The impact of ingesting unboiled (raw) versus boiled eggs

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Raw Eggs To Support Postexercise Recovery in Healthy Young Men: Did Rocky Get It Right or Wrong? - PubMed

The ingestion of raw, as opposed to boiled, eggs attenuates the postprandial rise in circulating EAA concentrations. However, postexercise muscle protein synthesis rates do not differ after ingestion of 5 raw compared with 5 boiled eggs in healthy young men. This trial was registered at the...

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Objectives: To compare the impact of ingesting unboiled (raw) versus boiled eggs during post-exercise recovery on postprandial myofibrillar protein synthesis rates.

5 raw eggs (∼30 g protein), 5 boiled eggs (∼30 g protein), or a control breakfast (∼5 g protein) during recovery from a single session of whole-body resistance-type exercise.

• Ingestion of eggs significantly increased plasma essential amino acid concentrations, with 20% higher peak concentrations following ingestion of boiled compared with raw eggs (Time*Group: P < 0.001).
• Myofibrillar protein synthesis rates were significantly increased during the post-exercise period when compared to basal, post-absorptive values in all groups (2-4 fold increase: P < 0.001).
• Postprandial myofibrillar protein synthesis rates were 20% higher after ingesting raw eggs (0.067%/h (95%CI:0.056-0.077); effect size (Cohen's d): 0.63), and 18% higher after ingesting boiled eggs (0.065%/h (95%CI:0.058-0.073); effect size: 0.69) when compared to the control breakfast (0.056%/h (95%CI:0.048-0.063), with no significant differences between groups (Time*Group: P = 0.077).

The ingestion of raw, as opposed to boiled, eggs attenuates the postprandial rise in circulating essential amino acid concentrations. However, post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates do not differ after ingestion of 5 raw versus 5 boiled eggs in healthy young men.

 

[NeveReveN]

I drank raw eggs all through the mid 1980's, Rocky style. I didn't learn until just about 10 years ago that half of the protein from those eggs just passed through my digestive tract and did nothing for me. Worse, caused digestion issues. STILL, this is something that scientists postulate and I personally do not know. I lean towards what is more likely the better route, so why not cook my eggs and be safe? If they're wrong, I still get all the protein. If they're right, I'm not wasting half the raw eggs I eat. Here's the first study that popped up when I googled this subject for anyone interested: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/128/10/1716/4723080?login=false

 

[Fit2Serve]

for prob 5 years i drank 6 whole eggs every morning raw w a shot of milk after each one.
i did it cuz i was lazy. got tired of cooking eggs.