For many years my LDL cholestral has been above 100, sometimes as high as 120, but today`s result showed it had fallen to 92. I used to drink 1 litre of milk a day and have 2 or 3 PB sandwiched (skippy or JIF PB) but in the last 3 months I have replaced the PB with ground peanuts and the milk with egg whites.

What is most likely the reaon for the fall in LDL - giving up the PB or the milk or both?

For many years my LDL cholestral has been above 100, sometimes as high as 120, but today`s result showed it had fallen to 92. I used to drink 1 litre of milk a day and have 2 or 3 PB sandwiched (skippy or JIF PB) but in the last 3 months I have replaced the PB with ground peanuts and the milk with egg whites.

What is most likely the reaon for the fall in LDL - giving up the PB or the milk or both?

Saturated fat has been associated with increased LDL. Skippy and Jif have hydrogenated oils in them, and, if you weren't drinking skim, your milk had saturated fats. Ground peanuts = no hydrogenated oils, and egg whites = no saturated fats. That could explain it.


*DISCLAIMER: Yeah, I know saturated fats aren't the devil, and I know some suggest that bad cholesterol number are associated with processed carbs and not exclusively saturated fats. Just giving my take on why the OP's LDL went down.

*DISCLAIMER: Yeah, I know saturated fats aren't the devil, and I know some suggest that bad cholesterol number are associated with processed carbs and not exclusively saturated fats. Just giving my take on why the OP's LDL went down.

My results follow your disclaimer more than your first paragraph. I significantly upped my fats including saturateds, added a lot of fish oil, and dropped processed carbs most of the time (AD style). I also eat a ton of green veggies. I also avoid any trans fats.

Overall cholesterol and LDL dropped and HDL rose to I think somewhere around 62.

*shrug*

Gareth, were you also posting about a low T result sometime back? If you did anything that raised T, it will also improve lipid profiles in a lot of cases.

My results follow your disclaimer more than your first paragraph. I significantly upped my fats including saturateds, added a lot of fish oil, and dropped processed carbs most of the time (AD style). I also eat a ton of green veggies. I also avoid any trans fats.

Overall cholesterol and LDL dropped and HDL rose to I think somewhere around 62.

*shrug*

Gareth, were you also posting about a low T result sometime back? If you did anything that raised T, it will also improve lipid profiles in a lot of cases.

Yeah, I know....I put the disclaimer in because any statements on cholesterol usually spark a debate. ;) Me? I'm the opposite, I cut saturated fat and had a massive drop in LDL.

Yeah, I know....I put the disclaimer in because any statements on cholesterol usually spark a debate. ;) Me? I'm the opposite, I cut saturated fat and had a massive drop in LDL.


There are people who are "hyperresponders" to dietary cholesterol. I've seen it in egg studies specifically, where 90% of people can eat a few eggs just fine, but 10% it jumps their serum LDL significantly.

Similar things with sodium. Lots of people if reasonably hydrated don't have to fear sodium that much, but in others it affects BP significantly.

Basically, until we can DNA map our optimal diet, experiment.

Basically, until we can DNA map our optimal diet, experiment.

Aye.

Another possibly reason for my better than expected cholestral results is that over the last few months I have been consuming a lot of fat - about 35% of my diet. Most of the fat though is from peanuts and chicken - about 80% unsaturated fat and no trans fat.