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<blockquote data-quote="seadragon" data-source="post: 986540" data-attributes="member: 195124"><p>The low carb high fat diet does seem to help to lower cholesterol. The body makes it's own cholesterol and only about 25% comes from diet anyway. Cholesterol is needed by the body for many things particularly for good brain function. The 'cholesterol myth' is that high cholesterol raises you risk o heart disease. This appears to have been based on inaccurate research and to have been disproved therefore it doesn't really matter if high fat raises blood cholesterol as it has no impact on heart disease. </p><p>If you are against taking statins (and i would no touch them for anything) then have a look at 'Statin nation" - some of it is available free online if you google it you should find links. </p><p></p><p>Recent research has shown that higher cholesterol has a protective effect as you age. And a lowered cholesterol had a higher correlation with death from heart disease than lower. Do read all the threads about statins on here. Your doctor may be a bit behind the times and not up to date with the latest research. </p><p></p><p>if you don't want to take statins then don't let yourself be bullied in to it. If you take statins and they prevent you exercising then they have not only lowered your quality of life but stopped you doing the most heart protective thing there is i.e exercise. Plus statins have been shown to increase blood glucose levels - as a diabetic it doesn't seem a good idea to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seadragon, post: 986540, member: 195124"] The low carb high fat diet does seem to help to lower cholesterol. The body makes it's own cholesterol and only about 25% comes from diet anyway. Cholesterol is needed by the body for many things particularly for good brain function. The 'cholesterol myth' is that high cholesterol raises you risk o heart disease. This appears to have been based on inaccurate research and to have been disproved therefore it doesn't really matter if high fat raises blood cholesterol as it has no impact on heart disease. If you are against taking statins (and i would no touch them for anything) then have a look at 'Statin nation" - some of it is available free online if you google it you should find links. Recent research has shown that higher cholesterol has a protective effect as you age. And a lowered cholesterol had a higher correlation with death from heart disease than lower. Do read all the threads about statins on here. Your doctor may be a bit behind the times and not up to date with the latest research. if you don't want to take statins then don't let yourself be bullied in to it. If you take statins and they prevent you exercising then they have not only lowered your quality of life but stopped you doing the most heart protective thing there is i.e exercise. Plus statins have been shown to increase blood glucose levels - as a diabetic it doesn't seem a good idea to me. [/QUOTE]
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