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The body regulates cholesterol balance via the liver, and this is most influenced by genetics. Dietary cholesterol simply is inconsequential, and the old warnin

The body regulates cholesterol balance via the liver, and this is most influenced by genetics. Dietary cholesterol simply is inconsequential, and the old warning against too much dietary cholesterol was just bad medical advice based on incomplete knowledge of cholesterol metabolism. I eat between 4 and 6 eggs per day. We'll see what happens in 50 years, but I bet CAD won't be a significant problem because of my good genetics.

JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
What are your cholesterol levels eating 4-6 eggs a day?
- assblaster 8y ago
  Normal ranges for total cholesterol and HDL actually. Triglycerides also normal range. The best part is my HDL to total cholesterol ratio which is well into the very healthy range. The key is good genetics in addition to exercise and eating lots of fresh foods and fish, and avoiding excessive red meat.
  - RegBarclay 8y ago
    I also have genetically low cholesterol. I eat whatever I want. It never makes any difference on my blood panels.
- microcolonel 8y ago
  Most of my calories come from meat, cheese, and organs, and my blood work looks just fine. I honestly just don't pay any attention to the ping-ponging research findings these days unless something is directly toxic.
  - b3b0p 8y ago
    I'm the same way. Follow a similar sounding diet. My total cholesterol is high, but the ratios are considered very healthy and my trigs are extremely low. From my research cholesterol is still an unknown and everyone has an opinion. It's hard to believe too much of the foods that we are supposed to eat (natural, meat, eggs, veggies, ...) can harm us to such an extent to actually become worried and obsessive about it.
Moto7451 8y ago
Data point of one, but I fixed my cholesterol problem (7x the normal range) by controlling for saturated fats and exercising more. I eat plenty of eggs and other cholesterol heavy foods to no ill effect. My doctor, who is otherwise good, still parrots the usual “don’t eat eggs” and I just nod my head. I think it’s a script the medical group makes her ramble off because I’ve given her all of the relevant info to how I changed my diet. My understanding from a lot of reading is that for most people, save for genetic black swans and diabetics, dietary cholesterol doesn’t matter. My guess is that for my own case, my family just has a gene that makes us metabolize saturated fats into syrum cholesterol more than people who can eat whatever without affecting it.
- emmanuel_1234 8y ago
  I did the exact opposite. I fixed my cholesterol problem by eating 3 eggs every morning, often with bacon, by replacing vegetable oil (except olive oil) with lard and butter, and by cutting out most carbs. My HDL/TG ratio is now in the lowest risk range (after having been in the high risk). Now, it seems that cholesterol in isolation is not a very good indicator of CVD anyway (HDL/TG seems better). We are even considering that it's not the cause of atherosclerosis, but a correlation (just like cavities don't cause diabetes).
etblg 8y ago
What's your diet like that you're eating 5 eggs a day on average?

JohnJamesRambo 8y ago

What are your cholesterol levels eating 4-6 eggs a day?

assblaster 8y ago
Normal ranges for total cholesterol and HDL actually. Triglycerides also normal range. The best part is my HDL to total cholesterol ratio which is well into the very healthy range. The key is good genetics in addition to exercise and eating lots of fresh foods and fish, and avoiding excessive red meat.
- RegBarclay 8y ago
  I also have genetically low cholesterol. I eat whatever I want. It never makes any difference on my blood panels.
microcolonel 8y ago
Most of my calories come from meat, cheese, and organs, and my blood work looks just fine. I honestly just don't pay any attention to the ping-ponging research findings these days unless something is directly toxic.
- b3b0p 8y ago
  I'm the same way. Follow a similar sounding diet. My total cholesterol is high, but the ratios are considered very healthy and my trigs are extremely low. From my research cholesterol is still an unknown and everyone has an opinion. It's hard to believe too much of the foods that we are supposed to eat (natural, meat, eggs, veggies, ...) can harm us to such an extent to actually become worried and obsessive about it.

Moto7451 8y ago

Data point of one, but I fixed my cholesterol problem (7x the normal range) by controlling for saturated fats and exercising more. I eat plenty of eggs and other cholesterol heavy foods to no ill effect. My doctor, who is otherwise good, still parrots the usual “don’t eat eggs” and I just nod my head. I think it’s a script the medical group makes her ramble off because I’ve given her all of the relevant info to how I changed my diet. My understanding from a lot of reading is that for most people, save for genetic black swans and diabetics, dietary cholesterol doesn’t matter. My guess is that for my own case, my family just has a gene that makes us metabolize saturated fats into syrum cholesterol more than people who can eat whatever without affecting it.

emmanuel_1234 8y ago
I did the exact opposite. I fixed my cholesterol problem by eating 3 eggs every morning, often with bacon, by replacing vegetable oil (except olive oil) with lard and butter, and by cutting out most carbs. My HDL/TG ratio is now in the lowest risk range (after having been in the high risk). Now, it seems that cholesterol in isolation is not a very good indicator of CVD anyway (HDL/TG seems better). We are even considering that it's not the cause of atherosclerosis, but a correlation (just like cavities don't cause diabetes).

etblg 8y ago

What's your diet like that you're eating 5 eggs a day on average?