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I did this for two years, lost a fair bit of weight. But the gorging at dinner time really messed up my cholesterol levels. So just an advice that one's weight

I did this for two years, lost a fair bit of weight. But the gorging at dinner time really messed up my cholesterol levels. So just an advice that one's weight isn't the only metric of health, if you do any diet change consult your doctor, and confirm health across multiple dimensions (blood tests etc). Today, I do a heart healthy diet, and try to fast from 8PM-12PM (eat between 12PM-8PM). This helps me not eat/snack unhealthily in a condensed period of time.

kmeraz 4y ago
Curious, what was it about gorging at dinner time that messed up your cholesterol levels? Was it because you'd gorge on foods high in cholesterol, or was there another mechanism at play?
- itchyouch 4y ago
  My doctor gave me A cursory explanation so I can’t vouch for my limited understanding. That said, cholesterol is essential for the production of bile which breaks down foods. Late night foods probably equates to excess cholesterol released to break down said foods and higher cholesterol levels. We probably want to have periods of fasting in order to not produce excess cholesterol.
  - melissalobos 4y ago
    > cholesterol is essential for the production of bile which breaks down foods So maybe the person fasting had higher cholesterol levels due to his body needing more bile immediately to breakdown a larger amount of food at once? I am very much not a doctor or at all educated in these topics.
  - sumanmd 4y ago
    There are multiple mechanisms as play when we discuss about cholesterol. I will do an article discussing about this in the future.
- siavosh 4y ago
  I probably implied more causation than I meant. I know nothing about fasting causing my high cholesterol directly. What I do know is I thought my weight not going up liberated me into eating whatever my heart desired in my 4-5 hour feeding window. This feast/famine mentality did me no good given my personality type and I probably ended up eating a lot more food and snacks than I would of otherwise.
sumanmd 4y ago
Great. Congratulations on you IF journey.
seer 4y ago
Wasn’t the link between high cholesterol and heart disease debunked in recent years? I had the impression that it was the excess carbs / sugars which are what causes health problems. And high cholesterol in and off itself is not problematic, if your other stats are in line. E.g. high cholesterol can be a pointer to other problems, but it itself is not considered dangerous.
- kuhewa 4y ago
  > Wasn’t the link between high cholesterol and heart disease debunked in recent years? I had the impression that it was the excess carbs / sugars which are what causes health problems. So did a lot of other people, some of whom were in good shape went on keto, and needed a bypass after not too long. Total cholesterol isn't necessarily that predictive but non-LDL cholesterol/APOB are strong predictors of CVD

kmeraz 4y ago

Curious, what was it about gorging at dinner time that messed up your cholesterol levels? Was it because you'd gorge on foods high in cholesterol, or was there another mechanism at play?

itchyouch 4y ago
My doctor gave me A cursory explanation so I can’t vouch for my limited understanding. That said, cholesterol is essential for the production of bile which breaks down foods. Late night foods probably equates to excess cholesterol released to break down said foods and higher cholesterol levels. We probably want to have periods of fasting in order to not produce excess cholesterol.
- melissalobos 4y ago
  > cholesterol is essential for the production of bile which breaks down foods So maybe the person fasting had higher cholesterol levels due to his body needing more bile immediately to breakdown a larger amount of food at once? I am very much not a doctor or at all educated in these topics.
- sumanmd 4y ago
  There are multiple mechanisms as play when we discuss about cholesterol. I will do an article discussing about this in the future.
siavosh 4y ago
I probably implied more causation than I meant. I know nothing about fasting causing my high cholesterol directly. What I do know is I thought my weight not going up liberated me into eating whatever my heart desired in my 4-5 hour feeding window. This feast/famine mentality did me no good given my personality type and I probably ended up eating a lot more food and snacks than I would of otherwise.

sumanmd 4y ago

Great. Congratulations on you IF journey.

seer 4y ago

Wasn’t the link between high cholesterol and heart disease debunked in recent years? I had the impression that it was the excess carbs / sugars which are what causes health problems. And high cholesterol in and off itself is not problematic, if your other stats are in line. E.g. high cholesterol can be a pointer to other problems, but it itself is not considered dangerous.

kuhewa 4y ago
> Wasn’t the link between high cholesterol and heart disease debunked in recent years? I had the impression that it was the excess carbs / sugars which are what causes health problems. So did a lot of other people, some of whom were in good shape went on keto, and needed a bypass after not too long. Total cholesterol isn't necessarily that predictive but non-LDL cholesterol/APOB are strong predictors of CVD