Cutting Through the Cholesterol Confusion with Dr. Barnard

[@gbubemia]

Dr. Neal Barnard is the best doctor in America!

[@michaelclennan8425]

Honest and brilliant,he makes no money on this.

[@TheRealDealAB]

I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 years ago and I can say with much confidence that; Dr Barnard’s books and methods saved my life.

[@davidwhartoni5346]

Hdl .whart is the ideal reading

[@Sarahizahhsum]

@@davidwhartoni5346 LDL is 35-50

[@Sarahizahhsum]

I am so glad you made the choice to save your life and I am so grateful for this wonderful man saving me too. I had horrible migraines, depression, acne, bacterial infections, candida, and more and it's all going away. It's only been a month and I feel way better already. I was only 26 and have a horrible response to sat fat. Cutting it out has been revolutionary for me. WFPB no oil for my health and vegan for the sweet moo moo's and baa baa's and cluck cluck's!

[@thanhtrungle7822]

Ôvcgvvmb CH lvvb. Jvvb

[@The09006]

@@davidwhartoni5346 I poor

[@dezso199]

I am so disappointed in the scientific community as a whole, the more research I do. It should be a punishable offence to publish biased studies in journals that receive funding from/are done by affected industries. Because of all the confusion and uncertainity the disingenous findings cause, the health of the world (people, animals and environment) have been compromised and even those with the best of intentions have no idea whether they are impoving or worsening any given situation. It is so sad. The best people can do is to compare these research papers themsleves and come to their own conclusions, but not everyone has the time or the knowledge to interpret the data, and it is in no way a foolproof method either. We just trust either one scientist/doctor or another. And to be honest, my vote is with the person guaranteed to have the most empathy and compassion in their hearts, therefore the least likely to decieve or push an agenda for personal gain - I will go with the vegan community.

[@julienhomo]

Very well said

[@davidwhartoni5346]

Hdl-ideal reading?

[@terrifictomm]

@@BondiAV Why are we surprised? We're not really. It's how our own brains work. Why did people choose to believe those patently false studies? For the same reason more and more people will continue smoking pot event as more and more studies reveal it's health dangers. Because smoking grass and tobacco gives them pleasure.

[@Ahoooooooo]

Yup. You are very right .

[@argentum3919]

Vegans are ideologically dogmatic too. They will also skew the results in their favour. You are basing your diet on a conclusions arrived at using erroneous assumptions. Around the world the longest lived and healthiest people are not vegetarians they are omnivores, be it Greek islanders, Sardinians, Japanese or Hong Kongers.

[@r.p.8906]

What is your opinion of Ivor Cummins aka the Fat Empero, David Feldman (cholesterol code), and Dr William Davis. Apparently, despite what we physicians have been taught, LDL is quite a poor marker for CVD risk. Better marker is HDL/triglycerides which I believe should be less than 2. When elevated, is a sign of insulin resistance which is definitely a/the driver for almost all CVD. Hide or report this LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 18h

[@TrojanMD93]

Triglyceride/HDL ratio

[@briannavandeusen7857]

👏👏👏👏

[@joyceelmer2178]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@paulg687]

Yes, LDL by itself is a silly metric. Dave Feldman proved live that he can show impressive LDL with an incredibly poor diet in a week! Reducing insulin is a key factor in great health. This obsession with LDL is just a way for people to push their beliefs onto you. Your body creates and regulates cholesterol. Eating more foods with cholesterol will make your liver create less - and vice versa.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

@@paulg687 Actually, experimental research clearly demonstrates elevated LDL is the central causal factor in LDL because if you keep your LDL in the normal range for a lifetime (35-70), then unless you have a rare genetic disorder, no plaque forms. No elevated LDL=no plaque= no heart attacks. "Dave Feldman proved live that he can show impressive LDL with an incredibly poor diet in a week!" That doesn't prove or disprove anything--LDL isn't the ONLY factor in human health. William Davis' book was incredibly weak and flawed on the research and Ivor Cummings dupes people by showing studies where people have LDL under 100 or 130 or even 140 and pretends that is normal or "low" LDL. Then he says--"See, people still have heart disease with normal LDL," except that ISN'T normal or low LDL, it is elevated LDL. Normal LDL is 35-70, and when people's LDL stays down there, arterial plaque doesn't form.

[@primopierre]

I’m still all over the place whether or not to be concerned with LDL versus cholesterol. On the one hand there are studies that show it’s not the cholesterol per se that is bad, but the oxidized/glycated LDL which may not directly correlated with the total cholesterol. And also say that high LDL-cholesterol is not necessarily a bad thing as long as HDL, Triglycerides and HbA1c are all within normal limits because it means LDL levels indicate a healthy movement of triglycerides needed for cellular processes… versus this one from Doc Barnard where it lumps all the cholesterol into a bad thing overall…. also about that statin thing, which makes me adamant at taking it to “cure” my high LDL-cholesterol because I have very good numbers for HDL, triglycerides and HbA1c…. 🥴

[@bub7771]

Check out Dr. Nadir Ali.

