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Not all fiber is equivalent. The fiber in legumes tends to be highly fermentable, and provide far more in the way of health benefits than the fiber in vegetables such as broccoli. Lentils are pretty much nature's perfect food when considering cost, protein and fiber content. Additionally, lentils are low in methionine. I don't put much stock in methionine restriction for human longevity, it does work in rodents, so i…
> if you eat a lot of beans dietary cholesterol is actually beneficial Interesting, I have found some references to beans lowering cholesterol but not this stronger statement? I've read that the link from dietary cholesterol to body cholesterol levels is genetically variable, but that there's no test at present for determining individual risk factors.
Re: Stigler Diet
#71An extremely high fiber diet has been shown to negatively impact testosterone production. Cholesterol is also important for nerve myelination, and high cholsterol intake has been show to magnify strength gains from resistance training.