF!! How's it going?? Long time no post! WOW, I can't believe your back as well, I went MIA for about 8 weeks, I've had so much going on, it's insane! But, I'm back onthe band wagon and going hard at it.
Looks like your doing real well, still holding down in the 140's I'm so jealous!!
Are you still living in the same location with those other ladies?? How's the job?? Any luck on the winery job???
Are you still running several days a week??? Well, hope your doing fantabulous, OH how did the wild fires do in your town??? I heard it was bad all around there. Chow BABES got to work!
Kim
Looks like your doing real well, still holding down in the 140's I'm so jealous!!
Are you still living in the same location with those other ladies?? How's the job?? Any luck on the winery job???
Are you still running several days a week??? Well, hope your doing fantabulous, OH how did the wild fires do in your town??? I heard it was bad all around there. Chow BABES got to work!
Kim
Curvie Girlie
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Korrie and Focus!! Gee whiz
Hi VBF! I missed ya!
Let's see: I ballooned up to 158 in early spring, and struggled to get out of the 150s for a while. Right now I'm struggling to get to the lower 140s, but that's all part of the Game!
I currently reside with one of the coolest people ever--Barre, the 55 year old male version of myself. He was my dad's best friend and he's allowing me to stay rent free in his nice house (that needs a lot of junk-dumping and cleaning and maintenance, but it's very peaceful). Barre also lives in the Bay Area so I have the house to myself 4 days a week. It's in a remote location off the grid and takes forever to get to work (45-55 minutes). I just found out today that I'm back in my old office full time again: I WAS working at our parent company's office part time to make full time, and YES I work at a winery on Saturdays as well. So currently I have 3 jobs and work 6 days a week, although the hours are only about 43 a week.
I still weight train, kickbox, run, and do yoga every week. I need to run a bit more because I'm doing my first Half Marathon on October 5th. I still have not ever ran farther than 8 miles in my life and I'm gonna get to that....
The fires came HELLA close to the winery I work at--within 2 miles. Boulder Creek was far away from them. But they all sucked, lots of horses died and people lost their homes I was lucky I came out ok, except the smoke fucked up my lungs for a couple weeks.
Hi VBF! I missed ya!
Let's see: I ballooned up to 158 in early spring, and struggled to get out of the 150s for a while. Right now I'm struggling to get to the lower 140s, but that's all part of the Game!
I currently reside with one of the coolest people ever--Barre, the 55 year old male version of myself. He was my dad's best friend and he's allowing me to stay rent free in his nice house (that needs a lot of junk-dumping and cleaning and maintenance, but it's very peaceful). Barre also lives in the Bay Area so I have the house to myself 4 days a week. It's in a remote location off the grid and takes forever to get to work (45-55 minutes). I just found out today that I'm back in my old office full time again: I WAS working at our parent company's office part time to make full time, and YES I work at a winery on Saturdays as well. So currently I have 3 jobs and work 6 days a week, although the hours are only about 43 a week.
I still weight train, kickbox, run, and do yoga every week. I need to run a bit more because I'm doing my first Half Marathon on October 5th. I still have not ever ran farther than 8 miles in my life and I'm gonna get to that....
The fires came HELLA close to the winery I work at--within 2 miles. Boulder Creek was far away from them. But they all sucked, lots of horses died and people lost their homes
I was lucky I came out ok, except the smoke fucked up my lungs for a couple weeks.Curvie Girlie
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$412!
Damn!
I'm lucky I can get a cash rebate from my rewards in my credit card reward program!
Yesterday I went to Fleet Feet, and I dunno if it's a national, state, or NorCal chain or what, but it's a running supply shop that's very good. They're no Big Five--the employee measured my feet, watched me walk, suggested shoes, watched me run, and gave me advice for problems I brought up.
I ended up with a pair of Asics that accommodate my somewhat wide feet, and inserts that will help take pressure off parts of my feet that get rubbed the wrong way. My current shoes screw up my heels. I also bought 2 pairs of ten dollar socks that should solved my heel problem (skin always gets rubbed off at about 4-6 miles depending on my speed). I bought one of those belts with 2 water bottles on it for when I'm running longer than an hour, $40 sports sunglasses, some Luna brand glucose chewies, a heart rate monitor/sports watch, and this stuff that looks like deodorant that you rub onto parts of you that get chaffed by your clothes (my inner thighs get chaffed if I run over 5 miles).
YEAH! So I'm set, even though it cost me $412....credit card to the rescue! Nah, I can afford it eventually, next pay period should cover it, and that's Monday. Basically I'm ready to put on my gear and run for 10-18 miles to train. Yesterday I didn't have much time to run after my shopping spree, but I managed 30 minutes in the neighborhood of my gym (which happens to be near the beach, yay) before I showered and went to yoga class.
The Sad Stuff
So some of you might remember that I have a 24 year old friend who is dying of severe diabetes. We met in September 06 in wine class and over time we've become very very close. He needs a pancreas transplant but there's only a 40% chance he'll survive the 10 hour operation. He told me last night (I visited) that he is feeling like he is going to die very soon. He usually has trouble with his blood sugar, sometimes it crashes and then he has to sit and munch glucose until it goes up. He's actually died before--in his car in Fry's parking lot, he went into a coma for 5 hours. By way of a miracle, he woke up and managed to take his blood sugar--it read ZERO. Now, that is pretty much impossible. What's more incredible is that he was able to crawl to his backseat and down a Kern's (Cali-based company that makes smoothies and juices in cans) and get his blood sugar back up. Still, he claims he suffered brain damage and the beginning of rigor mortis. I pretty much just nod, I don't know what to say to that except I'm glad he's alive!
