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Do you know how your blood pressure or cholesterol changed as a result of this diet? You were basically on a high cholesterol diet, so I'm interested.

raarts 9y ago
GP describes the keto diet, which worked for me too. About the cholesterol, better read up on it. The hype about cholesterol has gone out of control. There are multiple types of it, and earlier research wasn't as conclusive as everybody thought. (Just like saturated fats by the way.) [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Living/dp/0983490708 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Living/d... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performa...
- devmunchies 9y ago
  Cholesterol and saturated fats are good for you? So, what, carbs are clogging people's arteries? that's non-nonsensical. And when you say "worked for [you]" do you mean lost weight or helped with your overall vitals? From what I've gained, low carb diets are great short term strategies for burning fat but not healthy in the long-term for overall balanced health.
  - raarts 9y ago
    Carbs clogging arteries? That's not what I said. Low carb diet lowered my weight by 25 lbs, made my GERD disappear, no more taking omeprazol 'for the rest of my life', my gallbladder stopped acting up, and I have more energy as if I was 10 years younger. This was enough to convince me that I'm not going back to eating carbs as I did before.
    - devmunchies 9y ago
      Sorry I wasn't clear. I was saying that if saturated fats and cholesterol are good for you, then what's clogging people's arteries?
      - raarts 9y ago
        Supposedly what happens is when your body isn't repairing some defects that occasionally happen, and scar tissue grows and other stuff sticks to it. But typing on my phone, and too busy to provide more references. You can start in the publications I linked to earlier though.

raarts 9y ago

GP describes the keto diet, which worked for me too. About the cholesterol, better read up on it. The hype about cholesterol has gone out of control. There are multiple types of it, and earlier research wasn't as conclusive as everybody thought. (Just like saturated fats by the way.) [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Living/dp/0983490708 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Living/d... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performa...

devmunchies 9y ago
Cholesterol and saturated fats are good for you? So, what, carbs are clogging people's arteries? that's non-nonsensical. And when you say "worked for [you]" do you mean lost weight or helped with your overall vitals? From what I've gained, low carb diets are great short term strategies for burning fat but not healthy in the long-term for overall balanced health.
- raarts 9y ago
  Carbs clogging arteries? That's not what I said. Low carb diet lowered my weight by 25 lbs, made my GERD disappear, no more taking omeprazol 'for the rest of my life', my gallbladder stopped acting up, and I have more energy as if I was 10 years younger. This was enough to convince me that I'm not going back to eating carbs as I did before.
  - devmunchies 9y ago
    Sorry I wasn't clear. I was saying that if saturated fats and cholesterol are good for you, then what's clogging people's arteries?
    - raarts 9y ago
      Supposedly what happens is when your body isn't repairing some defects that occasionally happen, and scar tissue grows and other stuff sticks to it. But typing on my phone, and too busy to provide more references. You can start in the publications I linked to earlier though.