Do eggs cause prostate cancer?

[fridjonk]

"Compared with men who rarely eat eggs, men eating even less than one egg a day appear to have twice the risk of prostate cancer progression. And, men who consume two and a half or more eggs per week—basically an egg every three days—may have an 81 percent increased risk of dying from prostate cancer."

https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/eggs/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472048/#:~:text=Eggs%2Fcholine,-Few studies have&text=In the HPFS%2C men who,risk of lethal prostate cancer.

I'm currently eating about 3-4 eggs a day 7 days a week. Since it's such an easy protein addition and I really like them. Even though this research wasn't completely bulletproof, it does however hint at the direction. 

Should I be considering cutting them out of my diet?  And do you guys eat eggs? 

[Thought Art]

Hmm, my opinion is that eggs are highly carcinogenic. So is too much protein, especially animal protein.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Thought Art

[Osaid]

Isn't the recommended daily choline intake 400 - 500mg? How would eating an egg every 3 days be causing cancer then? I don't get that hypothesis
 

I found another study saying the opposite: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35547#:~:text=An increment of 100 mg,warranted to verify the results.

Sadly I don't think there is enough conclusive evidence. The real culprit seems to be the TMAO which choline can create, which also causes apparent cardiovascular risk in some studies, but then you also get studies which contradict that, like this one: 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106073239.htm#:~:text=TMAO levels in the blood,substance made by gut bacteria.

Choline is essential to the diet, so the key seems to be to somehow control the levels of TMAO which it creates. I'm not sure what exactly causes or contributes to high or low TMAO levels though.

"The cause of high TMAO levels in the blood and the compound's effects on the heart and circulatory system are unclear, and earlier research has been contradictory." Sums it up pretty well I think

Edited February 7, 2021 by Osaid

[Username]

I recommend steam boiling eggs. It is super easy, and it's the best way to preserve nutritious value. You need to pour water to the pot - around 1/2 inch should be fine. When the water is boiling you have to put eggs and cover them lid. Set timer for ~7 minutes.

Is also so much easier to peel them!

[Osaid]

10 minutes ago, Username said:

I recommend steam boiling eggs. It is super easy, and it's the best way to preserve nutritious value. You need to pour water to the pot - around 1/2 inch should be fine. When the water is boiling you have to put eggs and cover them lid. Set timer for ~7 minutes.

Leaving the yolk runny also preserves about 50% more nutrients compared to hard boiled

Edited February 7, 2021 by Osaid

[Username]

@Osaid This is why this method is so good. You have much more control and they are cooked mostly from outside. Yolk is barely cooked.

[fridjonk]

4 hours ago, Osaid said:

I found another study saying the opposite: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35547#:~:text=An increment of 100 mg,warranted to verify the results.

Interesting. I was sure there would be some studies countering this claim. 

3 hours ago, Michael569 said:

(tomatoes are super protective from prostate cancer)

Yes, I read that in your e-book. Thanks for that btw, was very informative.  

3 hours ago, Michael569 said:

loaded in salt

What are your thoughts on people not eating enough salt? (not sodium). I read some Harvard research paper time ago saying people aren't consuming enough salt, but not table salt, rather mineral-rich salts such as Pink Himalayan or sea salt. 

4 hours ago, Michael569 said:

As far as the prostate is concerned, the number 1 risk is a high-fat diet.

Does that go for healthy fats as well? Such as peanuts, extra virgin olive oil, avocadoes, etc? 

4 hours ago, Michael569 said:

If you were my client I'd definitely encourage you to cut down those eggs probably down to like 5-7 per week max

I was afraid of this.  But I'd be willing for the sake of my health, and I'm always dead tired after eating eggs anyways. 

The more knowledgeable I become on food the more it sounds like vegetarianism and veganism are the way. Or at least cutting radically down on animal products. 

Thanks for the detailed answer! 

3 hours ago, Username said:

I recommend steam boiling eggs.

I'd honestly rather quit them than boil them. I really love scrambled eggs. 

 

[fridjonk]

2 hours ago, Michael569 said:

Don't know if you read my BDNF blog but when researching that I was surprised to find how much it gets suppressed by saturated fats...so maybe that says something. 

Yes, I did read both part 1 & part 2; excellent posts.