most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-24T17:33:43Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/46587 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss Beth A. 2011-06-22T17:14:42Z 2011-06-22T23:19:42Z

<p>I have been on paleo/whole30 for 40+ days and had my annual check up last week. Everything went great except my "high" LDL level (109) has my doctor telling me to watch what I eat. </p> <p><strong>Is it bad for me to have High LDL? Will it cause me to not loss weight?</strong></p> <p>I have read many articles and they are WAY over my head with information that is in doctor terms. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss/46593#46593 Travis Culp 2011-06-22T17:39:26Z 2011-06-22T17:39:26Z

<p>It probably won't have any perceptible effect on weight loss and may be completely benign in terms of overall health. That being said, if you would like to lower it, just eat less dairy fat.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss/46608#46608 mzenzer 2011-06-22T18:43:27Z 2011-06-22T18:43:27Z

<p>109 is just barely above the highest recommended which is 99. For LDL, I'd take fish oil twice a day, eat salmon more, cod, etc. You can bring that down in no time. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss/46610#46610 sara 2011-06-22T18:55:57Z 2011-06-22T18:55:57Z

<p>do you have other health problems (diabetes, heart disease, etc.)?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss/46616#46616 TomInTexas 2011-06-22T19:46:20Z 2011-06-22T19:46:20Z

<p>What is your LDL particle size? Worry much less if they are the larger type. Small dense LDL are the problem, and from my understanding rather rare on paleo.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/46587/is-high-ldl-cholesterol-109-bad-will-it-inhibit-weight-loss/46657#46657 Aravind 2011-06-22T23:19:42Z 2011-06-22T23:19:42Z

<p>You are asking two distinct questions</p> <p>1) Is high LDL bad? The person that provides the most cogent explanation of this topic IMO is Chris Masterjohn. His most recent interview with Chris Kresser (http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-healthy-skeptic-podcast-episode-11) was outstanding. It's long but it is worth the 90 minutes of time invested.</p> <p>I tend to be a cholesterol skeptic along the lines of people like Kurt Harris and Peter at Hyperlipid. Here are some links to check out - </p> <p><a href="http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://thehealthyskeptic.org/i-have-high-cholesterol-and-i-dont-care" rel="nofollow">http://thehealthyskeptic.org/i-have-high-cholesterol-and-i-dont-care</a></p> <p>From the Archevore link, the relevant quote is "I do not believe in any of the versions of the lipid hypothesis, ranging from Ancel Keys' original idea that cholesterol or dietary fat clogs the arteries, to the currently fashionable one that “small, dense” LDL particles are like microscopic rodents that are designed to burrow under the intima of your blood vessels and kill you".</p> <p>There was a great article at Hyperlipid (http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/) from a few years ago but I am not able to find it. I will try and edit this post if I find it.</p> <p>2) Regarding weight loss - to the extent there is a correlation between (sd) LDL and carbohydrate consumption and IF you have metabolic issues that require you to limit carb intake to lose / maintain weight, then you could somehow link the two. But causality....I don't think so!</p> <p>Bottom line - it is absurd that your LDL of 109 is considered high by your doctor. When it hits 300, sell :-) Til then, eat whole foods, avoid toxins, get lots of sleep, exercise for the hormetic and hormonal benefits (not calorie expenditure), and enjoy life!</p> <p>Take care, Aravind</p>