
Originally Posted by
Harry
I don't think anybody really knows what causes cholesterol definitively, I've had high cholesterol since I was in my early 20's, I still have it now. Every time I get a blood test my Dr. tells me I have high cholesterol. Everything else is perfect, just that. Somewhere around 6. The funny thing is, Over the last 15 years, I've changed my diet so drastically, from eat whatever I want, tons of bread, cheese, fried foods, desserts, drink all the time, even smoked for awhile, to complete strict no fat, no carbs, no sugar, no bread, no cheese, no alcohol for years, eating like a bird, excercise, basically just doing everything right, and one thing never ever changed. My cholesterol. Never went up, never went down. On my last visit last week, my doctor basically conceded it's just the amount my body produces regardless of what do about it.
The other thing is I have a lot of the good cholesterol (HDL) which they add or subtract to the total and come out with an average sort of number. It's that number that ultimately matters, so I've always been told not to worry because even though the bad is high, the good is high too and therefore I have a healthy average. This is turning out to be a load of shit too, the latest studies show that there has been no coloration between high HDL and heart disease or anything else cholesterol related. They're finding out that high HDL is only an indicator of risk, and not something that in any way makes you healthier. Just goes to show how little is known.