Woops, my bad. Whitey was in there too. I should not have skimmed to the results.
Regardless we agree on optimal LDL.
Not seeing the link between animal products and cholesterol levels though. Again my wife cut eggs and the like right out of her diet but her levels were still high. Now she eats eggs 2-3 times a week and fatty cuts of meat on a regular basis, her levels are normal.
I wish I could reference a study I saw years ago that strongly suggested a greater link between high cholesterol and carbohydrate consumption than for saturated fats. I mean what's up with that, right?
"her levels are normal"
Normal doesn't mean healthy. The normal person in the US is overweight. Do you have her LDL, HDL, or total cholesterol levels?
And check this out: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.549.6029&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Figures one and two. And "Percent changes of 12-15% are therefore predicted when 500 mg cholesterol is added to a cholesterol-free diet."
I stand corrected and will stop making blanket statements such as the one you initially called me out on. Thank you for taking the time. Not to mention you clearly do this sort of thing regularly. Are you a researcher?
I don't have our levels, other than the Doctor's comment that they are acceptable. I'm going to ask for them the next time we do blood work though.
The timing is good actually. Recently the long standing conclusion that the traditional Inuit diet was heart healthy had been re-examined and it turns out the Inuit were at a higher risk of heart disease. The news got my attention but I was dithering on how to proceed. Our discussion here has sealed it for me. Thanks again. Cheers!
I really appreciate the honestly and willingness to change your mind. I'm not a researcher, but I do do this sort of thing regularly. Cheers mate.
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