Anyway, last night he said his blood sugar recently went so low, he consumed a damn kilo of sugar and it didn't go up, until way later--and way too slowly. he can barely walk and I have to help him around his house. Oh right, and he's on so many drugs I can't begin to name them--let's just say they give him liquid Dilauded (hydromorphone, stronger than morphine) and they only give that to dying people. Anyway.....he wants me to execute his will.
So Wednesday we're going to tie up some loose ends and he's going to tell me what he wants. He has a software to make a will and he's researching about witnesses and such. He's also leaving me damn near everything he has, which is distressing to me because I don't want him to die! And it's hard talking about this. Still, he said even if he makes it to when they have an organ for him, and even if he makes the operation, he'll be glad to get things in order just in case.
I have been dealing with Chris and his situation (and depression, oh my god) for a long while but I don't bring it up much. It's hard enough to deal with without talking about it all the time. Anyway, yes, it's possible I will be dealing with a death of a loved one, soon. Only time will tell.
Damn!
I'm lucky I can get a cash rebate from my rewards in my credit card reward program!
Yesterday I went to Fleet Feet, and I dunno if it's a national, state, or NorCal chain or what, but it's a running supply shop that's very good. They're no Big Five--the employee measured my feet, watched me walk, suggested shoes, watched me run, and gave me advice for problems I brought up.
I ended up with a pair of Asics that accommodate my somewhat wide feet, and inserts that will help take pressure off parts of my feet that get rubbed the wrong way. My current shoes screw up my heels. I also bought 2 pairs of ten dollar socks that should solved my heel problem (skin always gets rubbed off at about 4-6 miles depending on my speed). I bought one of those belts with 2 water bottles on it for when I'm running longer than an hour, $40 sports sunglasses, some Luna brand glucose chewies, a heart rate monitor/sports watch, and this stuff that looks like deodorant that you rub onto parts of you that get chaffed by your clothes (my inner thighs get chaffed if I run over 5 miles).
YEAH! So I'm set, even though it cost me $412....credit card to the rescue! Nah, I can afford it eventually, next pay period should cover it, and that's Monday. Basically I'm ready to put on my gear and run for 10-18 miles to train. Yesterday I didn't have much time to run after my shopping spree, but I managed 30 minutes in the neighborhood of my gym (which happens to be near the beach, yay) before I showered and went to yoga class.
The Sad Stuff
So some of you might remember that I have a 24 year old friend who is dying of severe diabetes. We met in September 06 in wine class and over time we've become very very close. He needs a pancreas transplant but there's only a 40% chance he'll survive the 10 hour operation. He told me last night (I visited) that he is feeling like he is going to die very soon. He usually has trouble with his blood sugar, sometimes it crashes and then he has to sit and munch glucose until it goes up. He's actually died before--in his car in Fry's parking lot, he went into a coma for 5 hours. By way of a miracle, he woke up and managed to take his blood sugar--it read ZERO. Now, that is pretty much impossible. What's more incredible is that he was able to crawl to his backseat and down a Kern's (Cali-based company that makes smoothies and juices in cans) and get his blood sugar back up. Still, he claims he suffered brain damage and the beginning of rigor mortis. I pretty much just nod, I don't know what to say to that except I'm glad he's alive!
Anyway, last night he said his blood sugar recently went so low, he consumed a damn kilo of sugar and it didn't go up, until way later--and way too slowly. he can barely walk and I have to help him around his house. Oh right, and he's on so many drugs I can't begin to name them--let's just say they give him liquid Dilauded (hydromorphone, stronger than morphine) and they only give that to dying people. Anyway.....he wants me to execute his will.
So Wednesday we're going to tie up some loose ends and he's going to tell me what he wants. He has a software to make a will and he's researching about witnesses and such. He's also leaving me damn near everything he has, which is distressing to me because I don't want him to die! And it's hard talking about this. Still, he said even if he makes it to when they have an organ for him, and even if he makes the operation, he'll be glad to get things in order just in case.
I have been dealing with Chris and his situation (and depression, oh my god) for a long while but I don't bring it up much. It's hard enough to deal with without talking about it all the time. Anyway, yes, it's possible I will be dealing with a death of a loved one, soon. Only time will tell.
Curvie Girlie
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Sigh, and my weight is up to 145.5. Day 25. It could be bloating but it don't feel like it. I ate well yesterday, but in the afternoon had a PMS sugar attack
Curvie Girlie
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UGH--eggs
I am going to do it. I am going to drink 1 to 2 raw egg(s).
Why? Because they're good for me, and they are satiating and stuff. But yesterday the hard boiled eggs I ate just....didn't agree with my digestive system. And I didn't agree with my state.
I am well-schooled in raw food theory. So....here I go. BIG SIGH! I'll be back
I am going to do it. I am going to drink 1 to 2 raw egg(s).
Why? Because they're good for me, and they are satiating and stuff. But yesterday the hard boiled eggs I ate just....didn't agree with my digestive system. And I didn't agree with my state.
