In the last year and a half, I've chosen to increase my FAT intake from 50% of calories to 70%. Mostly by adding extra-virgin olive oil, fresh flax oil, butter and eating more whole eggs (with yolks) and red meats; also fresh nuts (rarely peanuts) and avocados.
My blood pressure has come down from 160/100 to 120/72, and I've lost 48 lbs so far.
Cholesterol: was 5.8, now is 4.6
LDL ("bad"): 3.2, now 2.7
HDL ("good"): 1.6, now 1.8
triglycerides: were 1.5, now 0.9
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If you have a serious cholesterol problem, on medication .. and/or heart disease history, you might be interested to read this testimony from a young man, only 47 at the time, who had a massive heart attack and emergency bypass surgery. After a year of following the lowFAT diet to a tee, plus cholesterol-lowering drugs, he decided to try LC'ing. His results are impressive, you can read them
here.
p.s. - This man just happens to be my brother
Doreen