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Question about the Keto diet. Is it healthy or a fad?
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I have been on the keto diet for 6 weeks. My Triglycerides are down to 60 and my HDL has risen from 36 to 44. However my LDL has gone to over 200. From websites I go to they say that my HDL to triglycerides is the most important factor in determining heart health and they say mine is around 1.3 which is very good. They say the LDL is the big fluffy king and is not dangerous, so therefore ignore it. I feel great on Keto. But these sites are very pro Keto diet. I was wondering if the Mayo Clinic had an opinion of this.
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Low carb down under videos are helpful as is Dr. Eric westman's simple keto protocol
Excellent presentations on Low Carb Down Under. I think Dr. Eric Westman from Duke University has the simplest approach.
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Which websites are stating that LDL 'is the big fluffy' kind and 'not dangerous'? How can any website say that since the molecular size of cholesterol varies from person to person and even over time.
That is, it depends upon the type of cholesterol that one's own body makes. LDL is considered the bad cholesterol which most cardiologists worry about seeing increase. If, in fact, LDL were all large non-sticky molecules, they would want us to make lots more of it and that is not the case.