Should you worry about your cholesterol on a keto diet?

November 7 2017 by in Cholesterol, Keto, Low carb & high fat

Are your cholesterol values problematic and something to worry about?

Dave Feltman, who runs the site Cholesterol Code, has made a video where he goes through a standard cholesterol test and what it means on a keto diet:

YouTube: Basics of cholesterol part I – Standard test

Want to know more about potentially elevated cholesterol levels on a keto diet? Check out the links below.

Low-carb side effects: Elevated cholesterol

Did a citizen-scientist crack the cholesterol code?

The demonization and deception in research on saturated fat, cholesterol and heart disease

Cholesterol

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.
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Is the traditional way of thinking about cholesterol outdated – and if so, how should we view the essential molecule instead?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?
Statin Nation
1:02:45
Statin Nation exposes the exaggerations and the misleading, almost criminal, marketing of daily drugs to people who don’t need them.
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?
"My doctor urged me to take statins"
20:17
Diamond became highly interested in cholesterol and heart disease, and was able to make vast improvements – without ever taking medications.
Should you be afraid of cholesterol on a low-carb diet?
27:02
What drives the process where good LDL turns into harmful LDL? Is it fat or carbohydrates? What is the impact of fluctuating blood-sugar levels?
What about cholesterol?
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?
Statin Nation II
1:15:35
Is high cholesterol the main cause of heart disease? The follow up to the success Statin Nation.
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.
The highway to poor health
48:56
Dwight Lundell on endothelial dysfunction, and how the highway to poor health is associated with hyperglycemia.
Is cholesterol the cause of heart disease?
23:54
Does cholesterol really cause heart disease? And if not – what does?
Nutrition nuggets to combat conventional dietary advice
45:06
What are the seven common beliefs that are just myths, and that hold us back from understanding how to eat truly healthy foods?
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.
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 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.
Solving health problems like an engineer
28:47
Applying engineering problem solving to get to the root of what causes heart disease.

3 comments

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Amit Mallya
August 14 2018
I started Keto about 2.5 weeks ago and did a blood test. Below are my results after the test and having been on keto for 2 weeks.

HDL - 52; Triglycerides - 110 and LDL - 242

Now this is significantly different from my results February which are as below:

HDL - 39; Triglycerides - 192 and LDL - 149

Should I be worried?

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russell
August 14 2018
Should you be worried?
I see your HDL ("good" cholesterol) has gone up. :)
I see your Triglycerides have gone down. :)

I'd say 2.5 weeks of a complete dietary lifestyle change is probably not long enough to draw any conclusions. Test again in 6 months. Watch the videos linked on this page, especially "Why high cholesterol is healthy"

Good luck and stick with it!
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Michelle
May 29
I have been doing "lazy" keto for over a year. I have lost 45 lbs and I am down to the weight I was when I got married 20 years ago! I do NOT want to stop! However, my doctor is making me nervous worrying about my cholesterol. A little family history, my mom had 4 heart attacks and died at 53, my dad died from a heart attack when he was 56; I am 43.
These are my numbers:
Total - 243
HDL - 71
LDL - 156
Triglycerides - 56
CHOLl/HDLC ratio - 3.4
non-HDL cholesterol - 172
Should I be worried? What can I tell my doctor if he wants me to stop or go on cholesterol meds?

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