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by Pelic4n
1612 days ago
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>Heart disease is mostly a lifestyle disease based mostly on eating habits (e.g. eating too much cholesterol over a long time). This speaks volumes about the US diet. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31838890/ "This advisory was developed after a review of human studies on the relationship of dietary cholesterol with blood lipids, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk to address questions about the relevance of dietary cholesterol guidance for heart health. Evidence from observational studies conducted in several countries generally does not indicate a significant association with cardiovascular disease risk." Dietary cholesterol is not a threat, surplus calories and processed sugar is. |
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> heart-healthy dietary patterns (eg, Mediterranean-style and DASH-style diets) are inherently low in cholesterol, with typical menus containing <300 mg/dL cholesterol, similar to the current US intake.
The CDC reports that greater than 240 mg/dL is considered high [1] with more than 11% of people having that.
The study and the CDC differ on what's normal.
A Mediterranean diet (to pick on something in the study) is mostly plant based [2] and LDL cholesterol comes from eating animal based products [3]. It's low in LDLs.
For people who have had high cholesterol (including those with heart disease) heart specialists will tell you to change your diet to lower the intake of LDLs. I know many who have been given this advice by a doctor and it works.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cholesterol.htm
[2] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-practical-guide-to-the...
[3] https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/foods-that-...