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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 othe
by 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 agoI 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).