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Re:Stigler Diet by racer-v on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:24PM (#16531273)
> if you eat a lot of beans dietary cholesterol is actually beneficial

Interesting, I have found some references to beans lowering cholesterol but not this stronger statement?

I've read that the link from dietary cholesterol to body cholesterol levels is genetically variable, but that there's no test at present for determining individual risk factors.

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Re:Stigler Diet by CuriouslyC on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:53AM (#16536745)
An extremely high fiber diet has been shown to negatively impact testosterone production. Cholesterol is also important for nerve myelination, and high cholsterol intake has been show to magnify strength gains from resistance training.
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