What happens to a person’s body when they eat 150 eggs over five days? This isn’t a philosophical question or a joke – it’s a nutritional challenge that Joshua Allard, a content creator from Oklahoma City, took on in the name of science (and likes). For five days, he ate three meals a day, each consisting of six eggs, with no additions, no seasoning, and no mercy. Allard stated in a video he later posted that he had become very thin, and he demonstrated this with images showing dramatic weight loss.
If all this sounds like a marketing trick for a new diet, the reader is advised to stop here: Allard does not recommend that anyone try this. On the contrary, he said his goal was to test the body’s limits and share the conclusions—not to recommend an egg-based diet.
This is what it looked like
30 eggs a day: Fatigue, deep sleep – and addiction?
During the challenge, Allard experienced a sharp weight loss but also growing fatigue toward the evening hours. Surprisingly, he reported almost “addictive” deep sleep. He described feeling like a bear before hibernation—and he might not be entirely wrong: A menu rich in fat and protein, like one consisting solely of eggs, could signal to the body that food is scarce and monotonous. In such a case, the body’s systems may slow down and shift into “conservation mode”—where the metabolism slows and the body conserves energy, much like an animal preparing for a long winter.
Alongside the feeling of satiety and sleep, came the cost: A sharp drop in energy, extreme fatigue, and a “monotonous nutritional routine” that mentally drained him. Allard described that at a certain point he began to be repulsed by the smell of eggs and almost completely stopped enjoying food. He said everything felt tasteless. However, the simplicity of the routine surprisingly gave him a sense of mental focus by the third day—perhaps a result of complete dietary silence and lack of external stimuli. His digestive system, he stated, also slowed down, but without dramatic symptoms. Despite the difficulty, he completed the challenge and ate all 150 eggs.
In the dietary challenge community, Allard is not alone. Nick Norwitz, a PhD candidate in nutrition at Harvard University, tried a similar menu—only he did it for an entire month, with 24 eggs a day. At the end of the experiment, instead of a sharp rise in cholesterol, his LDL level (“bad cholesterol”) actually dropped.
How is this possible? It turns out that what we eat affects blood cholesterol levels much less than previously thought. The body produces about 80% of cholesterol on its own, and the dietary contribution—even from cholesterol-rich foods like eggs—is smaller than commonly believed.
So is it healthy? Not exactly
Although the egg itself is considered a superfood with high-quality protein, vitamins, and good fatty acids—the problem begins when one eats only eggs. Dietitians point out that the risks are not just in cholesterol but also in the lack of dietary variety, depletion of fiber sources, extreme fatigue, and loss of muscle mass.
According to dietitian Raphael Gruman, the real problem isn’t the egg but rather excess weight and an unbalanced lifestyle. He said that eating only eggs is not balance—it’s obsession. In other words, it’s fine to enjoy an omelet, but it’s better served with vegetables on the side.
Allard’s experiment went viral not only because of the number (30 eggs a day is pretty insane) but also because it touches on a sensitive nerve in the age of social media: The obsession with “instant results,” “miracle weight loss methods,” and extreme trends that seem more suited to bears than to humans.
Luckily, Allard finished the experiment on his feet and even claims he discovered new things about himself. He still hasn’t fully returned to a balanced diet, but he warned his followers not to try it at home.