Re:Only 6.8% of adults have optimal cardiometabolic health
by colordrops on Monday July 04, 2022 @09:56PM
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There's a big difference between "mostly vegetarian" and vegan diets, especially when it comes to cholesterol, due to the eggs, milk, and whatever else it let through in that "mostly".
edit: form those disagreeing, please let me know the flaw in my statement.
Re:Only 6.8% of adults have optimal cardiometabolic health
by BLKNSLVR on Monday July 04, 2022 @11:03PM
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I'm interested in the effects of milk and eggs because I love both. I've cut 'pointless' sugar out of my diet the last three years and eat less meat than I used to, but I'm not ready to go vegetarian (or even vegan) yet - although the people I know who have, rave about how much better and more energised they feel.
Re:Only 6.8% of adults have optimal cardiometabolic health
by colordrops on Monday July 04, 2022 @11:29PM
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Funnily, I'm kind of the opposite story -- mid-40s and fairly athletic. I run around 14 miles every other day at sub 7 pace, play other sports, and am generally in good shape and have been my whole life. My diet is mostly vegetarian without much alcohol. Trying to do everything right to live a healthy lifestyle, but my cholesterol was terrible... LDL around 240.
My doctor chalked it up to bad luck with genes. After a few months on a statin it was at 90. Since I didn't have much room to change lifestyle, I'm very thankful for drugs!