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Originally Posted by Cajunboy47
saturated fats in combination with high carbs results in high cholesterol levels and I also agree on a low carb diet, saturated fats do not raise cholesterol.
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I agree. And here's my personal story.
I had a low cholesterol at age 40, around 105. At age 45 it had almost doubled to 205. By age 48 it was almost 400. At that time I first had triglycerieds, LDL, HDL, etc done. Triglycerides were "too high to count", HDL was 28, no LDL because Tri's were too high. Doc put me on a statin, which dropped my total to under 150 and my HDL even lower. I had several side effects and finally stopped them on my own. My doc has suggested another med, but I've refused. After stopping the statins all my numbers went back up to pretty much where they were prior to taking the statin.
I went low carbing about 18 months after stopping statins and my HDL increased within 3 months to 38 and my total dropped to around 250 (no idea what LDL was) Tri's were under 150. I then added coconut oil and started eating more beef and being more generous with butter. These are the foods I prefer to eat, and they're allowed on low carb, so I enjoyed. Within 6 months my HDL had gone up to 68! Tri's were under 100. Total was up, over 220, and doc wasn't happy with the LDL, but I'm continuing my plan.
My numbers are pretty much stable. The total goes up a bit and down a bit, but my HDL is hovering around 70 and my Tris are consistenly low. Also my blood sugars are below 85 fasting and last A1c was 4.2.
I've not had any evidence or heart disease. I do not have high BP, although it had increased dramatically over the years. It's now consistenly under 110/. My family history is very strong for diabetes, but there is no history of heart disease. I recently had a CT scan of the lungs and it showed no signs of calcification in the heart or any of the surrounding blood vessels.
Even my doc, a firm believer in the low fat diet, admits that "whatever you're doing, it works".