I'm not here to push the diet on you, so there's no need to get put your shields up and get testy. One year ago (beginning of March) I set about trying a particular diet after reading some books and looking into the insulin response of eating and what it does to fat and muscle cells. My exercise consists of regular running (which did not change - and has been in place for several years now) approximately 3 miles every other day, and strenuous martial arts twice a week. I supplement this with biking 5-10 miles a week on various off days, but usually only once a week. Again, none of my exercising has changed as part of this diet. All I changed was what I ate, which became predominantly meats, fish, poultry and proteins, with some leafy vegetables and a few supplements - nothing way out there. Just D3, K2, Magnesium and Potassium, that sorta stuff. I took my lipid panel measurements (and other numbers to be sure) at the beginning of the diet, prior to changing it. I then took quarterly results of these metrics until this past result, during this month (March). The following charts show those results. During this period, my weight went from 238 lbs to 219lbs. Direct from the Quest results website: NOTE: LDL is still elevated, but has come down markedly so. Other numbers such as kidney and liver function, etc, all stayed similar (which were never bad) or improved slightly. Again, I'm not here to argue about "dirty keto" concepts or Atkins related stuff - this isn't Atkins. I even allow myself a treat every so often - its just the when that is important (insulin response has to have time to spike and drop before consuming more food, as an example). But these are obviously positive results and I plan to keep at it.
It could be the browser I'm using (Firefox) but I can't see the pictures you included in your message. This is the screen shot:
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All graphs are visible now. Thank you! Nice to see that all graphs show a positive trend. You are clearly doing the right thing.
It would certainly appear to be the right thing. I know this type of diet tends to be very unpopular, but what I've found is that challenging some of the paradigms (such as bacon, for instance, and whether it is good or bad for your cholesterol) have really been difficult to embrace. But now that I understand it, it is all the better.
What books did you read and by what authors? Is the Keto diet? At first I would assume not because you mentioned the high protein and I believe the Keto diet is moderate protein? I also couldn't see your graphs in your first post and I am using the Edge browser.
I had to get a blood draw for a life insurance policy and my total chol is 115... so whatever this diet is; it's not working.
Good thing your cholesterol was not that high to begin with, maybe borderline according to some doctors but LDL and HDL more important. This diet defintiely worked for you.
On the contrary, considering how high his total was a year ago, the diet seems to be working great for him. And since it looks like it dropped from 198 to 178 in a year, then three years from now his total level will be at yours, ~118. I'd call that a success. Fats are not the issue. It's all about the sugar.