Have you managed to reduce cholesterol naturally and if so, how

Vegetable oils which are high in Omega 6 fatty acids are actually the culprit of atherosclerosis according to the more recent science. Cholesterol and saturated fat are not the cause, saturated fat is actually protective against oxidation:

Thanks for taking the time to post; good content. I don't blame you for walking away at this point.

Reduced my fatty animal meat consumption really helped.

Neat that this study was co-authored by James O'Keefe, who also published the articles saying running more than 12 miles per week is bad for you, a few years ago, which were eviscerated by anyone who actually looked at his "studies."

1. Only rice from the South has high level of arsenic. Choose rice from California or Asia.

2. Soak your rice with plenty of water (4-5 times the amount of rice) for several hours and drain the water before cooking it. You can cut down the amount of arsenic drastically.

Yes because processed vegetable oils which have only been in the human diet for less than 100 years are heart "healthy" and cause no damage whatsoever but it is the saturated fat that humans have been consuming since humans have existed that cause heart attacks.

Here is a very good article written by a vegan with links to published studies to back it up that vegetable oils are the primary driver of chronic disease:

jeffnobbs.com

Why is Vegetable Oil Unhealthy?

In the previous post in this series, we talked about the studies showing the deleterious effects of consuming vegetable oil. The obvious next question is: why is vegetable oil unhealthy? Why does its consumption result in hig...

Link:www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/why-is-vegetab...

Some vegetable oils are bad, but olive oil is great (and not at all a recent innovation!). Since it's mainly composed of monounsaturated fats, it's very stable while cooking, unlike highly polyunsaturated oils. The idea that you can't cook with extra virgin olive oil is wrong, too - I cook almost everything in EVOO without issue.

The big eye opener to me was realizing how NASTY most fryer oil is. It gets heated all day and often isn't replaced when it should be, and because most vegetable oils oxidize rapidly from heat, it accumulates toxic crap linked to heart disease. Not to mention chemicals forming in the foods themselves, like acrylamide. If you do one thing to reduce your risk, stop eating fried food at restaurants.

Outside of diet and exercise, getting enough sleep makes a big difference to cholesterol and heart disease risk more generally.

multiple studies show reduced CHD in patients with higher LA or omega-6 fats although there are a few studies that contradict this. here are recent meta-analyses on the topic

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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Omega-6 fatty acids and the risk of cardiovascular disease: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and a Mendelian randomization study

Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) represent almost 15% of the total energy intake in Western countries. Their effects on the cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are still controversial. Thus, we performed a systematic...

Link:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8...

I think blaming omega 6 and letting SFAs off the hook is a bit premature.

The problem with olive oil is that 80% of store bought olive oil is fake, either rancid or cut with toxic soybean oil:

forbes.com

The Olive Oil Scam: If 80% Is Fake, Why Do You Keep Buying It?

Cecilia Rodriguez

It's a safe bet that all that extra virgin, high quality olive oil you've been buying in recent years is not that at all but, rather, poor quality, mixed oils - or maybe not even olive oil at all in a global industry that's r...

Link:www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/...

he also sells overpriced cardio supplements that do not align with AHA/ACC guidelines. for a practicing board-certified cardiologist this is interesting and warrants scrutiny as to why he might be making these contradictory claims.

Americans are following the AHA/ACC guidelines by eating way more AHA "heart healthy" omega 6 vegetable oils and are eating less saturated fat than they did 50 years ago. Would you say the recommendations have resulted in less chronic disease (obesity, diabetes, cancers, etc.) or would you say something has gone very wrong?

No one should waste 5 minutes looking at their cholesterol numbers until they have had a Coronary Calcium CT scan, which will tell you much more valuable information - whether you have any actual buildup of arterial plaque. In my area the scan costs $99.

Omega 6 vegetable oil consumption:

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Red meat consumption has decreased while chicken (which is high in omega 6 due to chicken feed) has increased:

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Yet chronic disease continues to increase at nearly the same rate as the AHA recommended consumption of vegetable oils while saturated fat intake decreases:

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Americans do not follow guidelines though - even with increased intake of vegetable oils, they still consume large amounts of saturated fats, enjoy caloric surpluses, and generally have sedentary lives. I would say attributing increases in every chronic disease to omega 6 vegetable oils is what's very wrong.

not completely true. calcified plaques are not the entire story and it's not chronic calcified plaques that tend to cause massive MIs.

You're right that this is by far the most valuable test you can get. My doctor suggested I wait a few more years, when I'm in my early 50's because of the radiation and given that I have had previous CT scans.

If the radiation is not a concern and you are wondering about plaque buildup, this is the way to go.

Saturated fat consumption has been decreasing as recommended by the AHA. Americans are following that advice.

Processed food contains polyunsaturated fats. Please tell me the sources of food which contains saturated fat which is actually increasing. Red meat consumption is decreasing while people are getting unhealthier.

I specifically cut out vegetable oils from my diet and consume mostly saturated and monounsaturated fat now and all of my health metrics increased.