What we don’t know about LCHF and cholesterol
April 21 2016 by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD![Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD]()
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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 recent Low Carb Vail presentation Dr. Sarah Hallberg – of TEDx fame – talked about what we don’t know about LCHF and cholesterol. You can watch a segment above. Transcript
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You can watch the full presentation, with captions, on our member site:
LCHF and LDL – Full presentation with Dr. Hallberg
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My LDL particle count is too high, but the rest of my cholesterol panel is amazingly good! I did an advanced lipo protein test last week and my HDL is 84, trigs 82, and the 'large fully' LDLs make up about half of my LDL panel. But with 1298 LDL particles, it is still a bit too high. For 7 months I have been sugar and processed food free, and I cooked most my meals. For 4 months my diet is zero breads, grains and very little fruit. I now cook 99% of all my meals. I know I am salt deficient, a habit from dealing with high blood pressure. I have had several bad issues with low salt on the LCHF diet too, I know I need to keep it up. So I am taking steps to make sure I get adequate amounts of salt, minerals and especially now iodine. I really hope this helps, but if not I will not worry about the LDL anymore. There really isn't anything left for me to try.
I've held steady at 112-114kg and i've never felt better. I've been this way for 5 years now. for ME - this LCHF diet works for me - i dont get any of the symptoms i used to on a wheat/sugar/carb rich diet. I sleep better.. i dont have joint and lumbar ache, bathroom visits are pleasant not like an erupting mountain, i dont have restless legs and i have energy abound. I can train, walk all day, skydive, you name it i'm active and happy!
all i ever see is a war going on about which is the best way to eat and a ton of 'science' to try justify this and that.. which i understand is necessary for the medical community. However heres a simpler thought process... For ME... this LCHF diet works - it does for many others. But that said a vegan lifestyle is good for many ppl too.. i tried it.. cant live off seeds and cucumber sorry... more than anything else i'm just bloody unhappy! I like my meats n fish! Then there are ppl that are starchivores - they scoff down the carbs and seem to be fine and slim. good for them glad they're happy... Again i just end up ill and sat in the bathroom. I think people just need to discover the right diet for them and who knows 20 years from now that might change again for them as they change!