[@asociatiaademed7417]

Just do not bother with blood cholesterol figures. The true is that nobody knows their significance anyway. They make money out of jiggling with the figures, nothing more. In 99% out of the presentations the metabolic paths are ignored, or wrongly considered.

[@asociatiaademed7417]

What is your Hb1C level, if I may ask?

[@primopierre]

@@asociatiaademed7417 5.1

[@asociatiaademed7417]

@@primopierre That is a healthy value. In the scale I used: 5.7% - 6.4% = pre-diabetes, above 6.4% = diabetes. The values may slightly differ with the laboratory and the interpretation - with the physician. To make sure it is ok, you may go for an HOMA-IR. I think you know, but just for my piece of mind: the laboratory tests are not the Holy Cow of the medical science. Hb1C changes only after at least 3 months, so checking and 5-6 months is enough. To be noted that the contribution of the diet in 30 days prior to test contributes 90% to the test results, while the remaining 2 months - only by 10%. I assume you are not on diabetes medication. If you are, there is a totally different discussion and please disregard what I said.

[@barbarabonnette2705]

It’s really a shame that we have to listen to people apparently eating during his lecture.

[@shradhasingh6377]

Such an insult 😢

[@BrianAndJoyWilhide3241]

when I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I really disappointed my doctor by refusing to take medications. As I reviewed what the meds were actually doing for people, it sounded to me that meds were making people more and more insulin resistant. A nurse who was coaching me about diabetes, told me I would need to be on metformin, and a year or so later, I would need more metformin, eventually I would need insulin injections. I rejected that. I at first tried Keto that seemed to help but I never felt healthy. Now I am on plant-based way of eating and feel great. I had never heard of type 2, 1.5 with an autoimmune element. I need to learn more about that, as I also have another autoimmune condition.

[@erharddinges8855]

Great, first using alimentation as a correction is always the best. It seems to be greatly underestimated. Insuilin against type2 diabetes is contraproductive!!

[@miameow4833]

How were the eggs prepared? We're they boiled or fried and fried in oil, lard or butter? They didn't address that in the study. 12:25 approx.

[@neilxify]

I prefer my eggs fried in the bacon fat (lard).

[@ceolbeats7182]

@@neilxify &carry it on your body😂😂😂

[@neilxify]

@@ceolbeats7182 Don’t be silly. You eat them and they supply you with healthy fats, protein and lots of other nutrients to make a strong healthy body. No one gets fat eating eggs fried in butter, lard or olive oil. Avoid the seed oils though - they’re poison.

[@DrStevenLome]

I want to say Dr Barnard ROCKS!!! I can’t think of any other physician that has done more for veganism and plant based nutrition than him! He inspires me BIG TIME. I was proud to support him and PCRM 2 years in a row at AMA getting important resolutions passed. I am a plant based cardiologist and have been obsessed with evidence based nutrition, lifestyle medicine and veganism for 3+ years now (just had my veganniversary). Dr Barnard you was one of the most influential doctors in my decision. We should support Dr Barnard and PCRM. GO PLANTS! Trying to spread the word myself as well via KZbin and other places. Let’s be the change!

[@nikimartimianaki688]

I love your work dr Lome. I've learnt loads from your videos. Thank you :)

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

A cardiologist should know that eating meat has nothing to do with heart disease. The cause is the over-consumption of processed sugar and carbohydrates combined with the consumption of the wrong type of fats (mostly vegetable oils.)

[@DrStevenLome]

Banished From The Dwarf Planet Then why do the ACC/AHA guidelines for prevention of heart disease (written by dozens of the top cardiologists) recommend plant based diets or provegetarian Mediterranean diets? See here: www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/early/2019/03/07/j.jacc.2019.03.010.full.pdf

[@swissladydriver8980]

@@DrStevenLome That's the billion-dollar question. You've been in practice for a while, but not as long as I have (I took the liberty of browsing your doximity profile) and you should know very well that eating meat has positively no effect on cardiovascular health. You're an interventional cardiologist, so do you really want clear out your cath lab? I'll be honest with you, I'm becoming more and more suspicious of all you "top cardiologists" telling people to eat these pro-inflammatory foods.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

Dr Steven>> From your link: "All adults should consume a healthy diet that emphasizes the intake of vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, lean vegetable or animal protein, and fish and minimizes the intake of trans fats, processed meats, refined carbohydrates, and sweetened beverages. For adults with overweight and obesity, counseling and caloric restriction are recommended for achieving and maintaining weight loss." That seems to back up MY claim in my previous post. Nowhere does it say to eliminate animal food, rather to limit processed carbs and trans fats, just like I said.

[@michaelsliwinski8044]

"Cholesterol particles have oxidized and irritated the artery wall" Are you sure about that causation?

[@cavitbalkan3337]

Its total cholesterol..no no its LDL...pardon me, its LDL particle count that matters...no no its oxidized ldl...and now, its apoprotein b:)) this theory definitely not explaining the CVD equation.

[@FitMachina]

Glycated and oxidized... Lets just guess by what. All this lecture is mostly piece of garbage without real science to show the facts.

