Good Dietary Rules:
There could be exceptions to the following, meaning those whose liver produces too much cholesterol and those who have too few cholesterol recepters in their body.
Dietary Rules:
Part I: As your consumption of animal protein goes up, LDL cholesterol goes up, even if the protein is lean or non-fat.
Part II: As your consumption of unprocessed plant-food goes up, LDL cholesterol goes down.
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If you have metabolic syndrome you will know it by the fat around your waist.
About sugar and other processed foods: These foods cause inflammation which sets the stage for disease.
"The China Study" revealed a high correlation between cholesterol and disease. Those with low cholesterol had the least amount of all diseases such as cancer and heart trouble.
Some people will have to work at keeping their cholesterol at a good level and some will find it relatively easy. Those who find it difficult can find things to blame that are beyond their control but I believe the overwhelming majority of people can do it without drugs if they put forth the effort.
Today there are way too many people on cholesterol lowering drugs because it represents the easy way out. For the patient it's easier than changing one's lifestyle. And for the doctor it's easier than trying to "enforce" a lifestyle change. That's assuming he/she knows exactly what needs to be done. It's much easier and safer for a doctor to write a prescription. Doctors will (correctly) look at a patient (without a prescription) as a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Note: I doubt that it's absolutely necessary to be tested for large and small particles of cholesterol.
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