I am well-schooled in raw food theory. So....here I go. BIG SIGH! I'll be back
Curvie Girlie
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Ok
OK.
It wasn't that bad. I ALMOST didn't get the yolks down. But I managed!
Ugh I want to cry a little, but I won't. It didn't really taste like anything (well I was holding my nose) but the texture was just........*shudder*
Focus: That is a great idea, I give you that. Still, I want to do it raw. Shimmy shimmy ya like Old Dirty Bastard: I like it RAW. Cooking kills the enzymes, and the yolk has Choline. In fact, here's a bunch of info on eggs:
Health Benefits
Eggs are a good source of low-cost high-quality protein, providing 5.5 grams of protein (11.1% of the daily value for protein) in one egg for a caloric cost of only 68 calories. The structure of humans and animals is built on protein. We rely on animal and vegetable protein for our supply of amino acids, and then our bodies rearrange the nitrogen to create the pattern of amino acids we require.
Boost Brain Health with Eggs' Choline
Another health benefit of eggs is their contribution to the diet as a source of choline. Although our bodies can produce some choline, we cannot make enough to make up for an inadequate supply in our diets, and choline deficiency can also cause deficiency of another B vitamin critically important for health, folic acid.
Choline is definitely a nutrient needed in good supply for good health. Choline is a key component of many fat-containing structures in cell membranes, whose flexibility and integrity depend on adequate supplies of choline. Two fat-like molecules in the brain, phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, account for an unusually high percentage of the brain's total mass, so choline is particularly important for brain function and health.
In addition, choline is a highly important molecule in a cellular process called methylation. Many important chemical events in the body are made possible by methylation, in which methyl groups are transferred from one place to another. For example, genes in the body can be switched on or turned off in this way, and cells use methylation to send messages back and forth. Choline, which contains three methyl groups, is highly active in this process.
Choline is also a key component of acetylcholine. A neurotrasmitter that carries messages from and to nerves, acetylcholine is the body's primary chemical means of sending messages between nerves and muscles.
Eggs' Choline Reduces Inflammation
People whose diets supplied the highest average intake of choline (found in egg yolk and soybeans), and its metabolite betaine (found naturally in vegetables such as beets and spinach), have levels of inflammatory markers at least 20% lower than subjects with the lowest average intakes, report Greek researchers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Detopoulou P, Panagiotakos DB, et al.)
Compared to those whose diets contained <250 mg/day of choline, subjects whose diets supplied >310 mg of choline daily had, on average:
* 22% lower concentrations of C-reactive protein
* 26% lower concentrations of interleukin-6
* 6% lower concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha
Compared to those consuming <260 mg/day of betaine, subjects whose diets provided >360 mg per day of betaine had, on average:
# 10% lower concentrations of homocysteine
# 19% lower concentrations of C-reactive protein
# 12% lower concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha
Each of these markers of chronic inflammation has been linked to a wide range of conditions including heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's, and type-2 diabetes.
In an accompanying editorial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition entitled, "Is there a new component of the Mediterranean diet that reduces inflammation?," Steven Zeisel from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill noted that choline and betaine work together in the cellular process of methylation, which is not only responsible for the removal of homocysteine, but is involved in turning off the promoter regions of genes involved in inflammation.
"Exposure to oxidative stress is a potent trigger for inflammation. Betaine is formed from choline within the mitochondria , and this oxidation contributes to mitochondrial redox status ," Zeisel continued.
"If the association between choline and betaine and inflammation can be confirmed in studies of other populations, an interesting new dietary approach may be available for reducing chronic diseases associated with inflammation," he concluded.
Recommended daily intakes of choline were set in 1998 at 550 milligrams per day for men and 425 milligrams a day for women. No RDI has been set for betaine, which, since it is a metabolite of choline, is not considered an essential nutrient.
Practical Tip: Egg yolks are the richest source of choline, followed by soybeans. Spinach, beets and whole wheat products are primary sources of betaine. (Olthof MR, van Vliet T, et al. J Nutr)
OK.
It wasn't that bad. I ALMOST didn't get the yolks down. But I managed!
Ugh I want to cry a little, but I won't. It didn't really taste like anything (well I was holding my nose) but the texture was just........*shudder*
Focus: That is a great idea, I give you that. Still, I want to do it raw. Shimmy shimmy ya like Old Dirty Bastard: I like it RAW. Cooking kills the enzymes, and the yolk has Choline. In fact, here's a bunch of info on eggs:
Health Benefits
Eggs are a good source of low-cost high-quality protein, providing 5.5 grams of protein (11.1% of the daily value for protein) in one egg for a caloric cost of only 68 calories. The structure of humans and animals is built on protein. We rely on animal and vegetable protein for our supply of amino acids, and then our bodies rearrange the nitrogen to create the pattern of amino acids we require.
Boost Brain Health with Eggs' Choline
Another health benefit of eggs is their contribution to the diet as a source of choline. Although our bodies can produce some choline, we cannot make enough to make up for an inadequate supply in our diets, and choline deficiency can also cause deficiency of another B vitamin critically important for health, folic acid.
