Dr Mike T. Nelson
4 Reasons To Consume Raw Eggs For Recovery Post Training - Dr. Mike T Nelson on miketnelson .com
According to Hope BK et al. 2002, the risk of salmonella in conventional eggs is pretty low.
…2.3 million, out of the 69 billion eggs produced annually, are contaminated with salmonella. As a percentage, that is 0.003 % of eggs are infected.
Even if consuming salmonella contaminated eggs, the risk in healthy people is quite low.
…there does not appear to be an epidemic of people dying from salmonella in eggs. You can further reduce your risk by washing the shells right before you use them.
Show Me The Bodies
If eating Raw Eggs is an issue, there must be individuals that you know and provide on this.
I have yet to find one individual who can provide that information…name and data on what occurred.
The problem I have with your post is that none of these are reasons TO eat eggs, only information on why it’s not all that bad to eat raw eggs. There’s nothing here to tell me any inherent benefits of raw egg consumption - merely that I could be the unlucky SOB that eats one of 2.3 million salmonella-infected eggs produced yearly.
Yeah but why risk it? I’m not some overly paranoid safety freak by any means, I just kinda like my food - I dunno - cooked?
There’s very little risk, but NO reward for drinking eggs raw vs cooking them. Also, if you’re the unlucky SOB to catch Salmonella from drinking a raw egg - you’re in for a world of hurt while everyone calls you an idiot for drinking raw eggs.
Can’t you fix that by just drinking more egg whites?
I like the egg whites because they’re fat free, so when I want a low fat product, it’s there. If I want egg yolk, I eat eggs. If I want extra fat in my protein shake (not sure why), I can add that.
To be clear, all four reasons Dr. Nelson provided are regarding eggs, not specifically raw eggs. He lists the reasons and then, separately, makes the case for raw over cooked.
Interesting to note that he does acknowledge poorer absorption with raw vs cooked, which he says can be counterbalanced by adding an extra egg.
Yep, he did, and he specifically explained why he had that stance. (Potential biotin deficiency, which can appear in as little as three weeks of consistently eating raw eggs).
For the record, in the past I’ve popped two raw eggs into OJ as a fast 'n lazy running-out-the-door breakfast. It’s… meh, fine.
It’s pretty weird you’ve repeated several posts almost word-for-word both here and a year ago over on the Strongfirst forum. Not sure why raw eggs is such a near and dear topic to you, but okee doke.