[@littlemswolf]

My father died after 8 years in a nursing/hospital setting. He had a stroke and had suffered greatly afterwards. I have seen many people suffer and continue a horrible diet even after a heart attack. Who wants their end of life to be filled with pain, unable to move and bed ridden until death. While I am an oval vegetarian, I do not eat a lot of them and will probably give them later. I am also disabled and can tell you about suffering from pain. I do not need to add to my suffering. I broke my back and have rods, plates and screw. Pain is daily, statins made the pain worst, so going vegetarian was the right call for me. My actual lifestyle is Whole Food, Plant-Base. While it won’t stop the pain in the back, it has changed my life. 8 months and still going strong. Food is Medicine.

[@davidsan9583]

hug hug

[@guaranagaucho3071]

Giving people food during a presentation was a bad idea

[@Kormeister]

I think it significantly adds to the atmosphere, then again I was having lunch whilst watching this video.

[@ÁzsiábaSzakadtam]

So it's not just me who hears the kitcheny noises in the background 🤔 What a stupid thing

[@Swasti_Rao]

with all due respects , please throw some light on people having high cholesterol and blocked arteries despite having spent all their lives on plant based diets. Please take this seriously , as i am coming from India where millions of people die from such diseases despite an overarching culture of vegetarianism. Please help us understand this phenomenon better .

[@dawseyboy1]

Oils

[@MrPotatoPants326]

Plant based diets are different from being vegan although studies show that it’s not what they’re eating that’s killing them in India. Just because your eating a plant based diet doesn’t mean your off the hook. You have to eat the necessary foods and possibly it’s something in the Indian culture food that’s the problem (that’s just my theory)

[@Alejandro-Te]

​@@MrPotatoPants326 The indian diet is overloaded with inflammatory cooking oils. Cholesterol is not the only cause of CAD, and in fact it's just a small causal factor. When you damage your arteries, cholesterol adds to the mix, creating the plaques. The rupture of these plaques is the most common cause of heart attack and stroke. Cholesterol is also made in your body. When you eat oils and other inflammatory foods, your cholesterol raises even without dietary cholesterol. This is because cholesterol helps with the healing of your arteries when they are damaged, but it also hardens them, increasing blood pressure. The problem with animal products is not limitted to cholesterol, however. They also are high in saturated fat, as Neal Barnard explained. They contain heme iron and other inflammatory nutrients, and they are much more polluted than plants due to bioaccumulation. In short, most of the meat we eat causes both the inflammatory response and the cholesterol raise.

[@rudyyee7453]

Excess sugar (glucose) relatively to fat and protein is the problem. Excess glucose is the basis of all modern diseases, especially coronary artery disease. Vegan diet unfortunately implies de facto excess sugar (to get enough calories). See Ketogenic diet for optimal health. The more fat (but not inflammatory grain oil fat) the better. Note that you can do keto with a vegan diet if you are a religious person but it is not easy. Last but not least don't believe nutrition associative studies about cholesterol. Read the study and check whether the diet of tested people was including more than 5% of calories as carbohydrates . If so those people were in fact on a high sugar diet hence the artery and other diseases. We cannot look at egg consumption in isolation. If you eat sugar and eggs or anything else, sugar prevails. Sugar is the key variable. Reliable studies should test people on ketogenic diet versus people on high sugar diet (5% of calories as glucose and above).

[@stevebuss69]

Refined carbs bad , grains dubious ... mix either with saturated fat bad , mix either with modern seed oils disastrous . We as humans evolved eating fatty Grass fed meat and vegetables .

[@BeChurNao]

Was on statin for only 2 months and then spent the next 18 months trying to overcome arrhythmia (14000 pvcs per day). It's been a year since the pvcs have stopped. Cholesterol is quite high as per my lipid panel report last week, but not taking statin. Instead cutting out eggs, processed fats, etc. while also on 18:6 intermittent fasting.

[@e.miller8943]

If I drink more than one cup of coffee per day, I start to have pvcs. If my BMI is high so is cholesterol, if normal my cholesterol is normal. I have tried to take statins three times but always had to stop because of muscle pain. I am old with no artery blockages, but doctors still think I need statins. Just a statistic of one but thought this might help.

[@erharddinges8855]

May be Cholesterin is not most important. Think of sugar and carbohydrates and obesity!

[@neidefabri9517]

I stopped eating eggs for a whole year, took the blood test e the cholesterol level did not go up or down. I’m back eating 2 eggs a day.