Choline is definitely a nutrient needed in good supply for good health. Choline is a key component of many fat-containing structures in cell membranes, whose flexibility and integrity depend on adequate supplies of choline. Two fat-like molecules in the brain, phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, account for an unusually high percentage of the brain's total mass, so choline is particularly important for brain function and health.
In addition, choline is a highly important molecule in a cellular process called methylation. Many important chemical events in the body are made possible by methylation, in which methyl groups are transferred from one place to another. For example, genes in the body can be switched on or turned off in this way, and cells use methylation to send messages back and forth. Choline, which contains three methyl groups, is highly active in this process.
Choline is also a key component of acetylcholine. A neurotrasmitter that carries messages from and to nerves, acetylcholine is the body's primary chemical means of sending messages between nerves and muscles.
Eggs' Choline Reduces Inflammation
People whose diets supplied the highest average intake of choline (found in egg yolk and soybeans), and its metabolite betaine (found naturally in vegetables such as beets and spinach), have levels of inflammatory markers at least 20% lower than subjects with the lowest average intakes, report Greek researchers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Detopoulou P, Panagiotakos DB, et al.)
Compared to those whose diets contained <250 mg/day of choline, subjects whose diets supplied >310 mg of choline daily had, on average:
* 22% lower concentrations of C-reactive protein
* 26% lower concentrations of interleukin-6
* 6% lower concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha
Compared to those consuming <260 mg/day of betaine, subjects whose diets provided >360 mg per day of betaine had, on average:
# 10% lower concentrations of homocysteine
# 19% lower concentrations of C-reactive protein
# 12% lower concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha
Each of these markers of chronic inflammation has been linked to a wide range of conditions including heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's, and type-2 diabetes.
In an accompanying editorial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition entitled, "Is there a new component of the Mediterranean diet that reduces inflammation?," Steven Zeisel from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill noted that choline and betaine work together in the cellular process of methylation, which is not only responsible for the removal of homocysteine, but is involved in turning off the promoter regions of genes involved in inflammation.
"Exposure to oxidative stress is a potent trigger for inflammation. Betaine is formed from choline within the mitochondria , and this oxidation contributes to mitochondrial redox status ," Zeisel continued.
"If the association between choline and betaine and inflammation can be confirmed in studies of other populations, an interesting new dietary approach may be available for reducing chronic diseases associated with inflammation," he concluded.
Recommended daily intakes of choline were set in 1998 at 550 milligrams per day for men and 425 milligrams a day for women. No RDI has been set for betaine, which, since it is a metabolite of choline, is not considered an essential nutrient.
Practical Tip: Egg yolks are the richest source of choline, followed by soybeans. Spinach, beets and whole wheat products are primary sources of betaine. (Olthof MR, van Vliet T, et al. J Nutr)
Curvie Girlie
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More about eggs:
Eggs -- An Easy Answer for Americans' Unmet Need for Choline
More than 90% of Americans are choline-deficient. An assessment American's dietary choline intake by Iowa State University researchers (Jensen H, Batres-Marquez S, et al., FASEB Journal) revealed that for older children, men, women and pregnant women, intake is dramatically below Adequate Intake (AI) levels, with only 10% or less of all these groups getting even close to recommended amounts of choline.
This finding is especially concerning in pregnant women because choline is necessary for brain and memory development in the fetus. (Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Am J Epidemiol; Zeisel SH, Annu Rev Nutr) The National Academy of Sciences recommends higher daily intake of choline for pregnant and breastfeeding women (550 mg and 450 mg, respectively).
Older adults are also at high risk of choline deficiency. Research presented by Debra Keast, PhD, at the 31st National Nutrient Data Bank Conference, Washington, DC, revealed that choline intake decreases with age, with adults ages 71 and older typically consuming an average of about 264 milligrams per day, roughly half the AI for choline (550 mg/day for men, 425 mg/day for women).
And even getting the recommended AI for choline may not meet the needs of approximately 20% of men. Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Fischer LM, deCosta KA, et al.) found that when 26 men were given a diet providing 550 mg/day of choline, 6 of the men developed fatty liver or muscle damage (signs of choline insufficiency).
In addition to the 26 men, 16 premenopausal and 15 postmenopausal women took part in this study. All participants were fed a diet supplying 550 mg/day of choline for 10 days followed by a diet containing less than 50 mg/day of choline for up to another 42 days.
When deprived of dietary choline, 77% of the men, 80% of the postmenopausal women, and 44% of the premenopausal women developed fatty liver or muscle damage. (Premenopausal women, while harmed, were not as sorely affected because choline can be made by our bodies from the de novo synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, which is up-regulated by estrogen.)
Practical Tip: Foods that are good sources of choline should be frequent contributors to your healthy way of eating. Two large eggs provide 252 milligrams of choline (all in yolk), a little less than half the recommended daily supply, and and also contain 630 milligrams (yes, milligrams not micrograms) of phosphatidylcholine. Although most sources just report the free choline at 252 micrograms, it is the phosphatidylcholine that is the most common form in which choline is incorporated into cell membrane phospholipids.
Other rich sources of choline (per 100 grams / 3 ounces of food) include beef liver (355 mg), dried soy beans (116 mg), wheat germ (152 mg), cod (83 mg), chicken (70 mg, and salmon (65 mg).
