I’m trying to help my aunt plan her meals around cholesterol. But, there is SO much contradictory information on which foods are good or bad, and there’s apparently debate on whether cholesterol is actually connected with heart disease(?!).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513492/
Like, I want to help but this is so confusing for me!
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Don’t get stuck too deep in the nitty gritty of research. The review study you linked speculates on just about the effect of statins, for example. Stick with the advice of general health authorities, who take into account all research as a whole.
The prevailing medical link between lipoproteins and cardiovascular diseases is called the lipid hypothesis, and it is the most agreed-upon. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid_hypothesis#Consensus)
The general dietary advice is quite simple. Avoid eating saturated fats and trans fats. Don’t smoke. Lose weight. (https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia)
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