Food Choices Documentary

cholesterol
(Jaime Botero) #1

I’ve been following the Kethogenic diet ever since I heard Carl taking about it about 8 months ago in the .Net Rocks podcast. I’m a software developer as well and love having a scientific explanation for how Keto helps the body become efficient and healthier overall, it all makes absolute sense to me.
I am not overweight, I don’t have any health conditions apart from high cholesterol. After about 6 months my lipid panel showed an impressive HDL of 77, Triglycerides of 39,but LDL of 279!!
When I started Keto, my wife was very supportive and she even did it for a few months. However, after my last lipid panel she went “researching” more and stumbled upon the “Food Choices Documentary” from 2016. Now, she wants me to stop Keto and move to the low-fat/high-fiber/plant-based diet. I’m going to have another blood test next week and see what my doctor says. I understand the different types of lipoproteins as explained in the show, and I think from my last results mines are the good ones (the large and fluffy kind), but LDL is still too high. I want to hear if any others have had similar experience or second thoughts after watching this documentary?

(Jane Reed) #2

If you’ll use the search function at the top of the page, and look for “high LDL”, you’ll find many posts on this subject explaining the phenomenon of improved lipids but for LDL. It is a temporary condition.

(Jaime Botero) #3

Thanks Jane, yes, I’ve read about that, but I think 279 is a pretty high score, I hope it is temporary and it doesn’t have any adversary consequences down the road. BTW, I’ve started watching the documentary in Netflix and I’m perplexed. Here’re some quotes from the film:

“… We see in color, I believe, because fruits and vegetables are colorful.”

“… the promoters of the low-carb diets, the promoters of the sports drinks, and the food bars, and all these kinds of things insist on market to the public that they absolutely must have more protein.”

(Richard Morris) #4

LDL doesn’t really tell you a lot because if it’s cleared by your liver when it’s still large and buoyant then it is virtually benign to atherogenesis and if it hangs around for a while it is smaller and more dense and because it’s been in service for longer there is a greater chance that it has become oxidized or glycated which is bad.

Here is a pathologists view on the subject

Here’s a cardiologists take on the best markets for cardiovascular health in a lipid panel

http://www.docsopinion.com/2014/07/17/triglyceride-hdl-ratio/

At 39/77 your Trigs on HDL are around 0.50 … just for reference ANYTHING below 2.0 is Ideal.

(Jaime Botero) #5

Thank you very much Richard. Dr. Sikaris’ video is the best so far I’ve seen about cholesterol. BTW, love your podcast. I’ve been in US for the last 20 yrs, but I grew up in Colombia where high carb foods is the norm (potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, corn, etc are in every meal). Your show has really helped me to keep doing this diet and I feel the same as you guys, very energetic, never anymore exhausted after 10-hour day staring at a monitor job. I think I now understand how cholesterol works and I have educated my wife, which is now concerned on her cholesterol since her T/HDL radio is 1.9. She insists on doing a “light Keto” as she can’t stand consuming anything with fat and she can’t quit chocolate. I can’t find a good way to convince her to go back to Keto with me. She says she will reduce the small dense particle LDLs with exercise and fiber (and chocolate). Not sure if that would do it, especially since she’s been procrastinating ever since I know her (25 years ago). Anyways, please keep doing your Keto podcast and I’ll keep educating all people I know, including all my Spanish speaking Latin American friends and relatives. BTW, it’s be great if you guys could enable language translation on this forum (I can help if you need).
Cordially,
Jaime Botero, Austin, Texas

(Richard Morris) #6

We could have a spanish language category but I think a better solution is for someone to create a spanish language FaceBook Group that we can send people to.

(John) #7

It’s just as likely we developed it because poisonous things, both food and animals, are colorful. Seeing fruit doesn’t create a lot of advantages in survival, seeing things that kill you does.

#8

Yea, there are any number of reasons for color vision. I suppose that could be one advantage, but on the other hand the Mantis Shrimp has the widest color spectrum of sight and is entirely carnivorous.

(Russell Swann) #9

Hello. First time poster.
I have been keto since 8/2017 and have lost about 30 pounds. I have been stalled since January, loosing and gaining the same 10 ponds over and over.
But a recent lipid panel is very concerning.
tc= 247
hdl= 42
ldl= 178
tg= 133

From what I see on the forum his is a temporary situation? How so? Why does it happen to begin with and why does it only affect certain people? How long does this condition typically last? I can’t seem to find information on these questions.

Russell

(Renee Slaughter) #10

Hi Russell and welcome
I will try to answer some of your questions or 21st least steer you in the right direction. First have you checked out Dave Feldman and his experiences as a hyper responder. My favorite video is linked below


As to how long? That’s individual. My cholesterol has risen lol is 134 but I understand how cholesterol works and on not worried. So I know others who are a lot smarter than me will chime in. But don’t worry. BTW check out the Dudes podcast about cholesterol.