An Egg Breakfast Helps Promote Weight Loss
In a randomized controlled trial, 160 overweight or obese men and women were divided into 2 groups, one of which ate a breakfast including 2 eggs, while the other consumed a bagel breakfast supplying the same amount of calories and weight mass (an important control factor in satiety and weight loss studies). Participants ate their assigned breakfast at least 5 days a week for 8 weeks as part of a low-fat diet with a 1,000 calorie deficit. (Dhurandhar N, Vander Wal J, et al, FASEB Journal)
Compared to those on the bagel breakfast, egg eaters:
* Lost almost twice as much weight -- egg eaters lost an average of 6.0 pounds compared to bagel eaters' 3.5 pound loss.
* Had an 83% greater decrease in waist circumference
* Reported greater improvements in energy
No significant differences were seen between blood levels of total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides in either group, confirming what other studies (Ballesteros MN, Cabrera RM, Am J Clin Nutr) have shown, including a relative risk study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting: healthy people can safely enjoy eggs without increasing their heart attack risk. The relative risk study, a thorough scientific review of the major studies concerning heart disease causation, which was conducted by Washington, DC-based scientific consulting firm, Exponent, found that eggs contribute just 0.6 percent of men's and 0.4 percent of women's coronary heart disease risk.
Eggs and Heart Health
In addition to its significant effects on brain function and the nervous system, choline also has an impact on cardiovascular health since it is one of the B vitamins that helps convert homocysteine, a molecule that can damage blood vessels, into other benign substances. Eggs are also a good source of vitamin B12, another B vitamin that is of major importance in the process of converting homocysteine into safe molecules.
Eggs are high in cholesterol, and health experts in the past counseled people to therefore avoid this food. (All of the cholesterol in the egg is in the yolk.) However, nutrition experts have now determined people on a low-fat diet can eat one or two eggs a day without measurable changes in their blood cholesterol levels. This information is supported by a statistical analysis of 224 dietary studies carried out over the past 25 years that investigated the relationship between diet and blood cholesterol levels in over 8,000 subjects. What investigators in this study found was that saturated fat in the diet, not dietary cholesterol, is what influences blood cholesterol levels the most.
Eggs -- An Easy Answer for Americans' Unmet Need for Choline
More than 90% of Americans are choline-deficient. An assessment American's dietary choline intake by Iowa State University researchers (Jensen H, Batres-Marquez S, et al., FASEB Journal) revealed that for older children, men, women and pregnant women, intake is dramatically below Adequate Intake (AI) levels, with only 10% or less of all these groups getting even close to recommended amounts of choline.
This finding is especially concerning in pregnant women because choline is necessary for brain and memory development in the fetus. (Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Am J Epidemiol; Zeisel SH, Annu Rev Nutr) The National Academy of Sciences recommends higher daily intake of choline for pregnant and breastfeeding women (550 mg and 450 mg, respectively).
Older adults are also at high risk of choline deficiency. Research presented by Debra Keast, PhD, at the 31st National Nutrient Data Bank Conference, Washington, DC, revealed that choline intake decreases with age, with adults ages 71 and older typically consuming an average of about 264 milligrams per day, roughly half the AI for choline (550 mg/day for men, 425 mg/day for women).
And even getting the recommended AI for choline may not meet the needs of approximately 20% of men. Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Fischer LM, deCosta KA, et al.) found that when 26 men were given a diet providing 550 mg/day of choline, 6 of the men developed fatty liver or muscle damage (signs of choline insufficiency).
In addition to the 26 men, 16 premenopausal and 15 postmenopausal women took part in this study. All participants were fed a diet supplying 550 mg/day of choline for 10 days followed by a diet containing less than 50 mg/day of choline for up to another 42 days.
When deprived of dietary choline, 77% of the men, 80% of the postmenopausal women, and 44% of the premenopausal women developed fatty liver or muscle damage. (Premenopausal women, while harmed, were not as sorely affected because choline can be made by our bodies from the de novo synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, which is up-regulated by estrogen.)
Practical Tip: Foods that are good sources of choline should be frequent contributors to your healthy way of eating. Two large eggs provide 252 milligrams of choline (all in yolk), a little less than half the recommended daily supply, and and also contain 630 milligrams (yes, milligrams not micrograms) of phosphatidylcholine. Although most sources just report the free choline at 252 micrograms, it is the phosphatidylcholine that is the most common form in which choline is incorporated into cell membrane phospholipids.
Other rich sources of choline (per 100 grams / 3 ounces of food) include beef liver (355 mg), dried soy beans (116 mg), wheat germ (152 mg), cod (83 mg), chicken (70 mg, and salmon (65 mg).
An Egg Breakfast Helps Promote Weight Loss
In a randomized controlled trial, 160 overweight or obese men and women were divided into 2 groups, one of which ate a breakfast including 2 eggs, while the other consumed a bagel breakfast supplying the same amount of calories and weight mass (an important control factor in satiety and weight loss studies). Participants ate their assigned breakfast at least 5 days a week for 8 weeks as part of a low-fat diet with a 1,000 calorie deficit. (Dhurandhar N, Vander Wal J, et al, FASEB Journal)
Compared to those on the bagel breakfast, egg eaters:
* Lost almost twice as much weight -- egg eaters lost an average of 6.0 pounds compared to bagel eaters' 3.5 pound loss.
