Eggs and Your Health: What You Need to Know | Dr. Neal Barnard Exam Room Live Q&A

Are eggs a natural superfood? Some say yes, but others say the breakfast and cooking favorite could even send you to an early grave.

Explore the science of eggs with New York Times bestselling author and nutrition expert Dr. Neal Barnard as he joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.

You will hear what happened to one listener who ate a dozen eggs a day for year that left doctors puzzled and scrambling for answers.

Other Topics:
- Are organic free-range eggs a healthier option?
- Does the body produce enough cholesterol on its own?
- Are eggs unhealthy for someone with diabetes?
- Are eggs less healthy than bacon?
- Egg substitutes
- And more!

Plus, we’ll unveil a new segment called “The Power Foods Focus” ahead of the release of Dr. Barnard’s new book, The Power Foods Diet. This week we’re exploring the protein in potatoes and comparing it to eggs!

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[elberthardy]

Thank you for reviewing my case! That is so cool! I'm still vegan and I share it with many others. I\m still feeling great and have a lot of energy on an Organic Veg diet. Thank you so much!

[indirajayaraman]

Great show.
I am 67, a South Indian lady, and a life long egg vegetarian.
In 2021, I discovered Doctor John McDougall and was amazed that he promoted starch and potatoes. Here I was eating white rice ( as most South Indians and South Asians do) and feeling guilty about it as everyone was saying rice causes diabetes. Soon I understood that I was following the McDougall diet except for the egg a day and dairy I was consuming. And of course the extra oil we Indians use in our cooking.
Very soon I threw away the evil foods. How good I feel physically!
I recently won the Bronze in the world TCS 10 k race.wirh a timing of 1 hour 9 mins. I do the 100 meters in 18 seconds
I also coach tennis and teach piano on weekends.
My 5 young grandkids are impressed.
The only supplement I take is B12
Your show, Doc McDougall's show and a few other wise people are slowly making people sit up and realize that meat, eggs, fish, dairy and oils are not good for our arteries and bodies.

[clovawolfe]

It's always a pleasure listening to Dr. Neal Bernard. I learned about the disadvantages of eating eggs and other animal products and graduated to a plant-based diet in 2006. Dr. Barnard has been one of my teachers on my vegan journey. Thanks for always sharing valuable information with the public. 🌱💚

[dayalof]

I love Dr. Barnard is the best. I love that he is so knowledgeable and level headed. He is great about showing how to be healthy without being a fanatic. He is good about not completely demonizing things.

[lynnfindlay]

Excellent.. preordered Dr Barnard's new book.. I keep trying this diet but its a struggle as none of my friends or family eat this way.. I am not giving up!

[GNegasi]

Chucks is always energetic and Dr. Neal amazing

[vickiewest]

I eat potatoes every day, they are a wonder food. I have no problems with insulin. Just ordered your new book, so excited!!

[nicolao.dos.santos]

What an interesting conversation, Dr. Barnard is amazing!

[kathysharp]

I recently made a great and super easy potato dish. Steamed/boiled some shredded cabbage (the bpreshredded bag stuff for ease), added dehydrated potatoes flakes and some soy milk and/or water, then seasoned with onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper (I added a small amount of nutritional yeast, but not sure if that small amout actually changed the flavor any). Hope someone else likes this. I left out the salt. But, if you eat salt, you may want to add some of that to taste.

[iamdebmiller]

For those who would like to try tofu scrambles and who like that "egg-y" taste of real eggs, you can buy something called black salt or kala namak that has a higher sulfur content than regular salt. And that gives food like tofu the taste of eggs. Kala namak is used extensively in South Asian cuisines of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal as a condiment or added to chaats, chutneys, salads, fruit, raitas and many other savory snacks.

[NORMLfan]

Black salt makes the tofu scramble really have that eggy taste

[xb]

Applaud Dr Barnard's position on protecting animal rights. Thank you! God bless!

[ceeemm]

I'm am plant based and have been for years, but I just looked up protein for egg and potato and 100g of egg has 13g of protein.100g of potato has1.9g. So by my calcs, pound for pound, an egg has about 6x more protein. Any takers? A better example would be to compare the egg to 100g of kidney beans which contain 25g (9g when cooked, so 1 can has ~25g) of protein.

[sonjaBiblio]

Once again a highly interesting video! I have just preordered the new book and I am really looking forward to it. 😍

[avabelle]

I would love to see the study about plants having all the amino acids. Super interesting!

[sweetaznspice]

I wished Dr. Bernard would have addressed the claims of dieticians and/or Youtubers who claim that cholesterol ingested via food sources (e.g. eggs) either don't or minimally impact blood serum cholesterol levels?

[mini]

chucks shirt and tie colors combo👍😇thank you both for the great information and may you both have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed new year 🙏🙏 I can't have nightshade vegetables because of my rheumatoid arthritis😱😱

[margaritali]

I admire all the episodes you show and teach us. I heard the potato has more protein than egg. I wonder if it is based on weight, calories or volume? When i search in he internet, I find a boiled potato (180gr)has 3 gr of protein while an egg boiled has 6 grams of protein. What is correct?

[JillianSmith-bnvj]

Will Dr Barnards new book be released as an electronic book please

[debbielente]

Dr Bernard. Please do a review on Oatmeal. A Dr eric berg is saying not to eat it. Saying not heart healthy. I eat oats daily. Thanks