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Originally Posted by Villages PL

It has been said that cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease, at least not by itself. Cholesterol in the blood has to be oxidized by free radicals to create "toxic LDL". This supposedly wouldn't happen with a diet high in antioxidants, which would likely be the opposite of a high protein diet. As an anecdote, I had a neighbor in The Villages who said her total cholesterol had been up to 300 for years and she had no sign of heart disease.

As far as degenerative diseases being hereditary, sometimes they appear to be but what is often inherited are poor lifestyle habits. People often follow family traditions and habits. In another discussion, not to long ago, I proved that genes can be turned on and off. "Genes are not our destiny." (From the book "The Biology of Belief" by Bruce Lipton.)

Here's a link to an interesting article about a genetic fault in an Italian family. Despite a high fat diet and high cholesterol, they have a specific gene that overcomes the effect of the cholesterol.
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-...artery-disease