[@govindang9303]

My LDL cholesterol DOUBLED when I started keto diet with eggs and fish. Now my ldl level is 198

[@paulg687]

There is a good reason for you ldl going high. You should search for the research done by Dave Feldman. He explains this and more. In short, a key diet will pull vldl from your liver. These stay around for a few days. So the previous 3 days can affect the level. Also you fast for a blood test, which pulls out vldls which will raise the ldl. Measuring and using ldl in this way is flawed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJy9p3mgjJ1lg80

[@govindang9303]

@@paulg687 thanks a lot dear friend 🙏. We do fasting blood test for lipid profile and sugar tests. I watched the video you suggested. He ate high fat, moderate protein and low carbohydrates. It reduced his carotid artery’s thickness and lowered blood pressure. I hope this keto diet will also help me to cure my BP and my heart ( palpitations)and kidney (eGFR 79)ailments. Once again thanks a lot for your kindness. May god bless you

[@paulg687]

@@govindang9303 you’re welcome. Just so you know, from what I’ve researched wrt heart palpitations: there are a few common issues that can cause afib. One is electrolyte depletion in magnesium and/or potassium. You can easily try supplementation to see if it fixes the issue. You have to be careful not to overdo potassium supplementation. Start very low and research before you try. A lot of afib issues can actually be caused with back problems. The nerves for the heart come out of the spine (around just below the shoulder blades). If these nerves get pinched they can cause palpitations. If you have back issues around this area, you may want to try to correct that with exercises and stretches. There’s videos based in the McKinskey method you can see to show how to do this. Chiropractors may be able to help, but by doing these McKinskey exercises you can do them each day or as needed. Additionally, with a low carb diet, you may experience a lot of weight loss. This may also improve the situation because you’re applying less pressure on the nerves. Hope that helps.

[@govindang9303]

@@paulg687 thank you, I will try these. My bp shoots up with tight feeling at heart, when try to drink water to keep 1.5 litres daily intake. I think it is because of low GFR of 79. I am restless.

[@laneapavel277]

@@govindang9303 I had PVC..ie heart palpitations and started taking magnesium and it was gon the next day and has not returned.

[@Ompasikom]

My non-scientific guess is that the culprit is processed foods. Food from white flour, combined with overconsumption of added sugar. Every measure; plant-based diet, intermittent fasting, Paleo diet, etc.; are beneficial simply because they reduce our consumption of white flour-based foods and added sugar.

[@adiposerex5150]

Oskar Denis Baharudin the issue is saturated fat. Watch any fatty eat and you will see the plate is primarily fatty foods.

[@realimagevanity2289]

@@adiposerex5150 almost all diseases in modern times are linked with unmanaged glucose level in blood. Please show me any research which shows low carb and high fat cause diabetes. (and please don't show me a research which mix high fat with high carb and calls it high fat diet)

[@michellehashish5341]

@@realimagevanity2289 eating whole food complex carbohydrates are not unhealthy. Our ancestors ate lots of tubers, whole food complex carbohydrates to fuel themselves. I cannot eat low carb, it makes me very unwell. I am happy to cut out refined/processed junk food carbs, anything made out of flour from my diet such as bread, bagels, muffins, pasta ect. But I feel much better/healthier when I eat whole food complex carbs like potato, sweet potato and rice with lots of vegies or salad.

[@realimagevanity2289]

@@michellehashish5341 nothing wrong with that as long as you keep fat very low. What I am saying is that mixing high carb with high fat is the issue.

[@michellehashish5341]

@@realimagevanity2289 yes I am doing my best to eat low fat. No dairy and I am learning you can cook without oils. I am eating flax and chia seeds for my omega 3.

[@bcmiller2000]

But if we say food cholesterol doesn't contribute to cardio disease, then how is BIG pharma going to sell product?

[@steph49391]

I don’t know about all y’all, but I functioned my best when I dropped sugar’s and flour’s, in all of their forms. I found energy, I woke up ready to work, I was excited, and I rarely had those low days. Problem is sugar’s and Flour’s are in EVERYTHING. And they have many names.

[@gate-gate6863]

How about starchy food like potatoes yams?

[@Safina757]

@@gate-gate6863 potatoes & Yams are good for you.

[@ceolbeats7182]

Not on a vegan SOS vegan diet🤷🏽‍♀️

[@demoskunk]

I eat a high-fat animal product diet and my blood pressure is 120/60 with very low triglycerides. The crap to avoid is vegetable oil and canola oil.

[@Ghana2012]

Give it time. Most people do not see immediate effects of animal fat until later. Your blood pressure is your pressure is a snapshot of your blood pressure and health at a given point.

[@dorothysay8327]

THANK YOU demoskunk. This bullshite is medicine from the 1960s...they just refuse to give it UP.

[@LisaMurphy]

The stuff to avoid isn't just vegetable oils like canola and soy and corn, it's also ALL refined foods. All junk foods. All foods that contain sugar. Cholesterol is like little sticks of dynamite in your system and sugar is the box of matches. Keep them both DOWN if you want to avoid disease and live long.

[@ceolbeats7182]

Do u eat the animals in Cowspiracy

[@demoskunk]

@@LisaMurphy Healthy fats are good, though. And that includes butter and the marbled fat in steaks.

[@neilabercrombie5430]

This confuses me. I went keto and my cholesterol drop 100 points! Triglycerides became normal and 5.4 a1c.

[@franklopeziilmtmti603]

He is on the board of PETA, a main reason he promotes meatless diets.

[@V_Deity]

@@franklopeziilmtmti603 oh no, he's a medical advisor for a org that seeks to reduce animal suffering and death! Don't care. As long as you have the science to back up plant based diets, it honestly doesn't matter. Eat suffering and death, become suffering and death. Cope

[@maxinef6654]

Well I was Keto and my cholesterol went up, especially my LDL. I’m off of Keto and now eat a WFPB diet and losing weight. I get blood work in January and will see where I stand.