* Had an 83% greater decrease in waist circumference
* Reported greater improvements in energy
No significant differences were seen between blood levels of total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides in either group, confirming what other studies (Ballesteros MN, Cabrera RM, Am J Clin Nutr) have shown, including a relative risk study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting: healthy people can safely enjoy eggs without increasing their heart attack risk. The relative risk study, a thorough scientific review of the major studies concerning heart disease causation, which was conducted by Washington, DC-based scientific consulting firm, Exponent, found that eggs contribute just 0.6 percent of men's and 0.4 percent of women's coronary heart disease risk.
Eggs and Heart Health
In addition to its significant effects on brain function and the nervous system, choline also has an impact on cardiovascular health since it is one of the B vitamins that helps convert homocysteine, a molecule that can damage blood vessels, into other benign substances. Eggs are also a good source of vitamin B12, another B vitamin that is of major importance in the process of converting homocysteine into safe molecules.
Eggs are high in cholesterol, and health experts in the past counseled people to therefore avoid this food. (All of the cholesterol in the egg is in the yolk.) However, nutrition experts have now determined people on a low-fat diet can eat one or two eggs a day without measurable changes in their blood cholesterol levels. This information is supported by a statistical analysis of 224 dietary studies carried out over the past 25 years that investigated the relationship between diet and blood cholesterol levels in over 8,000 subjects. What investigators in this study found was that saturated fat in the diet, not dietary cholesterol, is what influences blood cholesterol levels the most.
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And more about eggs
Improve Your Cholesterol Profile
Not only have studies shown that eggs do not significantly affect cholesterol levels in most individuals, but the latest research suggests that eating whole eggs may actually result in significant improvement in one's blood lipids (cholesterol) profile-even in persons whose cholesterol levels rise when eating cholesterol-rich foods.
In northern Mexico, an area in which the diet contains a high amount of fat because of its reliance on low-cost meat products and tortillas made with hydrogenated oils, coronary artery disease is common. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers evaluated the effects of daily consumption of whole eggs on the ratio of LDL (bad) cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, and phenotype (the way an individual's genetic possibilities are actually expressed) in 54 children (8-12 years old) from this region. A month of eating 2 eggs daily, not only did not worsen the children's ratio of LDL:HDL, which remained the same, but the size of their LDL cholesterol increased-a very beneficial change since larger LDL is much less atherogenic (likely to promote atherosclerosis) than the smaller LDL subfractions. Among children who originally had the high-risk LDL phenotype B, 15% shifted to the low-risk LDL phenotype A after just one month of eating whole eggs.
Helping to Prevent Blood Clots
Eating eggs may help lower risk of a heart attack or stroke by helping to prevent blood clots. A study published in Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin demonstrated that proteins in egg yolk are not only potent inhibitors of human platelet aggregation, but also prolong the time it takes for fibrinogen, a protein present in blood, to be converted into fibrin. Fibrin serves as the scaffolding upon which clumps of platelets along with red and white blood cells are deposited to form a blood clot. These anti-clotting egg yolk proteins inhibit clot formation in a dose-dependent manner-the more egg yolks eaten, the more clot preventing action.(That being said, it's still important to only eat the amount of eggs that fits within your own personal Healthiest Way of Eating.)
Protection against Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Cataracts
Lutein, a carotenoid thought to help prevent age-related macular degeneration and cataracts, may be found in even higher amounts in eggs than in green vegetables such as spinach, which have been considered its major dietary sources, as well as in supplements. Research presented at the annual American Dietetic Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in 2003, by Elizabeth Johnson from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University also showed that natural lutein esters found in eggs are as or even more bioavailable as the forms of the nutrient offered in purified lutein products. Johnson's trial tested serum lutein concentration in 10 healthy men, before and after daily consumption of 6mg lutein obtained from four different sources: eggs from chickens fed marigold petals (which are high in lutein), spinach (one of the best known sources of dietary lutein), lutein ester supplements (purified lutein) and lutein supplements. Differences in serum lutein levels in response to the various types of doses were observed the day after the first dose: the serum lutein response to egg was significantly greater than the supplements but no higher than the response to the spinach. After nine days of daily lutein dosing, the serum lutein response was significantly greater in the egg phase than either of the supplements or the spinach. The bottom line: this study suggests that eating lutein-rich foods may be a more effective means of boosting lutein concentration in the eye than taking supplements.
Another human study, published in the i>Journal of Nutrition, confirms that lutein is best absorbed from egg yolk-not lutein supplements or even spinach. Egg yolks, although they contain significantly less lutein than spinach, are a much more bioavailable source whose consumption increases lutein concentrations in the blood many-fold higher than spinach.
Although the mechanism by which egg yolk increases lutein bioavailability is not yet known, it is likely due to the fats (cholesterol and choline) found in egg yolk. Lutein, like other carotenoids, is fat-soluble, so cannot be absorbed unless fat is also present. (If this is the case, then to enhance the lutein absorption from spinach and other vegetables rich in this nutrient, we suggest enjoying them with some fat such as extra virgin olive oil). To maximally boost your lutein absorption, you could also combine both eggs and spinach. Whether you prefer your spinach steamed, sautéed or fresh in spinach salad, dress it with a little olive oil and a topping of chopped hard-boiled egg. For a flavorful, quick and easy recipe featuring eggs and spinach, try our Poached Eggs over Spinach and Mushrooms.
