Cholesterol, yeah that.

canadjineh

Interesting new stuff sent to my inbox by Peter Attia:
partial quote with link below.

In the world of lipidology, remarkable stories about a remarkable therapy, PCSK9 inhibitors. From the early clues provided by the hyperfunction of this proprotein convertase (i.e., a family of proteins that activate other proteins) in gain-of-function mutations in the PCSK9 gene linked with hypercholesterolemia — to the flipside — rare people with loss-of-function mutations linked with big reductions in CHD risk, and low cholesterol levels, particularly LDL-C. How low? Around 15 mg/dL! What might be more remarkable is how quickly everything has unfolded. PCSK9 was unheard of prior to the 21st century (2003, in fact). It’s humbling and heroic (and, currently, expensive). To witness these kinds of scientific insights translate into effective treatments in little over a decade almost feels superhuman. But it’s also as if biology is looking at us, winking, as if to say, ‘you have no idea just how little you know about me.’

DvlDwnInGA

I thought I would come back and update this thread with my own findings/numbers.

2017 Cholesterol Totals
LDL 169
HDL 51
Total 220
Trig 145

2018 Post 5 weeks Keto
LDL 102
HDL 56
Total 173 (three points higher than my LDL last time)
Trig 77 (almost cut in half)

Numbers don't lie. I will take this as a win. All the numbers that needed to go up are up, and the numbers needed to come down have come down significantly. I am definitely SOLD.

ToxDocAR

Total cholesterol ~260 eating SAD. Total cholesterol ~160 eating lowcarb/keto. Cholesterol is a RESPONSE (inflammatory) to what you eat (specifically carbohydrates and carbohydrates combined with fat), not from it.