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Man who ate over 700 eggs in one month reveals the toll it took on his body

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Updated 16:00 25 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 10:31 25 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Man who ate over 700 eggs in one month reveals the toll it took on his body

The results are certainly 'uneggspected'

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A YouTuber ate a whopping 720 eggs in one month to see what impact it would have on his body so you don't have to.

You may think you're doing well to reach your protein goals by downing a protein shake each morning and topping up with some chicken and rice later, but nothing reaches the same level of #gains as YouTuber Dr Nick Norwitz who ate 'eggsactly' 24 eggs per day for a whole month.

The experiment

Norwitz took to his YouTube page earlier this month to reveal what happened when he embarked on a wild experiment of eating two cartons of eggs per day for 30 days.

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The content creator explains eating 720 eggs in a month 'amounts to 133,200 MG of cholesterol' however, he hypothesized that eating so many eggs wouldn't actually 'increase [his[ cholesterol' and 'specifically it would not increase [his] LDL cholesterol'.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains LDL cholesterol is 'sometimes called "bad" cholesterol'.

"It makes up most of your body's cholesterol. High levels of LDL cholesterol raise your risk for heart disease and stroke," it adds.

However, the results of 720 eggs on Norwitz's body - despite their high cholesterol level - are pretty 'jaw-dropping'.

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I certainly wouldn't have wanted to share a restroom with this guy (Getty Images/ Mint Images)
I certainly wouldn't have wanted to share a restroom with this guy (Getty Images/ Mint Images)

The results

Well, surprisingly, despite eating not far off 1,000 eggs in just 30 days, Norwitz's cholesterol didn't increase.

"Even though my dietary intake of cholesterol more than twintupled, my LDL cholesterol actually dropped by two percent over the first two weeks," he explains.

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And that's not all, Norwitz's LDL cholesterol levels dropping by an impressive 18 more percent over the following two weeks.

Did you 'eggspect' those results? (YouTube/ Nick Norwitz)
Did you 'eggspect' those results? (YouTube/ Nick Norwitz)

Why?

If you miss high school science class, Norwitz breaks down: "Basically, when you eat cholesterol it 'binds to receptors on gut cells and this stimulates the release of a hormone called chisin and chisin binds to its receptor on the liver called GPR1 146 and this inhibits endogenous cholesterol synthesis by the liver so things balance out and the homeostasis is maintained."

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But, if that's scrambled your brain a bit, basically, when Norwitz added more carbs into his diet in the final two weeks of eating so many eggs, something sciencey took place and essentially the amount of carbs helped balance out the LDL levels, dropping them by the extra 18 percent, alongside some added help from some fruit too.

Despite proving eating 720 eggs a month isn't as bad for your health as you may've thought it would be, I'm not sure I'm going to get cracking eating two cartons per day anytime soon.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Nick Norwitz

Topics: Food and Drink, Health, Social Media, YouTube, Fitness

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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