Article on eating eggs

[123 MMA]

http://drbenkim.com/articles-eggs.html

I think a lot of you will find this interesting

[black gerbil1]

I always eat free range myself.


if you eat raw eggs, dont aint they less bio something meaning your body absorbs less protien then cooked ones?

[vileniall]

how do you eat raw eggs? like what do you do with it?

[black gerbil1]

how do you eat raw eggs? like what do you do with it?
you crack them open in a cup, man up and drink.;)

[NeilD]

I always eat free range myself.


if you eat raw eggs, dont aint they less bio something meaning your body absorbs less protien then cooked ones?

yeah, the protein isnt as bio available raw as it is cooked.. despite the fact it tastes like drinking slimy snot

[LewisJ]

He’s actually wrong on the salmonella point. You’re more likely to get salmonella from free range/ organic eggs than from battery farmed eggs in my opinion.

[DetoxGuru.com]

the thought of eating something from an animal that never sees light is a bit odd.

[vileniall]

the thought of eating something from an animal that never sees light is a bit odd.

??? meat? that doesn't.

[Jimmy Boogaloo]

just to clarify, are you saying meat does, or doesn't in fact see light?

[Plastikman]

He’s actually wrong on the salmonella point. You’re more likely to get salmonella from free range/ organic eggs than from battery farmed eggs in my opinion.

What are you basing that on?

Id have assumed that the closer proximity and higher numbers of birds per square metre in intensive rearing opperations would make the spread of bacteria much more likely?

[vileniall]

just to clarify, are you saying meat does, or doesn't in fact see light?

meat does not. I'd be a little worried if the inside of a fillet steak had seen light before it hit the water in my bowl.

[vileniall]

What are you basing that on?

Id have assumed that the closer proximity and higher numbers of birds per square metre in intensive rearing opperations would make the spread of bacteria much more likely?

I know what you are saying. but the environment is much more controlled in intensive battery farming. you can segregate them an everything.

[Plastikman]

I know what you are saying. but the environment is much more controlled in intensive battery farming. you can segregate them an everything.

The enviroment is certainly more controlled, but Ive seen studies quoted in articles which say that the the pressence of Salmonella in eggs from battery hens is x4 times higher then in organic eggs.

http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/848d689047cb466780256a6b00298980/8dd352307058db47802573cb0050806a!OpenDocument

[vileniall]

The enviroment is certainly more controlled, but Ive seen studies quoted in articles which say that the the pressence of Salmonella in eggs from battery hens is x4 times higher then in organic eggs.

http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/848d689047cb466780256a6b00298980/8dd352307058db47802573cb0050806a!OpenDocument

dont make me read an article, im lazy. just tell me why it's true and ill believe you.

[DetoxGuru.com]

i dont give a shit what any studies say , they all have their own agenda, imho organic / free range its just more natural thats it and seems to taste better ( waits for some twat to waffle on endlessly about placebo effects ) , forget all the scientific bollocks people are paid 100s of Gs a year to spout , its all about personal preference / opinion.

[jayman2606]

i dont give a shit what any studies say , they all have their own agenda, imho organic / free range its just more natural thats it and seems to taste better ( waits for some twat to waffle on endlessly about placebo effects ) , forget all the scientific bollocks people are paid 100s of Gs a year to spout , its all about personal preference / opinion.

Well put detox and I will second that. This also applies to so many other things we see presented as facts i.e. food, crap in the newspapers, politics....aaahhhh

[LewisJ]

What are you basing that on?

Id have assumed that the closer proximity and higher numbers of birds per square metre in intensive rearing opperations would make the spread of bacteria much more likely?

Salmonella species are a feacal bacteria. I.e. the are present in pretty much all faeces (human/ chicken etc etc). In battery farming eggs are laid, they roll down the cage floor and are carried away on a conveyer belt pretty much immediately. With free range hens, the eggs are laid and left sitting in the nest where the bird also shits, meaning there is an increased chance that salmonella species, as well as other faecal bacteria are present on the shell. You crack the shell open, some shell (or bacteria) gets into the egg, you don't cook it at all or enough and you get food poisening.

That said I don't see it as a problem and personally would never buy a battery farmed egg. I just always cook eggs... Scrambled is best.

I also agree with detox, I get a lot of eggs from my boss, who keeps her own chicken, and there is a massive difference in taste and colour between them and even free range supermarket eggs.

[Plastikman]

i dont give a shit what any studies say , they all have their own agenda, imho organic / free range its just more natural thats it and seems to taste better ( waits for some twat to waffle on endlessly about placebo effects ) , forget all the scientific bollocks people are paid 100s of Gs a year to spout , its all about personal preference / opinion.

I agree with the basic point you're making. Free Range/Organic certainly tastes better then battery imo.

But your the rest of it, as always is utter bullshit.

[Wiegieboard]

Salmonella should be killed by the gamma radioactive processes implemented before sale surely? Note the should...
I agree with lewis on the other matters though.
I buy cheap eggs because of the price and the fact that I'm abslutely skint, but definately do like organic better. The yolk in particular tases better to me. I used to get my eggs from the garden as a child and remember switching over to shop eggs and noticing a difference. They seemed to be a brighter yellow but didn't quite have the strong flavour.

[DetoxGuru.com]

I agree with the basic point you're making. Free Range/Organic certainly tastes better then battery imo.

But your the rest of it, as always is utter bullshit.

please speak english mate.

[Plastikman]

please speak english mate.

Oh dear, it it appears I forgot to delete the word "your" imagine my embarassment.:rolleyes: