Eating 8 eggs a day almost damaged your kidneys? According to media reports, 22-year-old Xiao Liu from Wuhan was obsessed with fitness. In order to shape his figure, he started losing fat and building muscle on the advice of a fitness coach. In addition to a lot of exercise, Xiao

I almost damaged my kidneys by eating 8 eggs a day?

According to media reports, 22-year-old Xiao Liu from Wuhan was obsessed with fitness. In order to shape his body, he began to lose fat and gain muscle on the advice of a fitness coach. In addition to a lot of exercise, Xiao Liu also began to strictly restrict various diets. He did not eat rice, porridge, steamed buns and other carbohydrates. He only ate 8 eggs a day, as well as chicken breasts, beef, milk, etc., all of which were high in protein. food.

Hard work pays off. After persisting for half a year, Xiao Liu successfully built muscles. However, during a physical examination, many indicators turned on the red light - the urine routine was abnormal, and the uric acid and creatinine values ​​were all far beyond the normal values. After further examination at the nephrology department, the doctor diagnosed "hyperuricemia, chronic Kidney disease stage 2”.

Xiao Liu was dumbfounded now. How could he develop chronic kidney disease despite being so good? After understanding Xiao Liu's life, the doctor concluded that it may be related to Xiao Liu's long-term high-protein diet.

In daily life, many people regard eggs as cheap and delicious nutrition, but they don’t know that eating too much is not good.

1. Why does eating too many eggs damage the kidneys?

Protein is one of the indispensable nutrients for our body, but it is by no means more is better. The recommended daily protein intake for a man weighing 60kg is 5g. There are about g protein in an egg, about 8g protein in a box of milk, and about 0g protein in 50g of meat. The protein content of 8 eggs that Xiao Liu consumes every day reaches about 56g, which is more than the daily weight of a man weighing 60kg. The upper limit of the recommended intake is not to mention adding some other high-protein foods.

A long-term high-protein diet will cause damage to the kidneys

and increase the metabolic burden on the kidneys

Our body cannot store excess protein. When excessive protein is consumed, the kidneys can only "work overtime" to excrete it, which will lead to kidney failure. The burden increases and even induces kidney damage.

. Convert to fat, harming the kidneys

Excess protein in the body may be converted into fat, which can easily cause body obesity. At the same time, it may also cause calcium to dissolve from the bone, aggravating the loss of calcium and increasing the body's risk of osteoporosis, kidney stones and other diseases.

Someone has something to say at this time. Both online and health experts are saying that eggs are a healthy food and can help the body replenish calcium. Are they all lies?

2. Research from Zhejiang University: No matter how you cook eggs, it is not recommended to eat more eggs

Researchers from the School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science of Zhejiang University once conducted a study that included more than 520,000 people aged 50 to 71 years old. Data from US subjects, 41.2% of whom were female, were analyzed to evaluate the association between eggs, cholesterol intake, and all-cause/cause-specific mortality. The study was followed up for a total of 16 years, during which 129,328 subjects died.
After analysis, it was found:

. Eating one more egg a day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and premature death.

The cholesterol in an egg is about 186 mg. Taking in an extra 300 mg of cholesterol every day will increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The risk of cancer death increased by 24%, and the risk of premature death increased by 19%.

. No matter how you cook eggs, eating more is harmful.

No matter what cooking method you consume, such as fried eggs, boiled eggs, baked eggs, etc., the results will not be affected.

Since eating eggs increases the risk of multiple deaths, doesn’t this mean that eggs are a bad food? Can eggs be eaten?

3. Are eggs really the “bad guys”? Can you still eat it?

It is worth noting that the above research is based on American research. The physical condition and nutritional intake of Americans are still different from that of Chinese people, so the research results need to be viewed rationally.

The nutrition in eggs is actually very high-quality, including carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and protein. Among them, protein is different from that in grains. The amino acid composition is closer to that of the human body and is a part of high-quality protein. kind. After entering the body, it is easily absorbed and utilized by the body and can help the body replenish protein.

"Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" recommends consuming 300~350g of eggs per week, that is, 40~50g per day (about the amount of one egg).

Since eggs are still edible, how can we eat them to be healthier? Teach you a few ways to eat eggs.

4. How to eat eggs more healthily?

. Soft-boiled eggs are the best, but eggs that can be eaten raw

Recently, the "Egg Nutritional Guidelines 2022" released , pointing out that compared with fully cooked eggs, soft-boiled eggs have better protein absorption, taste and color, and It can better retain the nutrients in eggs.

At the same time, Wang Xufeng, president of the Capital Health, Nutrition and Food Society, said that when making soft-boiled eggs, be careful to choose eggs that can be eaten raw. Ordinary eggs may have the risk of Salmonella infection. After making soft-boiled eggs, you may It can cause symptoms such as fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

. Don’t throw away the egg yolk

Many people throw away the yolk when eating eggs, thinking that the cholesterol content in the yolk is very high. In fact, the protein content in egg yolk is higher than that of egg white, and inorganic salts, vitamins and other ingredients are also mainly concentrated in egg yolk, so long as you do not consume excessive amounts in daily life.
. Reduce the intake of processed meat when eating eggs

When eating eggs, be careful not to eat them with bacon, ham and other processed meats at the same time, otherwise it will easily promote the production of toxic compounds by Firmicutes in the intestines triamine oxide , will increase the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and even induce cancer.

Eggs are one of the important ways for the human body to absorb high-quality protein. We cannot blindly refuse to eat eggs, but it is not recommended to consume a large amount of eggs. Just do everything in moderation. #numberoneweekly# #Care for the heart and prevent problems before they happen#

Reference:

[1]Zhuang P, Wu F, Mao L, et al. Egg and cholesterol consumption and mortality from cardiovascular and different causes in the United States : A population-based cohort study[J]. PLoS medicine, 18(2):e1003508.

[2]Sun Xiuyan. "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" released[J]. Food Industry, 2022(6):3 .

[3] China's first "Egg Nutritional Guidelines 2022" was released, and soft-boiled eggs are the perfect way to eat eggs. Guangming.com.2022.8.11

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