just eggs?

sugarbarbie · Post by **sugarbarbie** » Mon 06 Oct 2008 21:58

What nutrients would I be lacking if I just did eggs for a while...just trying to save money.

Post by **Oscar** » Tue 07 Oct 2008 10:35

As far as I know, nothing.

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Tue 07 Oct 2008 14:01

Just eggs? Like not even any fruit?

You would have to eat a lot of eggs, and if you have acne it would
most likely be too much protein.

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Tue 07 Oct 2008 21:14

What about niacin and Vit C?

Post by **Oscar** » Wed 08 Oct 2008 00:14

I think (and assumed) she meant no fish, only eggs.

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Wed 08 Oct 2008 07:47

Then it all makes sense

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Wed 08 Oct 2008 18:01

What would be your source of b3?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 15 Oct 2008 13:56

Fruits. Fruits contain B3.

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Wed 15 Oct 2008 19:43

RRM wrote:Fruits. Fruits contain B3.

Accoring to: http://www.3.waisays.com/nutrients.htm

only a few do:
Vitamin B3 (niacin) ; Granadilla, tuna, salmon, mackerel and dried apricots, -dates, and -plums contain most B3.

Post by **Oscar** » Mon 20 Oct 2008 10:42

The important word in that sentence is "most".

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Mon 20 Oct 2008 18:35

have you tried other fruits than the ones that contain 'most' B3 in the nutrient calculator?

I seems like if you don't try to get B3 you could easily not get enough.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 29 Oct 2008 15:42

The thing with B3 is that your body also produces vitamin B3, co-depening on how much is consumed. Your body can convert excess tryptophan into vitamin B3 (or serotonin). Tryptophan is one of the essential amino acids (protein).

Luckily our body is very good at adapting, unless the circumstances are too extreme.
When you eat loads of fruits, its very unlikely that your B3 metabolism gets out of wack. Only if you consume specific grains (low in both tryptophan and B3), there is a risk of B3 deficiency (possibly leading to pellagra).

Ducky · Post by **Ducky** » Sun 07 Dec 2008 09:35

Would miss Omega 3.

Yolks contain very small amount of Omega 3.

Unless you can buy omega 3 enriched yolks where you live.

They are not available in France, at least not where i live.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 07 Dec 2008 18:40

Ducky wrote:Would miss Omega 3.

Yolks contain very small amount of Omega 3.

Actually, they dont contain that little. Fish contains much more indeed, but if you dont eat fish and say 150 grams of egg yolks daily, you will ingest 330 mg LNA, 90 mg DPA and 270 mg DHA. And of course, fruits contain LNA as well, so that when you eat enough fruits to fulfill your need for energy (say 2.5L orange juice, 5 bananas, 2 mango, 1 avocado, 5 tomatoes and 1 cucumber), you will ingest a total of about 98 gram fat, of which 1.36 grams are omega 3 fats (1.39%), which is within the recommendation of 1 to 1.5% minimally...

Ducky · Post by **Ducky** » Fri 19 Dec 2008 11:37

Just to make it clear though:

150g of yolks is about 14 egg yolks. Thats a lot of egg on a daily basis.

Getting the yolk from the egg is a bit messy business.
Now if somebody doesnt bother to break 14 eggs per day thats ok.

But i prefer to eat a bit fish or take a supliment.