tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post1094485873426330788..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: What's the Link Between Dietary Cholesterol and Blood Cholesterol?Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-5584242422020142942013-04-02T18:33:20.043-07:002013-04-02T18:33:20.043-07:00I've seen a lot of studies recently about eggs...I've seen a lot of studies recently about eggs saying that, contrary to previous belief, the cholesterol and saturated fat in them is actually somehow good for your blood levels...I'm not sure that they have a mechanism for how that happens yet but my guess is that there's some other nutrient in the eggs that is helping all this along. I've become an egg FIEND lately so I am super happy to hear this!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-36062388985006816902013-04-02T12:25:42.069-07:002013-04-02T12:25:42.069-07:00Purely anecdotally, a high-protein diet (without f...Purely anecdotally, a high-protein diet (without fat restrictions) seems to be working for my husband and me too. We both had physicals last fall and had very good numbers overall.<br /><br />I will not be at all surprised if, a few years down the road, someone has managed to scrounge together enough money to do a proper study and finds that high sugar/starch diets are solidly correlated with high blood cholesterol.<br /><br />To me it just seems illogical to suppose that a high sugar/starch diet, which is already known to be associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, would not also be associated with high blood cholesterol.chacha1http://www.ombailamos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-54000563801340161802013-04-02T10:14:58.438-07:002013-04-02T10:14:58.438-07:00Congrats! I eat a very similar breakfast most of t...Congrats! I eat a very similar breakfast most of the week and have very good cholesterol numbers as well. <br /><br />My nutritionist likes to compare cholesterol to fire fighters. Inflammation is a fire in your body(often brought on by too many carbs). Cholesterol is what you body send out to put out the fire. <br /><br />So you don't stop fires by eliminating the fire fighters. You fight it by eliminating the cause of the fire. Davehttp://www.food-fire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-25642114211924115602013-04-02T10:00:12.652-07:002013-04-02T10:00:12.652-07:00I am also an eggs for breakfast gal. 90% of the ti...I am also an eggs for breakfast gal. 90% of the time. (I had cheese this morning... & occasionally have a bowl of oatmeal.)<br /><br />I haven't checked the blood in a while, but it is doing wonders for my diet/exercise regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-38311553480283442652013-04-02T03:57:49.431-07:002013-04-02T03:57:49.431-07:00I've had the same experience. I went from a n...I've had the same experience. I went from a nearly vegan diet to one with more meat, eggs, and dairy, including (gasp!) butter -- and sometimes heavy cream. I don't use reduced-fat versions of anything. <br /><br />When it was time for annual doctor visit, I considered going back to my old diet, but then decided that if my cholesterol was elevated, I'd just tell the doctor what I'd been doing and then make the switch back. <br /><br />Much to my surprise my cholesterol was lower than it had ever been. One year it was 126 and my doctor sent me a note saying "I don't know what you're doing, but keep it up!" It hasn't been above 150 in about 8 years. <br /><br />The only time I'm aware of that my cholesterol was elevated in the last 20 years was during a time when I was under a lot of stress and resorted to eating a fairly large quantity of manufactured foods. <br /><br />The only thing I've given up is manufactured/processed foods. I haven't purposely given up any other food or food group. I'm not fond of whole grains, but I do use refined grains (flour and rice).Sallynoreply@blogger.com