eli5: why can’t we eat cookie dough because it’s got raw egg in it, but athletes eat straight raw egg and they’re fine?

Question

eli5: why can’t we eat cookie dough because it’s got raw egg in it, but athletes eat straight raw egg and they’re fine?

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Answer 1

Here in Germany you can find pasteurized egg white to eat straight of the bottle for athletes and to make icing in the supermarket