Cholesterol levels are typically dictated by two things: Genetics and overall health. And when I say, overall health, it means you’re doing something to stay active: weight training, cardio, etc.

I ate like trash for a long time and my total cholesterol still bounced around 140-160.

My last work up was 156 total, triglycerides at 75, AHDL at 38 with a calculated LDL at 103.

My AHDL has always been low no matter how much I work out.

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Posted by Trailz28

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Posted on 1/22/23 at 8:25 pm to Tiger328

Increase your fiber intake.

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Posted by supadave3

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Member since Dec 2005

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Posted on 1/22/23 at 10:37 pm to CrawDude

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I didn’t add a structured exercise regime as I intended to the first year along with dietary changes as I’m pretty active and not over weight - but I began following this board for the past year and I’ve added cardio and resistance training. Will have another lipid panel done in the next month or 2 to see where I currently stand

Same here, in the past year I've become more active and added resistance training. Nothing special at all, but dumbbell exercises that I actually do and some cardio, about 3 times a week. I'm getting my blood work done in 2 months. I came off a statin last year at this time so I'm curious to see if my LDL/HDL went up or down. It been high my whole life but I've never really cared. I'm much healthier now.

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Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 1/22/23 at 11:31 pm to supadave3

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I'm curious to see if my LDL/HDL went up or down.

It's always interesting to see, but the point still remains: a lot of the dogma around this has no bearing on the realities of your health that you should care about.

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Posted by dallastiger55

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Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 1/23/23 at 2:00 pm to Big Scrub TX

OP, im 42 with family history and am always worried about cholesteral.

I learned more in this podcast then i have by reading articles. Its a great listen

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We discuss:
The importance of understanding atherosclerosis early in life [2:25];
Defining ASCVD, its causes, and the role of cholesterol [8:00];
Why early prevention of atherosclerosis is critical [13:45];
Preventing atherosclerosis—two fatal flaws with the “10-Year Risk” approach [16:00];
Intro to lipids and lipoproteins: why there is no “bad” or “good” cholesterol [23:00];
Limitations of standard blood panels [35:45];
How Mendelian randomization is bolstering the case for apoB as the superior metric for risk prediction [39:30];
Therapeutic goals for apoB concentration [58:15];
How early and aggressive lowering of apoB could change the course of ASCVD [1:10:45]; and
More.

Peter Attia Podcast

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Posted by Big Scrub TX

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Posted on 1/23/23 at 4:20 pm to dallastiger55