[@mariaespiritu9512]

Keto was probably a better diet than whatever you were eating before. You’re comparing keto to YOUR previous diet, not Keto to a Whole Foods plant based diet. Cholesterol drops even lower in a Whole Foods plant based diet. There’s published case studies of patients dropping A1c to 4.5 on plant based diets, so yours could be lower.

[@mariaespiritu9512]

@@franklopeziilmtmti603 so what, doesn’t negate the data. Most people have higher cholesterol on keto than on a plant based diet, that’s just facts.

[@brycspain]

You have to ask the question: Who is funding these studies? Pharmaceutical companies in order to get Drs to push Statin drugs. You can always tell when someone is stuck in their own world because they make fun of people who disagree with them. It's the oldest trick in the book.

[@shinkyouma9058]

Not really. Most health studies other than clinical trials for drugs are funded by the NIH, not pharma companies. The animal agriculture industry has billions of dollars and a huge incentive to misrepresent data the data to downplay the negative effects of cholesterol, but we still see that it consistently increases heart disease

[@garyhoward4064]

Nice and full of humor presentation. However, I was hoping to hear something about the various types of cholesterol subgroups, e.g. VLDL. There is a lot of recent research explaining the subgroups, focus mostly on LDL, which reveal a new picture for those worried about cholesterol. Instead of treating only HDL and LDL as big blocks and using the old total cholesterol formula which dates back many years.

[@asociatiaademed7417]

Agree. Watching hours of presentations of how something is linked to something else and what the statistical correlations were computed is wasting time. This is no science but pseudoscience. Biochemistry is a difficult science and that is why most physicians simply do not know. It is so easy to dump some figures in a computer program and graph the outputs! Add a tie and a screen and voila! You have "science". I forgot to mention the money :-)

[@mariaespiritu9512]

You want someone to tell you that high total cholesterol is good. It’s not good. It’s not that complicated. It’s just that Keto diet doctors are trying to explain away keto dieter’s total high cholesterol numbers, trying to say higher numbers are good.

[@garyhoward4064]

@@mariaespiritu9512 That might be an oversimplification of the matter as most recent research is starting to reveal. If lipids are sitting idle in a tube, true that they could end up sticking. But when those same lipids are being actively pushed forwards by various transporters, the picture is different.

[@hektor6766]

@@mariaespiritu9512 You have absolutely no clue.

[@andries1704]

You might want to have a look at this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJXKhGaGqrior8k and this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ7GaIJjbKeIkMk

[@ngasperova525]

Was this lecture done in a restaurant? The sound of cutlery ruins the video.

[@daverayfitzgerald5954]

Troubles me is that there are so many diverse and in some cases opposite opinions from leading cardiologist and nutritionist on this subject

[@gilessteve]

Me too. You can find any opinion that'll satisfy your own confirmation bias. This video could more accurately have been called _''Adding_ to the cholesterol confusion...''

[@danpan001]

I think he just jumped to the conclusion at the very beginning that cholesterol is bad for you and need to reduce. But in the meantime he also said our body makes cholesterol. Study also shows Statin drug reducing cholesterol doesn't affect heart disease.

[@Thejoeordinary1]

Like my doc says , any diet that totally eliminates any food group or promotes only one food group exclusively without exemption is probably wrong or at least unsustainable. Works for me.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Well why would u eat animal products & raise your cholesterol & coat your veins & arteries with it along with fat & saturated fat?

[@charliesauntie7197]

It's called denial

[@stacycreates24]

Are they eating while he’s speaking?

[@mallikarjunhagargi7830]

Hahaha spoon and plates sound😂

[@Shain1914]

Eating bacon and sausages...

[@Sellsangel]

What are other medical conditions that can raise cholesterol? I eat exclusively WFPB for well over a year, absolutely no oil and low salt/sugar but my LDL is very high and even went up over 20 points this past year. I don’t know what more to do. I exercise every day and my BMI is 20. Talk about confusing!!

[@argentum3919]

Don't worry about it if you don't eat seed oils and sugar but you should also avoid bread and rice cos they get converted to glucose. So minus those things means your LDL won't get oxidized which means it won't form plaque in your arteries. This will explain it all for your kzbin.info/www/bejne/eomue5SHmtmYe5I

[@flolou8496]

What does WFPB mean? KIM, other's more and more say, you need to factor in your HDL and Triglyceride scores as well, if those scores are good, than your high LDL, might not be harmful type,

[@Sellsangel]

@@flolou8496 Whole Food Plant Based

[@tarwingrill4531]

The most important issue is shoved aside! If cholesterol is needed by everything in our body, why is it bad when it comes to the rescue of irritated blood vessels? Shouldn't science concentrate on searching how to prevent vessels irritation?

[@GaryHighFruit]

It's not bad. What's bad is too much ... LDL ... & Trigs

[@thehealthychefri]

Nobody's getting out alive! Eat real food, exercise, be cool to everybody, be happy and wish for a little luck!

