The Egg Diet: Is it Safe to Eat ONLY Eggs on a Keto Diet? - Thomas DeLauer

The Egg Diet: Is it Safe to Eat ONLY Eggs on a Keto Diet? - Thomas DeLauer… This is going to be the most scientific breakdown of the egg diet that you're going to find on the internet. I'm going to give you an unbiased review, and I'm going to look at different things. I'm not just going to look at the cholesterol side of things, I want to look at omega profiles, I want to look at sulfur, I want to look at glutathione. I want to talk about the egg diet in a different light, and help you understand truly what it is. This is completely unbiased. I don't do the egg diet.

Anyhow, if you don't follow me already, my name's Thomas DeLauer. Go ahead and hit that subscribe button if you want to get three to five awesome nutrition and workout coaching videos per week. If you are already a follower, make sure you turn on those notifications so you never miss a video. All right, so first off, what the heck is the egg diet? I'll give you my first off honest impression of the egg diet. It's something that's been sort of manufactured to piggy-back off of the keto diet. People are seeing that the keto diet is successful, and that it's getting popular, so people are starting to make different spinoffs with the same general underlying principles.

Ultimately, the egg diet is more of a mono-diet. It's where you really focus on eggs as your primary source of fuel, if not your only source of fuel. Some people eating upwards of two dozen eggs per day, you can pretty darn aggressive. The whole idea here is that eggs supposedly have the abundant nutrient profile that you need to survive, and the perfect ratio of fats to protein. Some of that I'm not going to argue with, okay? If you have really truly good quality eggs, you can get a nice nutrient profile from them, and sure, the fat to protein ratio is quite nice, and supports a general ketogenic lifestyle, but there are some other things that we really have to look at.

First off, it's never good to get your food from just one source. What's going to happen is your body's ultimately going to start to develop antibodies to it, and it's going to happen very fast. As we start to consume something over, and over, and over again, our bodies do start to create antibodies to it. It does start to create a reaction, basing specific IGE, and IGG responses within the body. These IGG responses make it so that your body signals an immune attack whenever you're eating this food in the future. This is the same kind of thing that happens with gluten intolerance.

For example, back in the 1950s, we didn't have much of an issue with gluten, believe it or not. Nowadays, we have an issue with gluten. It's not so much that gluten has changed a whole lot, it's more so that we have over consumed wheat to the point where we're developing antibodies to it. Well this happens at a smaller scale, very aggressively, and very fast if you consume the same food, especially only that food. But let's talk about something different.

I want to talk more so about the omega profile, omega-3s versus omega-6s. Eggs are generally about 1% omega-3, and over 14% omega-6. Now you might hear the word omega and automatically think that it's a good thing, but here's the thing, omega-6s are not good in high amounts, not good at all. In fact, very, very detrimental, so much so that there are multiple studies that link omega-6s with inflammation, and terrible conditions within the body.
What's the problem, why can't we just modulate that omega-6 with something else? Well, here's the thing, we need to be in equal balance of omega-3, and omega-6s. If we're consistently consuming a food that is higher in omega-6s, than the omega-3s, it's skewing that balance in our body. What exactly happens with omega-6s then? Omega-6s are what are called a pro-inflammatory fat. It is literally their job to signal inflammation at specific periods of time. Omega-6s help support the immune system. They literally are provoking inflammation.

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[SawmillerSmith]

I've been on an egg diet a while back for about a month ate nothing but eggs. I eat lots of eggs because I have my own chickens. I'm also 69 years old almost 70 now. Haven't been to a doctor in over 55 years.

[rontheoracle]

You only need to watch from 9:30 to the end. You're welcome.

[MonsterBeastFitness]

Gaston eats 5 dozen eggs a day and he's the size of a barge

[queenjolie]

I lost 15 lbs on the egg diet & I loved it !!! It helped me kick start my diet 🥰🥰🥰 no regrets at all. I love his channel but for the first time I disagree I think that you can do the egg diet for 3-5 days and lose enough weight to help you kickstart your diet ♥️

[georgepanagiotidis]

I ve been on the keto for 9 months with fasting and exercise, I ve lost 120pounds- my diet consists of eggs and greens, occasionally some mayo, loads of spice peppers, few times meat - I dont eat anything fried, no oils whatsoever - i ve recently started body buidling after 18 years and the muscle growth is amazing, mental acuity, sleep cycles, constant energy levels, its all true !