Eggs Protect Eyesight without Increasing Cholesterol
Two new studies published in the Journal of Nutrition add further evidence to the theory that a daily egg-whose yolk is a rich source of vision-protective carotenoids, including not only lutein but also zeaxanthin-may reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The studies, both conducted at the University of Massachusetts, show that, in addition to keeping hunger at bay longer (eggs' satiety index is 50% than that of most breakfast cereals), an egg a day boosts blood levels of both lutein and zeaxanthin, thus reducing the risk of AMD-without increasing cholesterol or triglyceride levels.
In AMD, the macula, the central part of the retina which controls fine vision, deteriorates, greatly limiting eyesight or even resulting in blindness in those afflicted. The leading cause of blindness in people over age 50, AMD afflicts more than 10 million people in the United States, plus an additional 15 to 20 million worldwide.
In the first study, a randomized cross-over trial, Elizabeth Goodrow and her team investigated the effects of eating one egg a day on blood levels of lutein, zeaxanthin, cholesterol and triglycerides in 33 men and women over age 60.
After a no-egg start up week, volunteers ate either an egg or egg substitute daily for 5 weeks, then again ate no eggs for a week before crossing over to the other intervention for a second 5 weeks.
After the 5-week period in which they ate a daily egg, participants' blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin significantly increased by 26 and 38%, respectively, compared to their levels of these carotenoids after their no-egg week.
And although eggs are well-known for containing cholesterol, participants' blood levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides were not affected by eating an egg a day.
In the second study, researchers led by Adam Wenzel looked at the effect of a 12-week egg intervention on lutein and zeaxanthin levels in both the blood and the retina of the eye (the macular pigment optical density or MOPD) of 24 women ranging in age from 24 to 59.
The women were randomly assigned to eat 6 eggs every week containing either 331 micrograms (Egg1) or 964 micrograms (Egg2) of lutein and zeaxanthin per yolk, or a placebo (a sugar-filled pill).
No changes in cholesterol levels were seen in the women eating eggs, but in those given the placebo (the sugar pill), increases in total cholesterol and triglycerides were recorded.
Unlike the first study, only blood levels of zeaxanthin, but not lutein, increased in both Egg1 and Egg2 groups; however, carotenoid levels in the retina (MPOD) increased in both egg intervention groups, a result that suggests a daily egg offers protection against AMD.
Although egg yolk contains less lutein and zeaxanthin than some other foods-spinach, for example-when supplied by eggs, these carotenoids appear to be especially well absorbed into the retina. "Increasing egg consumption to 6 eggs per week may be an effective method to increase MPOD," wrote lead study author Wenzel.
So, enjoy a quick and easy, vision-sustaining poached or soft boiled egg for breakfast. Take an egg salad sandwich to work or add a hard boiled egg to your luncheon salad. On the weekend, treat yourself to our Healthy Breakfast Frittata or Egg Crepes filled with veggies, one of the delicious egg recipes featured in The World's Healthiest Foods Essential Guide. We suggest choosing organic omega-3-rich eggs if available. Produced by hens fed a diet rich in flaxseed, these eggs are an exceptional source not only of lutein and xeaxanthin, but anti-inflammatory omega-3 essential fatty acids as well.
Improve Your Cholesterol Profile
Not only have studies shown that eggs do not significantly affect cholesterol levels in most individuals, but the latest research suggests that eating whole eggs may actually result in significant improvement in one's blood lipids (cholesterol) profile-even in persons whose cholesterol levels rise when eating cholesterol-rich foods.
In northern Mexico, an area in which the diet contains a high amount of fat because of its reliance on low-cost meat products and tortillas made with hydrogenated oils, coronary artery disease is common. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers evaluated the effects of daily consumption of whole eggs on the ratio of LDL (bad) cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, and phenotype (the way an individual's genetic possibilities are actually expressed) in 54 children (8-12 years old) from this region. A month of eating 2 eggs daily, not only did not worsen the children's ratio of LDL:HDL, which remained the same, but the size of their LDL cholesterol increased-a very beneficial change since larger LDL is much less atherogenic (likely to promote atherosclerosis) than the smaller LDL subfractions. Among children who originally had the high-risk LDL phenotype B, 15% shifted to the low-risk LDL phenotype A after just one month of eating whole eggs.
Helping to Prevent Blood Clots
Eating eggs may help lower risk of a heart attack or stroke by helping to prevent blood clots. A study published in Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin demonstrated that proteins in egg yolk are not only potent inhibitors of human platelet aggregation, but also prolong the time it takes for fibrinogen, a protein present in blood, to be converted into fibrin. Fibrin serves as the scaffolding upon which clumps of platelets along with red and white blood cells are deposited to form a blood clot. These anti-clotting egg yolk proteins inhibit clot formation in a dose-dependent manner-the more egg yolks eaten, the more clot preventing action.(That being said, it's still important to only eat the amount of eggs that fits within your own personal Healthiest Way of Eating.)
