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New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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Re: New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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This is why I have three things I never trust the experts in. - How to be healthy - How to educate - How to raise kids

It seems like every decade we find out everything we did last decade was bad and wrong but now we've finally for sure got it figured out, and this time we know we are right because we have fancier gadgets and more citations in our name.

From Frued to the Food Pyramid it seems that the experts always have just finally figured it out.

Re: New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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This is why I have three things I never trust the experts in. - How to be healthy - How to educate - How to raise kids It seems like every decade we find out everything we did last decade was bad and wrong but now we've finally for sure got it figured out, and this time we know we are right because we have fancier gadgets and more citations in our name. From Frued to the Food Pyramid it seems that the experts always…

I'm always confused when I read/hear people say things like this. Do people think there is a skyscraper downtown with a giant sign on it that says Expert HQ on it or something where they release their findings from?

Re: New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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I am close with someone who has chronic high cholesterol, in addition to a 6-pack abs. She exercises 5x/week and eats .5kg of animal products/week at most, usually white meat. She just visited her heart Dr and was told that her cholesterol is too high and that she needs to cut out animal products entirely as a next step.

I am thinking...is this really the modern answer to someone's high cholesterol if they consistently exercise, are nearly underweight, and rarely eat animal products to begin with? It doesn't add up to me.

It's amazing how little we still know about heart disease - the #1 killer in the US. As someone who will inevitably inherit chronic high-cholesterol as well, I'm excited to read and share this ongoing research. Thank you for posting this.

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I am close with someone who has chronic high cholesterol, in addition to a 6-pack abs. She exercises 5x/week and eats .5kg of animal products/week at most, usually white meat. She just visited her heart Dr and was told that her cholesterol is too high and that she needs to cut out animal products entirely as a next step. I am thinking...is this really the modern answer to someone's high cholesterol if they consistent…

There are many more dietary sources of saturated fats than just meat.

Re: New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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This is why I have three things I never trust the experts in. - How to be healthy - How to educate - How to raise kids It seems like every decade we find out everything we did last decade was bad and wrong but now we've finally for sure got it figured out, and this time we know we are right because we have fancier gadgets and more citations in our name. From Frued to the Food Pyramid it seems that the experts always…

So who do you trust on these matters?

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I am close with someone who has chronic high cholesterol, in addition to a 6-pack abs. She exercises 5x/week and eats .5kg of animal products/week at most, usually white meat. She just visited her heart Dr and was told that her cholesterol is too high and that she needs to cut out animal products entirely as a next step. I am thinking...is this really the modern answer to someone's high cholesterol if they consistent…

There are many more dietary sources of saturated fats than just meat.

Edited to say "animal products" rather than meat.

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I am close with someone who has chronic high cholesterol, in addition to a 6-pack abs. She exercises 5x/week and eats .5kg of animal products/week at most, usually white meat. She just visited her heart Dr and was told that her cholesterol is too high and that she needs to cut out animal products entirely as a next step. I am thinking...is this really the modern answer to someone's high cholesterol if they consistent…

My grandmother has been diagnosed with high cholesterol since I was a toddler.

She's 104 years old and survived COVID this summer.

Re: New model could explain old cholesterol mystery

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are many more dietary sources of saturated fats than just meat.

Edited to say "animal products" rather than meat.

I wasn't trying to nitpick your comment. Even excluding animal products it's still possible to eat a diet high in saturated fat.
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