Should You Worry About Your Cholesterol on Low Carb?
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Can a low-carb diet be bad for your cholesterol?
For most people eating low carb may only be a good thing, even for their cholesterol, raising the good HDL cholesterol and improving triglycerides. But MAYBE for some people low carb has negative effects. There are a lot of things we simply don’t know yet.
In her Low Carb Vail presentation Dr. Sarah Hallberg – of TEDx fame – talked about what we don’t know about LCHF and cholesterol.
Watch a part of the presentation above (transcript). The full 29-minute presentation is available (with captions and transcript) with a free trial or membership:
LCHF and LDL – Dr. Sarah Hallberg
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I've been on Keto for three weeks now, losing weight steadily. I saw my primary caregiver today and told her I was on Keto and she said "Why would you do that! Your last cholesterol test was good, you're doing ok."
I emphatically blurted out--"Because I'm 50% body fat, I have (Self-diagnosed) Chronic Inflammatory Disease over my whole body, my joints hurt--I'm NOT ok!" And my lipid panel, btw, was mixed--not superior readings across the board.
You know, a lot of fat people get the blame for their condition. But when my dr. can look me in the face, in my condition, and say "You're doing great!" -- time to re-evaluate what they have to say.
Since Keto is a scientifically based diet (not a fad) I am going to stick with it for now, and get my cholesterol readings re-done in a few months. Excited to be going forward with Keto HFLC.