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Worried about increasing/ high LDL cholesterol ?

CherryAA

CherryAA

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I think I might be at the point where my cholesterol starts to go up . I started at 5.5 overall, now 3.9 and I was researching what I should think about it if is does in the context of my LCHF diet. I came across this ..

"Another prediction. Someone who is overweight and gradually losing weight should hit a tipping point as their %BF declined where LDL-P jumps up (provided they are at least moderately active). It would be extremely interesting to plot LDL-P against %BF from say 30% down to 10%."

http://cholesterolcode.com/are-you-a-lean-mass-hyper-responder/

I have seen a few posts on here where people have been concerned increasing LDL cholesterol on losing weight, sometimes significant..

I can across the above piece of research which theorises why this happens and includes subsequent comments from a group of super fit endurance athelete low carbers.

The guy who wrote the piece is trying to collect data from others finding the same thing happens.

So if any of you fit the profile, it might be worth contributing to the debate ?
 
CherryAA said:
So if any of you fit the profile, it might be worth contributing to the debate ?
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An interesting debate, there are so many questions that have to be answered first. I'd have to identify why the suggested cholesterol levels (total, LDL, HDL) are the numbers they are . . . currently. 20 Years ago I was told TC of 7 was OK, now they look for below 4, what next. I'm currently at 4 without meds but would like it to be 5.4. BHF research shows an increase in CVD when TC goes below 5.4 as well as above. I wonder why that research isn't mentioned by our GPs?
 
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