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

Its really not hard to be healthy (I cannot say that cancer can be prevented however, as everything seems to cause it somehow). Just cutting out processed shit from someone's diet and exercising 4x a week or more depending on how much you sit, is enough to probably add decades to your life.

[@dexterlacroy4132]

And do shrooms once in a while for increased levels of awesome

[@bookofnahum445]

The best advice on here.....nice one

[@kurtsakslsvideosaks9185]

Yeah if those years are healthy that's a world of difference.

[@kurtsakslsvideosaks9185]

@john m So we recently created these plants?

[@xb4439]

Thanks a lot. Let the voice of truth be known far and wide. God bless!

[@timm9842]

Great info. Bottom line imho-If you will just look around at the public walking in plain view the obesity in front of you will tell you something is wrong.

[@marjastuyt5322]

True that's the biggest problem, it's not the cholesterol, it's the overconsumption of carbs kzbin.info/www/bejne/goOrmqVnoJ6do6c

[@ceolbeats7182]

Marja Stuyt yeah it must b all those burger buns 🙄

[@eugeniebreida]

It's the overconsumption of food stuff. And very likely the overconsumption of all the wrong foods. I do not understand the citizens of this world who pay for food to create illness in their own bodies. STOP EATING CRAP PEOPLE!

[@marjastuyt5322]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899900715000775 Just common sense. It's not the cholesterol, read this article, see how Americans followed the guidelines and get obese

[@GeddyRC]

Marja Stuyt They ate a shit ton of cheese and didn’t exercise. They over ate bad carbs, and underate fiber. They ate too few fruits and vegetables, and ate too many donuts. Your anti-carbohydrate crusade is bullshit and you are misleading people on here.

[@otheus]

Very good point on the meta-analysis, but the end-conclusion is also fallacious: Directing guidelines according to populations may actually make things worse for those populations, without a comprehensive understanding of what is going on.

[@maricamaas5555]

Veganism towards culling the population.

[@thisisnotme2968]

I am vegan, no fried foods, and don't like sugar and My cholesterol is 259. What is the reason that it's so high and what can I do about it?

[@Sellsangel]

Hoping someone answers this. I have the same issue and my LDL even went up over the last year. I eat no oil or processed food.

[@Sellsangel]

@@avid459 thank you. I am not only WFPB but also an ethical vegan so I won’t be changing my diet. I have made some tweaks and seen improvement in my numbers over the last year. Thank you.

[@Roy-ov6xg]

Just because cholesterol is found at the scene of the crime doesn't necessarily mean it is culpable. That would be like saying that firemen cause fires because every time you see a fire you see firemen.

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

The better analogy would be smoke. They are finding smoke at the scene. You may wish to dig deeper and look at the radioisotope tracking that has been done on cholesterol and other lipids and their eventual path into cells, tissues, and plaques. It is quite fascinating.

[@maricamaas5555]

@@DrReginaldFinleySr No. The body is smart; it does not try to kill itself. The liver produces cholesterol in order to move us into the direction of ease - away from a diseased state - in an effort to keep us alive.

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

@@maricamaas5555 Unsure what you are disagreeing with. I know this. I teach this.

[@maricamaas5555]

@@DrReginaldFinleySrYou are welcome to teach whatever you believe. Others teach differently. Highly acclaimed medical professionals have written books to debunk the high cholesterol myth.

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

@@maricamaas5555 I don't teach what I believe, My beliefs are irrelevant. I review the preponderance of the scientific literature.

[@raasappusinnathambi6725]

I took a blood test or rather my GP send me for one (I didn’t ask for one), the results came with all kinds of deficiencies. GP put me on various vitamins. I collected the medication kept it on the self and went on a dietary path, glass of milk, eggs twice a day. By the third BT everything was within the required limit. I returned all medication to chemist. After that anytime GP send me for a BT, I do my business and make him happy. When I was growing up, we were taught up; egg and whole milk were whole food, that is the truth. Selling by products is Is everybody’s goal. Many are touting for business. That’s how they designed the system. Your body has the capability producing everything that needs. Whatever you have, have in moderation, you’ll be fine.

[@erharddinges8855]

Well said, you are good by heritance and behaviour andbeeing critical overlook!

[@leobrown6875]

I am still confused are eggs good or bad

[@toddcolburn7983]

Small particle ldl is bad (sugar), large particle (red meat) not so much. Why is particle size not addressed? Are you working for Lipitor or something?

[@egidijus6973]

LDL is sugar? No.

[@LABallin247]

@@egidijus6973 You're an idiot. LDL can become oxidized by sugar. This is called the small dense LDL that gets sticky due to sugar and can glog your arteries. Do your research idiot.

[@Nat-H28]

I only have a question about eggs. I have been eating around 90 eggs a month and my cholesterol and triglycerides haven't been high during these years.Adding to that at the same time, a lot of full fat milk and full fat jogurt leaves me with a question mark here

[@acer4237]

Maybe your blood type plays a role?

[@greenleafyman1028]

How did you know that your cholesterol isn't high?.