[melissaCgreenwood]

I'm sorry about this whole omega thing but I don't care because 2 eggs keep me going all day. No other food can do that for me. It's the perfect food, the yolk has so many nutrients.

[mikewayne]

"This is completely unbiased, I don't do the egg diet"... That doesn't make you unbiased.

[DeeBee]

When I eat 2 eggs for breakfast it stops me being hungry for the rest of the day - eggs are full of nutrition so helps explain why you're not hungry

[wildnites]

My grandma and grandpappy ate eggs all the time. They even kept 2 hens in the yard for years and ate eggs constantly. Good, cheap tasty protein for way way back in the day (early 1900's - 1930's). Having egg-laying hens in your yard or property, especially during the depression was a good thing. Anyway, they both lived healthy into their 90's. (grandma till 98!). They never got cancer or heart disease or high blood pressure or diabetes. Grandpa even smoked ciggies for years until he gave them up when he turned 70. And he still lived another 21 years! They rarely ever even got sick. They just don't make people like that anymore! They also ate a lot of fish and shellfish regularly. So maybe the omega 3 from the fish balanced out the omega 6 from the eggs?

[jamesearl]

MOST cultures throughout history have eaten the SAME FOODS day in/day out. Most animals in the wild eat mostly the same foods all the time.

[aronhiroshi]

Chinese, Japanese and Koreans eat rice like every day in almost all of their meals, you don't see them having allergies with rice...

[nataliegutierrez]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EAT ANYMORE😭😭😭😭😭
Im very confused?!!

[mrsericwright]

Please consider involving a scientific reviewer for your content prior to posting your videos. A few things to point out here:

Glutathione reductase is an enzyme that breaks down glutathione disulfide. When glutathione binds to 2 sulfur molecules, it becomes glutathione disulfide. A molecule like glutathione cannot become an enzyme just through binding a molecule. Enzymes are a class of proteins and are easily identified by the suffix "-ase."

Regarding IgG antibodies, yes, our bodies do make them in response to foods we eat. But, they reside in the blood and cannot cross through the epithelium to enter the gut in healthy individuals. This can happen if someone has Chron's or IBD, in which their gut epithelium is compromised. Further, there is no evidence that IgG antibodies can indicate allergies or intolerance to foods. Citation: Gocki and Bartuzi 2015.

[maschinenraum]

i eat 8 to 12 eggs these days and my skin has never been that beautiful. after two years on keto and losing 25kg of weight and a weight stall of one year i finally think that i am going in the right direction again. with too much IF and OMAD my metabolism is crap. now with eggs right after getting out of bed and right before going to bed my metabolism is cranked up really good. i make a kind of smoothie with 3 whole eggs, one egg white a little bit of water and a pinch of grained broth and blend that with an immersion blender to a very creamy foamy yellowish drink. of course everything raw but it tastes so great. i also take 3 omega-3 fish oil capsules with it, so my omega6/omega3 balance is not an issue. i love it!

[richardlumintao]

I am now in my 3months keto Diet. I eat 6 boiled eggs everyday with OMAD. From 220lbs to 172lbs. My health is ok with normal blood pressure. I can moved fast and can practice and sitting down while practicing classical piano pieces for an hour and can focus to the musical notes and finger exercises.

[hashimkhan]

I've been watching your videos for 3 months now and used them as not only a guide but also as inspiration. Since I started the keto diet, on March 17, I have lost 60lbs😆. Thank you for making clear and informative content. Your helping a lot of people!

[kfstreich]

If you're trying to get into ketosis this is a great way, simple straightforward, use it for a couple days, it's also great if you want to fast for a couple days, zero carb makes entry into a fast easier.

[kevinandshannonberlied]

I drink a dozen eggs through out the day and look and feel great!! Doing it for years. No problems

[mlbrink]

The pictures he inserts so random, sometimes comical.

[LivingtheLaptopLifestyle]

Hey Tom.... I have had lots of clients lose a ton of weight on the egg diet. It works very very well to get someone ultra lean. I personally actually use the Vince Gironda steak and egg diet when I want to get ultra ultra lean and ripped before a big even or vacation. Works like a charm. But I can tell you first hand the egg diet works incredibly well.