Cholesterol: A passenger, not a driver

April 17 2018 by in About membership, Cholesterol, Heart disease, Low Carb Breckenridge, Saturated fat

If your cholesterol gets elevated on a low-carb diet, should you be concerned?

Is high LDL cholesterol problematic – even in the presence of low triglycerides? If not – is there a better predictor of heart disease? And how does your fat intake influence cholesterol?

In his talk from Low Carb Breckenridge 2018, the relentless self-experimenter and engineer Dave Feldman digs deep into the topic of cholesterol.

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Cholesterol: A passenger, not a driver – Dave Feldman

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Interview with Feldman

Cholesterol

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20:17
Diamond became highly interested in cholesterol and heart disease, and was able to make vast improvements – without ever taking medications.
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04:14
Dr. Unwin discusses cholesterol on low carb: common improvements and rare cases when cholesterol increases significantly.
The cholesterol network system
22:24
Can you drastically lower your cholesterol, by eating MORE fat?
Should you worry about high cholesterol?
13:49
Is high cholesterol inherently dangerous, who should (and shouldn't) take statins and what can you do instead of taking medications?
Diet Doctor Podcast #9 — Dr. Ron Krauss
55:25
Dr. Ron Krauss helps us understand the nuances beyond LDL-C and how we can use all the available data to help us better understand what we know and do not know about cholesterol.
Cholesterol on keto
27:41
What happens to cholesterol levels on a keto diet? Can weight loss cause increased LDL cholesterol levels? Can resistance training lower LDL cholesterol?
The great cholesterol myth
37:55
“Eating all that fat and cholesterol will clog your arteries and give you heart disease!” Well, it’s not that simple.
Solving health problems like an engineer
28:47
Applying engineering problem solving to get to the root of what causes heart disease.
Is cholesterol the cause of heart disease?
23:54
Does cholesterol really cause heart disease? And if not – what does?
How cholesterol really works – Dave Feldman
29:40
Dave Feldman is a software engineer and an entrepreneur with a passion for lipids. In this presentation, he gives us a detailed overview of cholesterol.
Cholesterol on a low-carb diet
35:54
Is the traditional way of thinking about cholesterol outdated – and if so, how should we view the essential molecule instead? How does it respond to different lifestyle interventions in different individuals?
What really causes heart disease?
49:51
What is the root of the problem in heart disease? Is it cholesterol – which we've been told for decades – or is it something else?
Diet Doctor podcast #8 – Dave Feldman
56:06
Dave Feldman has done more to call into question the lipid hypothesis of heart disease than practically anyone over the past few decades.
Why high cholesterol is healthy
30:01
Is high cholesterol and LDL dangerous – or could it actually be protective?
Is high cholesterol dangerous on a low-carb diet?
11:22
What does it mean if some parts of one's lipid profile improve, and some become worse on low carb? Dr. Sarah Hallberg answers this question.
Practical lipid management
34:55
How should you think about cholesterol and heart disease? Dr. Cate Shanahan at Low Carb Vail 2016.
Diet and exercise for a healthy heart
21:36
What can you do to have a healthy heart? In this interview, engineer Ivor Cummins asks cardiologist Dr. Scott Murray all the essential questions about heart health.
Diet Doctor Podcast #27 – David Diamond, PhD
1:05:57
Professor David Diamond says you have been misled and deceived when it comes to LDL cholesterol and statins. But he isn't just going to tell you his opinion. He wants to show you the science.

Interview with Feldman

Cholesterol

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