One camp claims that fat, butter, meats don’t give you high cholesterol and atherosclerosis, and another camp – more traditional medicine tells you to limit your cholesterol intake especially if you have CAD. One thing both camps seem to agree on is that pickling your liver with alcohol and eating a lot of sugary foods will cause harm. Why the debate? I err on the side of caution and eat a low fat diet, don’t drink alcohol, and am cautious with sugary foods as I have mild CAD. Whom do I believe?
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A slight clarification, if I may. Overall, the camp that is pro-meat/fat doesn’t say that a person eating a diet high in meat and fat will not raise a person’s cholesterol. Most will say that eating that way may very well raise a person’s cholesterol—maybe a little, or maybe a lot; it depends on the person’s individual biology.
Where these folks disagree with the mainstream is that, even though a person eating that way may end up with higher cholesterol, they feel that this cholesterol will not result in atherosclerosis, due to the diet tends to put that person in a metabolic milieu different from that prevalent in people that eat a large amount of hyper-processed, carb-rich foods.
tl;dr: pro-meat folks say your cholesterol may go up, but it’s the hyper-processed, carb-rich foods that give you atherosclerosis.
A slight clarification, if I may. Overall, the camp that is pro-meat/fat doesn’t say that a person eating a diet high in meat and fat will not raise a person’s cholesterol. Most will say that eating that way may very well raise a person’s cholesterol—maybe a little, or maybe a lot; it depends on the person’s individual biology.
Where these folks disagree with the mainstream is that, even though a person eating that way may end up with higher cholesterol, they feel that this cholesterol will not result in atherosclerosis, due to the diet tends to put that person in a metabolic milieu different from that prevalent in people that eat a large amount of hyper-processed, carb-rich foods.
tl;dr: pro-meat folks say your cholesterol may go up, but it’s the hyper-processed, carb-rich foods that give you atherosclerosis.
A slight clarification, if I may. Overall, the camp that is pro-meat/fat doesn’t say that a person eating a diet high in meat and fat will not raise a person’s cholesterol. Most will say that eating that way may very well raise a person’s cholesterol—maybe a little, or maybe a lot; it depends on the person’s individual biology.
Where these folks disagree with the mainstream is that, even though a person eating that way may end up with higher cholesterol, they feel that this cholesterol will not result in atherosclerosis, due to the diet tends to put that person in a metabolic milieu different from that prevalent in people that eat a large amount of hyper-processed, carb-rich foods.
tl;dr: pro-meat folks say your cholesterol may go up, but it’s the hyper-processed, carb-rich foods that give you atherosclerosis.
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You should believe what your doctor tells you with this one.
I myself have eaten over 1.5g of cholesterol a day for the last 3 years and my LDL and HDL are 49 and 59 respectively.
The human body is an immensely complex machine and while the current model says that dietary cholesterol doesn’t impact blood cholesterol to any meaningful degree, it isn’t the exact same for everyone.
Should you avoid dietary cholesterol? Maybe, maybe not.
And a low fat diet is fine, just know not to go too low as fats are crucial for hormone function and regulation.
You should believe what your doctor tells you with this one.
I myself have eaten over 1.5g of cholesterol a day for the last 3 years and my LDL and HDL are 49 and 59 respectively.
The human body is an immensely complex machine and while the current model says that dietary cholesterol doesn’t impact blood cholesterol to any meaningful degree, it isn’t the exact same for everyone.
Should you avoid dietary cholesterol? Maybe, maybe not.
And a low fat diet is fine, just know not to go too low as fats are crucial for hormone function and regulation.
You should believe what your doctor tells you with this one.
I myself have eaten over 1.5g of cholesterol a day for the last 3 years and my LDL and HDL are 49 and 59 respectively.
The human body is an immensely complex machine and while the current model says that dietary cholesterol doesn’t impact blood cholesterol to any meaningful degree, it isn’t the exact same for everyone.
Should you avoid dietary cholesterol? Maybe, maybe not.
And a low fat diet is fine, just know not to go too low as fats are crucial for hormone function and regulation.
You should probably believe the scientists. Fatty* foods contain the chemical precursors you need to make hormones, connective tissue, and nerve cells. They also cause a hormone reaction that makes you feel full.
Sugar has no nutritional value and gets converted to body fat and cholesterol if you eat too much of it.
*this only applies to natural fatty foods. Beef, butter, pork, avacado, etc… not seed or vegetable oils made in a factory.
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