Should I eat egg yolks?

Fact 1: Recent Harvard research that reviewed all the best studies on this topic showed that dietary fat intake is NOT correlated with levels of bodyfat. So those who ate the highest percent fat diets aren't the fattest and science does not support the theory that dietary fat is a cause of obesity.

Fact 2: Half the protein is in the egg yolk (3 grams in the yolk and 3 grams in the white)...AND the amino acid profile is different to that of the white and thus the total quality of the protein in egg is better when it combines yolk protein and white (albumin) protein.

Fact 3: The yolk is MUCH more nutrient dense than the white, containing high levels of fat-soluble vitamins along with lecithin and other healthy nutrients.

Fact 4: Egg intake does not increase cholesterol levels as used to be assumed.

...so as you've probably guessed, I don't condone throwing away egg yolks.

When it comes to the consumption off egg whites and egg yolks, you really don't realise just how much nutrition your wasting when you throw out the yolks.

It wasn't until Mark Gilbert schooled me on the importance of egg white's that I realised just how many good quality nutrients I was loosing out on.

The protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain ALL of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as ALL of the essential fatty acids (EFAs).

There have been plenty of studies ( as I'm sure Mark will know ) lately that indicate that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol levels.

When you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.

On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has dozens of important vital functions in the body.

With this said I think there is enough evidence and research to show that their is no need to throw away the egg yokes any more.