[@greenleafyman1028]

How did you know that your cholesterol isn't high?.

[@mr.speyside5240]

Eat a lot of fiber and you’ll remove most it through your digestive tract.

[@FruityHachi]

anecdotal evidence is not proof we can find some smokers who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and lived to 80, doesn’t mean that smoking isn’t harmful

[@aileenthorne4656]

Should we take Vitamin D3, Zinc, if you on Statin .

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

So, everyone still disagree with one another. You know your fucked when one "expert" tells you that cholesterol is bad and you don't need to consume it, and another that goes into detail on how it DOES NOT do anything to your heart. Somebody is freaking wrong.

[@neilxify]

Normally the more ‘religious fervour’ and shaming rhetoric the speaker is using to convince you, the less right they are. We know now that HDL and healthy LDL are good but oxidised LDL is not. Anyone telling us not to consume dietary cholesterol has to prove it is more likely to become oxidised LDL in the body than LDL manufactured by it. I have no idea, but it’s clear from current real science that one can’t demonise any form of HDL or LDL that is healthy and those that do are simply parroting ancient dogma.

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

@@neilxify Yea, I am coming to that conclusion myself. I just eat cholesterol foods that is full of nutrients, exercise and keep excess inflammation down with fish oil and Tumeric.

[@okdoomer620]

Well, the connection of cholesterol and heart disease was found a long time ago. There are many industry interests to fight against that, so after these results, many studies where funded by the industry to ensure their business model. In the end it's honestly not that hard, turn on your own brain. But I mean that stuff that clogs the arteries literally consist mainly of cholesterol.

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

@@okdoomer620 Inflammation causes the build up of plaque moron. Cholesterol is just the reaction to the inflammation. Cholesterol is needed for the body to fuction for fucks sake. What causes inflammation? It isn't Cholesterol. Its carbohydrates and sugars. THIS IS THE FACTS. Look up what happens when you eat a shit ton of sugar in the body. Inflammation city.

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

@@okdoomer620 Just type in "Sugar Causes Inflammation". There are many studies that prove this. To say this is all a Cholesterol funded conspiracy is a fucking joke.

[@lf8238]

I find that I do best when I don't combine fat and carbs. This way, my digestion is happy. I put olive oil on my non starchy veggies. But I eat beans or oats without fat. I feel best eating that way. 🙂

[@Spyrit2011]

I am on a relaxed carnivore diet, I have a low carb so I can include dairy, the most digestible food on the face of the planet and an 8 ounce glass of vitamin C juice. The rest is grass fed grass finished red meats bison and beef and pasture raised eggs and pork Wild caught fish. I have contact dermatitis, the carnivore diet put me in remission after 30 days! Cholesterol has been proven to have no link to heart disease, but doctors insist on peddling medication for it.

[@LisaMurphy]

@@Spyrit2011 I'm on a similar diet, but I don't have juice, that's too much sugar. I do believe in milk though and grass fed animal meat. I eat low carb veggies and low sugar fruits (berries) I also supplement with Spirulina and Chlorella. I'm in perfect health at 67.

[@Spyrit2011]

@@LisaMurphy I drink juice from red pears, they are low on the glycemic level , 84% water, anti-inflammatory, and packed with nutrients that compliment the carnivore diet. Absorbic acid plays a role in aiding iron absorption into the blood cells as well as boosting the immune system, which these days is pretty important. I am doing carnivore for it's anti-inflammatory properties and fat adaption.

[@jbarber1016]

@@Spyrit2011 there isn’t enough land to feed our population animal based foods even IF they were healthy. But they aren’t the most healthy anyway. Plant foods is the most environment, animal and health friendly way to eat as a whole.

[@HeyZeus667]

@@jbarber1016, we don't eat as a whole, we eat as individuals, what works for some may not work for all. While eating vegetables may be okay for some, eating meat is necessary for many. Those of us who are eating meat as a means of controlling our inflammation, don't really have a choice in the matter, for us, vegetation of some types cause inflammation and extreme pain. I have Psoriatic arthritis, it is an autoimmune disease, I have found out that eggs and milk products cause me pain, the same goes for garlic and onions, I can eat a meat based diet, and test other foods while I am on it to see what causes a flare up and what doesn't. Not everyone has to eat this way, but some of us do, it's not possible to switch 7,5 billion people over to a vegan lifestyle. And P.S. fish and poultry, are meat too, not just cow, there's lamb, goat, and a few others.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

There is too much confusing info out there. The people who use keto diet advocate eating eggs, meat, cream, whole milk... and discourage eating fresh and dried fruits. Who is right?

[@angelataylor4728]

Seekthetruth3000 Keto is the way to go!

