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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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310 points greenie_beans | 4 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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redcobra762 ◴[20 Feb 25 14:52 UTC] No.43115368[source]▶
I genuinely don't understand why the focus is on egg prices. Who out there is paying more than a total of $3-$5/month more in eggs? And no, even to the absolutely poorest among us, that's not a meaningful amount.

Yes, egg prices, as a percentage are going up a lot, but as an absolute value? I can get a dozen eggs from Walmart right now for $5.46. That isn't, by any measurement, a lot of money more than I would have paid a year ago.

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asciimov ◴[20 Feb 25 16:25 UTC] No.43116669[source]▶
There was a time in my life where our household of 2 was regularly going through 3 dozen eggs a week just for breakfast. Back then that would total $5 a week. Today that same amount of eggs are just under $20.

It’s not just the eggs, all grocery prices have gone up massively post covid. But eggs prices are easier to spot because they are super inflated thanks to bird flu, and are easy to understand as a necessity.

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elevatedastalt ◴[20 Feb 25 19:01 UTC] No.43118674[source]▶
I'd keep an eye on your lipids if you are consuming 3 eggs every day for months on end. If all turns out great, perfect.
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1. smilliken ◴[20 Feb 25 19:56 UTC] No.43119353[source]▶
This hypothesis (eggs causing high triglycerides) was disproven in randomized controlled trials. The main cause is refined carbohydrates and insulin resistance.
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2. elevatedastalt ◴[20 Feb 25 21:15 UTC] No.43120303[source]▶
I wasn't implying high trigs. I don't think anyone today associates eggs with high trigs.

However eggs are high in a) Sat Fat b) Cholesterol.

Sat Fats cause increased LDL, and while dietary Cholesterol for many folks doesn't cause a rise in LDL, for some people who tend to be hyperabsorbers, it does.

So the knee-jerk comment that gets added anytime someone cautions about a high-egg diet isn't very accurate. I very politely suggested testing, and also said that if everything turns out OK then it's fine.

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3. rsanek ◴[21 Feb 25 05:00 UTC] No.43124202[source]▶
eggs aren't that high in saturated fat. they're less than a third of total fats.
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4. elevatedastalt ◴[21 Feb 25 06:45 UTC] No.43124715{3}[source]▶
3 eggs have nearly 5gms of saturated fat. For most people their total sat fat intake should be within 20gms everyday. And most people don't have just boiled eggs, there is plenty of butter involved.