RE: HDL vs LDL and Taking the Smart Approach to a High-Fat Diet - Keto Cut Day 24
takes cholesterol to your arteries
Just wanted to correct something, i think they don't take cholesterol to the arteries, but to all the tissues instead, cholesterol is the precursor of most of the hormones like testosterone, etc... and it's a building block of the cell membrane, so we always need some, our body produces cholesterol, everytime we ingest cholesterol through eggs and such our liver actually produces less.
One thing that increases the LDL is steroids, it's one of the reasons to stay away from them!
QOTD: Do you know what your cholesterol levels are? Do you get enough HDL in with your regular diet? What's your favorite food with HDL fat?
I haven't checked my cholesterol in 1 year, i should though, but i know that i have a nice ratio of cholesterol without even measuring it, i eat from 50g-100g of peanut butter a day, and 20g of olive oil! Both of them increase the HDL cholesterol
LDL lipoproteins can cause plaque buildup in the arteries. Though I could see how that can be seen differently than actually carrying cholesterol to the arteries. Same negative effect in my book! I am a little confused on whether the cholesterol actually goes to the arteries, or if it just contributes to the plaque itself. Here's what I found on webmd:
Nice work with the PB and olive oil! Those are some great fats! I have pretty great numbers for cholesterol and I eat similarly!