- A fitness influencer claims that he eats 100 eggs a day.
- He says he only eats the whites of the eggs and gets rid of the yolks.
- While eggs provide many nutritional benefits, consuming too many can be bad for your health.
One fitness influencer says he eats 100 eggs a day because they are “quick to digest” and allow him to eat many small meals throughout the day.
Fernando Torraca, who is a full-time bodybuilder and has been training for 19 years, posted a clip on TikTok showing a basket filled with 400 eggs. In the video, which has more than 200,000 views, he claims that it would only take him four days to consume them all.
However, only consume the egg whites and discard the yolks.
“I eat seven to eight or ten meals a day… [I’m] eating basically almost every hour, [or] hour and a half”, says Torraca.
Egg prices are rising in the US – in South Africa, 100 eggs a day will set you back around R220 (and more than R6,000 a month) in Checkers – but Torraca says that money is not a factor: “I don’t care about money, I care about my form,” he says.
‘My body absorbs eggs very well’
in a youtube videoFlorida man says he’s on a low-carb diet and chicken and salmon make him bloated and take too long to digest.
“My body does not absorb that type of protein. My body absorbs eggs very well. That’s why I eat a lot of eggs,” he says, adding that he prefers “real food” to supplements.
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Social media users have questioned whether consuming so many eggs a day is healthy, while some suggest her videos may be an attempt to gain online views.
Torraca, who calls himself “The Diet King,” has more than half a million followers on TikTok and 100,000 followers on Instagram. With your content reaching a wide audience, we have to ask ourselves: how healthy is your egg eating habit?
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good in moderation
It is clear that egg whites are an inexpensive source of protein. According to WebMDthey are an “excellent way to add protein to your diet without adding calories.”
growing evidence also supports that eggs can be part of a heart-healthy diet. But, as is the case with most things in life, moderation is key.
Because of its many benefits, it’s okay to eat a whole egg every day, He says Susan Campbell, a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic.
A 2008 report it also supports the idea that eating one egg a day is generally safe for the heart. However, going much further could increase the risk of heart failure later in life.
Registered Dietitian Samantha Cassetty told the Today show: “’The reality is that it is not healthy to make a way of life out of a single food. The healthiest diets include a variety of foods with an emphasis on filling 75% of your plate with a variety of plant-based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and beans.”
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Experts at Harvard Health suggest that “For those looking to eat a healthy diet, keeping egg intake moderate to low will be best for most.”
