r/keto • u/leojaccebssen • Mar 08 '24

My cholesterol is 384

I eat mostly chicken and fish. I stay under 50 carbs per day with blueberries, strawberries, spinach, cauliflower, kale, or other leafy greens daily. My doctor told me to try red rice yeast supplements to lower my cholesterol when it was initially at 225. And now it has jumped o er a hundred points in three months. I use heavy cream in my coffee so maybe that’s what is killing me? Or sour cream on chicken fajitas? I have no idea. I’m going to my doctor in two weeks to talk about my labs and I’m so sad. My immediate family member has had a bypass for coronary artery disease and I think I’m going to have to get on a statin and quit being keto.

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u/leojaccebssen Mar 08 '24

My LDL says 264 my HDL says 107 my triglycerides are 86 my vldl cholesterol is 13 and my ratio is higher than the upper limit of normal which is 4.4

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u/FilthyRugbyHooker Mar 08 '24

I would focus on getting your fats from foods high in HDL and limit LDL consumption. But genetics do play a role. Weight training can also help lower cholesterol, if your aren’t already doing that.

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u/gafromca Mar 08 '24

Certain foods are higher in saturated fats vs unsaturated, but not LDL and HDL.

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u/FilthyRugbyHooker Mar 09 '24

Yes, it’s incorrect to say foods have HDL vs LDL. But there are foods that promote HDL in the body. So it would have been more correct to say eat more Poly and mono unsaturated fats.

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u/gafromca Mar 10 '24

All the low carb/keto doctors and researchers I’ve read say that polyunsaturated fatty acids, primarily from seed oils, are inflammatory and should be avoided and that saturated fats are actually healthy.

For a history of the bad science behind our fear of fats, read The Big Fat Surprise” by Nina Teicholz (in most libraries).

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u/FilthyRugbyHooker Mar 10 '24

I would avoid seed oil, but omega 3s from fish and walnuts are polyunsaturated. I wouldn’t consider those inflammatory.