Protection against Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Cataracts
Lutein, a carotenoid thought to help prevent age-related macular degeneration and cataracts, may be found in even higher amounts in eggs than in green vegetables such as spinach, which have been considered its major dietary sources, as well as in supplements. Research presented at the annual American Dietetic Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in 2003, by Elizabeth Johnson from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University also showed that natural lutein esters found in eggs are as or even more bioavailable as the forms of the nutrient offered in purified lutein products. Johnson's trial tested serum lutein concentration in 10 healthy men, before and after daily consumption of 6mg lutein obtained from four different sources: eggs from chickens fed marigold petals (which are high in lutein), spinach (one of the best known sources of dietary lutein), lutein ester supplements (purified lutein) and lutein supplements. Differences in serum lutein levels in response to the various types of doses were observed the day after the first dose: the serum lutein response to egg was significantly greater than the supplements but no higher than the response to the spinach. After nine days of daily lutein dosing, the serum lutein response was significantly greater in the egg phase than either of the supplements or the spinach. The bottom line: this study suggests that eating lutein-rich foods may be a more effective means of boosting lutein concentration in the eye than taking supplements.
Another human study, published in the i>Journal of Nutrition, confirms that lutein is best absorbed from egg yolk-not lutein supplements or even spinach. Egg yolks, although they contain significantly less lutein than spinach, are a much more bioavailable source whose consumption increases lutein concentrations in the blood many-fold higher than spinach.
Although the mechanism by which egg yolk increases lutein bioavailability is not yet known, it is likely due to the fats (cholesterol and choline) found in egg yolk. Lutein, like other carotenoids, is fat-soluble, so cannot be absorbed unless fat is also present. (If this is the case, then to enhance the lutein absorption from spinach and other vegetables rich in this nutrient, we suggest enjoying them with some fat such as extra virgin olive oil). To maximally boost your lutein absorption, you could also combine both eggs and spinach. Whether you prefer your spinach steamed, sautéed or fresh in spinach salad, dress it with a little olive oil and a topping of chopped hard-boiled egg. For a flavorful, quick and easy recipe featuring eggs and spinach, try our Poached Eggs over Spinach and Mushrooms.
Eggs Protect Eyesight without Increasing Cholesterol
Two new studies published in the Journal of Nutrition add further evidence to the theory that a daily egg-whose yolk is a rich source of vision-protective carotenoids, including not only lutein but also zeaxanthin-may reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The studies, both conducted at the University of Massachusetts, show that, in addition to keeping hunger at bay longer (eggs' satiety index is 50% than that of most breakfast cereals), an egg a day boosts blood levels of both lutein and zeaxanthin, thus reducing the risk of AMD-without increasing cholesterol or triglyceride levels.
In AMD, the macula, the central part of the retina which controls fine vision, deteriorates, greatly limiting eyesight or even resulting in blindness in those afflicted. The leading cause of blindness in people over age 50, AMD afflicts more than 10 million people in the United States, plus an additional 15 to 20 million worldwide.
In the first study, a randomized cross-over trial, Elizabeth Goodrow and her team investigated the effects of eating one egg a day on blood levels of lutein, zeaxanthin, cholesterol and triglycerides in 33 men and women over age 60.
After a no-egg start up week, volunteers ate either an egg or egg substitute daily for 5 weeks, then again ate no eggs for a week before crossing over to the other intervention for a second 5 weeks.
After the 5-week period in which they ate a daily egg, participants' blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin significantly increased by 26 and 38%, respectively, compared to their levels of these carotenoids after their no-egg week.
And although eggs are well-known for containing cholesterol, participants' blood levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides were not affected by eating an egg a day.
In the second study, researchers led by Adam Wenzel looked at the effect of a 12-week egg intervention on lutein and zeaxanthin levels in both the blood and the retina of the eye (the macular pigment optical density or MOPD) of 24 women ranging in age from 24 to 59.
The women were randomly assigned to eat 6 eggs every week containing either 331 micrograms (Egg1) or 964 micrograms (Egg2) of lutein and zeaxanthin per yolk, or a placebo (a sugar-filled pill).
No changes in cholesterol levels were seen in the women eating eggs, but in those given the placebo (the sugar pill), increases in total cholesterol and triglycerides were recorded.
Unlike the first study, only blood levels of zeaxanthin, but not lutein, increased in both Egg1 and Egg2 groups; however, carotenoid levels in the retina (MPOD) increased in both egg intervention groups, a result that suggests a daily egg offers protection against AMD.
Although egg yolk contains less lutein and zeaxanthin than some other foods-spinach, for example-when supplied by eggs, these carotenoids appear to be especially well absorbed into the retina. "Increasing egg consumption to 6 eggs per week may be an effective method to increase MPOD," wrote lead study author Wenzel.
So, enjoy a quick and easy, vision-sustaining poached or soft boiled egg for breakfast. Take an egg salad sandwich to work or add a hard boiled egg to your luncheon salad. On the weekend, treat yourself to our Healthy Breakfast Frittata or Egg Crepes filled with veggies, one of the delicious egg recipes featured in The World's Healthiest Foods Essential Guide. We suggest choosing organic omega-3-rich eggs if available. Produced by hens fed a diet rich in flaxseed, these eggs are an exceptional source not only of lutein and xeaxanthin, but anti-inflammatory omega-3 essential fatty acids as well.
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So....that is why I swallowed 2 raw eggs laid by free range chickens who were fed organic flax seeds in addition to their healthy diet.
Oh god I hope nothing bad happens to me today!
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