"having high cholesterol puts you at risk for heart disease" I know that is the conventional wisdom, but did you know that for people over 65 there is no correlation between total cholesterol and risk. This is not controversial, all the cardiologists I've talked to agree. And this is especially interesting given that most heart attacks occur after this age. And I can personally attest that high cholesterol, really, really high doesn't even necessarily lead to plaque buildup. I'm 65, male, and my total cholesterol is 580. My LDL is 480. My heart arteries, by EBCT, or sometimes called coronary calcium scoring, is ZERO. No plaque. I went off statins years ago after developing peripheral neuropathy and as an added benefit my mind and memory seem greatly improved. I eat a high fat, low carb diet complete with 21 eggs a week, pounds of butter, marbled steak, cheese by the pound, and since dropping carbs 5 years ago my BMI has fallen 4 points to 23.4.
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"having high cholesterol puts you at risk for heart disease" I know that is the conventional wisdom, but did you know that for people over 65 there is no correlation between total cholesterol and risk. This is not controversial, all the cardiologists I've talked to agree. And this is especially interesting given that most heart attacks occur after this age. And I can personally attest that high cholesterol, really, really high doesn't even necessarily lead to plaque buildup. I'm 65, male, and my total cholesterol is 580. My LDL is 480. My heart arteries, by EBCT, or sometimes called coronary calcium scoring, is ZERO. No plaque. I went off statins years ago after developing peripheral neuropathy and as an added benefit my mind and memory seem greatly improved. I eat a high fat, low carb diet complete with 21 eggs a week, pounds of butter, marbled steak, cheese by the pound, and since dropping carbs 5 years ago my BMI has fallen 4 points to 23.4.
September 5, 2011 - 9:36amThis Comment
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