Cholestrol is not the enemy-*US government making a U-turn*

vm007

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/02/10/feds-poised-to-withdraw-longstanding-warnings-about-dietary-cholesterol/?utm_term=.84de803a0a2a



Saw this floating around.

Just thought I'd share. I'm a follower of CICO and portion control so to me this doesn't really do anything.

I eat everything in moderation and based on my present goals at the time.


Also, I don't see any links to studies or whatever references from which they drew their article.

nvmomketo

It's mire like they are reversing their recommendations, that were based on no science, and coming back to more evidence based advice.

The only people for whom a high cholesterol diet might lead to CAD is those with familial hypercholesterolemia. Everyone else does well with some cholesterol in their diet.

Eventually they may even get around to removing saturated fat limitirations.

apullum

This article is from 2015. The FDA did revise its guidelines that year to remove recommendations about cholesterol intake. This review will give you references to some of the pertinent studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012

cwolfman13

Yes...dietary cholesterol has little to no bearing on blood serum levels.

fuzzylop72

Hmm, i'm not sure it matters either way. There's no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and what the population eats.

saintor1

Guidelines for total cholesterol in blood was max 200 mg/dl (not to be confused with daily cholesterol intake). A third of people with coronary events have theirs between 150-200, while people with less 150 have almost never such conditions, a rarity.

So it is not correct to report at large that cholesterol needs no longer be considered a “nutrient of concern” , as people with low total cholesterol in their blood has also a very low daily cholesterol intake.

Lean59man

This has only been known for decades.

Glad they are catching on.

DX2JX2

fuzzylop72 wrote: »

Hmm, i'm not sure it matters either way. There's no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and what the population eats.

LOL

sgt1372

Definitely old news, like eating fat will make you fat. NOT! Eating too much fat can make you fat, if CI > CO.

That's not to say that a high "bad" cholesterol blood level does not increase your risk for heart disease BUT eating food high in cholesterol is not necessarily the cause of that problem.

While the cause of high "bad" cholesterol levels are arguable, how to lower it generally is not. The recommendations to do so include:

1) exercise regularly
2) lose weight
2) don't smoke
3) and eat a "heart healthy" diet, which is subject to the greatest debate but is generally thought of as one that includes a lot of fruit/veggies/fiber, no trans fats, minimal saturated fats and food high in omerga-3 fatty acids.

This is what I've done over the past 21 months and my cholesterol levels, which have been unacceptably high throughout my life, dropped to acceptable and even "ideal" levels when I got my last blood tests this past October.

corinasue1143

fuzzylop72 wrote: »

Hmm, i'm not sure it matters either way. There's no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and what the population eats.

And no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and a healthy diet? Or at least not a lot.

janejellyroll

corinasue1143 wrote: »

fuzzylop72 wrote: »

Hmm, i'm not sure it matters either way. There's no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and what the population eats.

And no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and a healthy diet? Or at least not a lot.

There are some instances where what the government recommends appears to be quite closely in line with the best evidence we have of what a healthy diet might look like -- for example, the recommendation to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables and the recommendation to get sufficient fiber.

lemurcat12

corinasue1143 wrote: »

fuzzylop72 wrote: »

Hmm, i'm not sure it matters either way. There's no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and what the population eats.

And no evidence of correlation between what the government recommends and a healthy diet? Or at least not a lot.

I think gov't recommendations are mostly quite reasonable -- limit added sugar and sat fat and sodium (note: I don't count any of those, but focusing on non animal sources of protein plus mostly cooking from whole foods, not adding tons of salt, and being moderate when it comes to cheese and desserts gets me to the same place). Get plenty of (and a variety of) vegetables and fruit -- think half your plate, at least, and also include protein and whole grains (or other foods that include fiber). Include in your diet sources of fat such as olives, nuts, seeds, and fish.

Seems sensible to me.

There's more consistent in dietary recommendations than the obsessions with minutia and the differences would have it. As a result, I really like this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/science-compared-every-diet-and-the-winner-is-real-food/284595/