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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Eisenstein on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:36AM (#34582213)
No need to worry, we are all in the process of dying, so the correct answer is just to ignore everything that isn't either: something that strikes you as incredibly obvious (don't drink poison), isn't recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you), isn't established knowledge, or isn't too inconvenient.
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by smilliken on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:16PM (#34585747)
> recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you)

Public service announcement: this one is controversial. IMHO it's wrong, based on bad science and agendas, and harmful because it deters people from nutritious foods. I recommend everyone do their own reading to form their own opinion.

It's sad how political food and nutrition is because it causes misinformation and malnutrition.

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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Eisenstein on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:46PM (#34586134)
Are you a medical doctor or otherwise considered an expert in the field of internal medicine?
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by tcj_phx on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:38PM (#34589670)
Steroidogenesis starts with cholesterol. The body increases its cholesterol production in the hopes of getting more steroids.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/St...

Medicine’s misunderstanding of cholesterol is one of those mistakes which became very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by IIsi50MHz on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:55PM (#34589845)
My rudimentary understanding: chronic high blood sugar causes irritation of blood vessels; irritated blood vessels attempt to protect themselves by producing a protective layer (excretion?); cholesterol sticks much more readily to this‚ causing creation of plaques. So, cholesterol is "fine" if you avoid high blood sugar.
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