Just finished reading The Great Cholesterol Con.
Well researched, referenced, and documented.
Great, quick read for those that think high cholesterol causes cardiovascular disease.
My key takeaways:
1. The “studies” used to fud animal fats were BS and used circular thinking.
2. Stay the hell away from statins.
3. The reality is that as you age, lower cholesterol levels are actually more correlated with disease.
#healthstr
Cholesterol is your body trying to heal damage caused by other things, such as too high of blood sugar or PUFAs (Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids), and not the cause of the damage itself. It is a side effect.
Also our brains are partially made of cholesterol. If we don't have enough cholesterol, our brains suffer. We definitely don't need that. Could there be a correlation between pushed low cholesterol and people not thinking for themselves? I don't know.
I definitely think lower cholesterol negatively effects cognitive function.
Even faster read: the health problems occur when HDL and LDL are imbalanced (as well as high triglycerides). LDL isn't dangerous when HDL is equally high.
