Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman of cardiovascular disease?

Re:Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman of cardiovascular dis... by JoeyJoJoJr on Monday September 05, 2022 @06:48PM (#32730405)

Just from my own anecdotal evidence, going clean vegan dropped my cholesterol levels from 6.1 to 5.1 in ~3 months. I’m pretty convinced there is a lot of truth to high saturated fat/animal products negatively impacting cholesterol levels. But that is my own personal experience.

I’d encourage anyone seeking insights to just try a vegan diet for a while and compare their bloodwork, and how they feel. Seems like little point looking for answers in the science because of the amount of noise.

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Re:Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman of cardiovascular dis... by FollowingTheDao on Monday September 05, 2022 @07:21PM (#32730661)

As I said before I’ll keep repeating, it’s all about genetics. When I was vegan my VLDL was very high and my HDL was consistently below 35. When I went to a pescatarian diet with no plant oils is the only time my HDL is consistently above 50 and my VLDL dropped. I also have a history of early heart disease in my family.

I would not suggesting a diet to anyone if they do not know their genetics.

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Re:Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman of cardiovascular dis... by careless_lisper on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @05:01AM (#32734647)

Did you try going clean non-vegan before that?

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Re:Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman of cardiovascular dis... by RappingBoomer on Monday September 05, 2022 @07:14PM (#32730606)

but that vegan diet will likely raise triglycerides...

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