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Type 1.5 Cholesterol question

A general question really, if you are on a LC diet and eating more meat and fat does this increase your cholesterol?
 
Wanderer101 said:
A general question really, if you are on a LC diet and eating more meat and fat does this increase your cholesterol?
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It may and it may be more evident in the weight loss phase that usually comes about when you start a LC diet.
Some people report higher some report lower.. a better question might be "does it matter"?
 
Wanderer101 said:
A general question really, if you are on a LC diet and eating more meat and fat does this increase your cholesterol?
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For me, my cholesterol went up a little bit as I was losing weight, but it was temporary. From what I understand, there's loads stored, and as weight drops, it ends up in the bloodstream on the way out. So that'd be a good thing. Right now my total cholesterol is *slightly* elevated, but the ratio's are neigh on perfect, so nothing to worry about. All in all, most (80%) of the cholesterol in our bloodstream is made by our own bodies, the rest is nutritional. So... Considering I eat lots of eggs, and bacon twice daily... And lost 25 kilo's, and normalised my bloodsugars, and have lower cholesterol than I had when diagnosed and on statins... I'm an advocate. ;)
 
Personally I’m only interested in inflammation and triglycerides. I couldn’t give a hoot about my general cholesterol numbers unless someone can show me that I have wayward pattern-B LDL and C-reactive protein, which I doubt.
 
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