[@francismausley7239]

Bless those plant-based doctors like Dr Barnard. "It is certain that in this wonderful new age the development of medical science will lead to the doctors' healing their patients with foods." ~ 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahai Faith

[@eileenmcgovern9193]

Yes... the new age is now ... this message was delivered over 100 years ago

[@pauljamesk3526]

Eileen Mcgovern it’s called the great awakening 🙏❤️

[@anengmartha4787]

@@eileenmcgovern9193 lk

[@R2BMusicCH]

What this doc claims doesn't add up (bio)logically. Cholesterol is a vital substance and so is LDL. LDL is a carrier for cholesterol and fat soluble micronutrients into vital glands and other body parts. Excess LDL gets absorbed by the liver in a *healthy* person. A high LDL molecular count ratio to HDL and plaque build-up are *symptoms* of an underlying disorder. It's not the pathology itself. It's a defence mechanism, but against what? Inflammatory processes sound like a valid culprit but what causes them? Cholesterol or LDL itself? It doesn't sound plausible. I suppose these kinds of anti dietary cholesterol hypotheses turn the causalities upside down. The question is why some people get atherosclerosis sooner than others. Nutrition certainly plays a role but the real question is what are the fundamental root causes for those symptoms to arise. Too much cholesterol is a too simplistic answer.

[@dannywitt5160]

Yea, Im call ing BULL$H*+

[@NotoriousReviews23]

Just got my blood work LDL was high at 202 but my trigs was 44 and HDL was 70 …. Not sure what to think….

[@scoopsmyname]

I went plant based 90 days ago. Gave up meat and dairy and I was already relatively healthy (ate lean meats, veggies etc). I did blood work before and after this change and my results were disappointing. My TC and LDL went up, my HDL improved and my Triglycerides stayed roughly the same. Where did I go wrong???

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

Come back in 15-20 years and take a mental test and see how well your "brain fog" is.

[@dt.vishalmishra7331]

Use pulses, whole cereals and vegetables in steamed or boiled form with add spices in it keep look over salt and oil intake also. Also fried items and stale food items must be avoided.avoid any high fat, sugar and salty products from outside it is also plant based diet .so not be confused with plant based diet .tae guidance from any Dietician.

[@angiet2190]

@@dt.vishalmishra7331 I still think it is all in the genes

[@dt.vishalmishra7331]

@@angiet2190 genetic hyperlipidemia can overcome by dietary changes. Genetic role of lifestyle disorders can be suppressed by changing environmental factors like good diet etc.

[@othernewsid2]

@@dt.vishalmishra7331 when you say "fried"..does it include light "stir fried" ?

[@davefiano4172]

Old info . There is actually little correlation between cholesterol and heart disease. The cholesterol and calcification of the arteries is caused by Insulin Resistance.

[@kerryriordan8662]

What no mention of carbs sugar or insulin???

[@Jeffopar]

I raised my dietary cholesterol drastically with pasture beef and eggs. My cholesterol dropped to perfect. Total 153 and my triglycerides are 35.

[@Birtee229]

I wish someone would explain why they think your case should be ignored. Not how we mortgage our children’s future, but what happened that was different than described. All those studies showed that eating cholesterol raises cholesterol. Was the flaw that pastured meat and eggs were not used? I’m trying to find the fundamental flaw in those old studies he referenced. I eat very little meat. Lots of veggies. LDL is above 70. I DO have a sugar addiction though.

[@Jeffopar]

Birtee I believe the fundamental flaw is context. Meat, as in feed lot conventional burgers with fries, beer, and onion rings is a far cry from my pasture raised beef and eggs eaten with lots of vegetables and no processed foods. The studies don’t take into account food quality. People don’t talk about this very much. Quality is very important.

[@hektor6766]

@@Jeffopar The problem is the beer and onion rings, not whether the meat is lot or pasture raised. Still, I wish agriculture would eliminate the vast acreage for corn and wheat and start growing alfalfa and timothy for the livestock.

[@StayExtraVirgin]

It is the oxidised cholesterol that is the problem, there are 2 types of LDL, particle A & B. A lot of people forget HDL & LDL are not cholesterol but carriers of cholesterol. I would be more concerned about high Triglycerides and Oxidised LDL. I could go on more about why Cholesterol does not cause heart disease but my comment would probably be removed...

[@James-zr1lu]

Stay Extra Virgin - Health, Nutrition & Lifestyle meat is a pro oxidant

[@StayExtraVirgin]

James Which types of meat?

[@stephenshuman1]

Stay Extra Virgin - Health, Nutrition & Lifestyle Cholesterol alone may not cause the heart disease but it definitely plays a role.

[@James-zr1lu]

@@StayExtraVirgin I meant to say heme-iron

[@marayoung]

Stay Extra Virgin - Health, Nutrition & Lifestyle They are not an industry, you are free to say whatever you want, that’s your opinion, it might not be right, that’s how it is 😊

[@wallacemackrill9994]

Has there been studies to show more people who take stations live longer than those who don't.. Wallace South Africs

[@emmafowkes31]

Didn't he cite meta-analyses in his presentation as evidence for a plant-based diet reducing blood pressure?

[@rickysanoria]

He did actually making his whole presentation and conclusions also questionable.

[@carinaekstrom1]

Meta analysis is considered very high on the hierarchy of evidence, but you have to look at how things were interpreted.

[@frankiefernandez5252]

2 questions. 1. What damages the artery in the first place that makes the cholesterol arrive to patch the injury?...Answer...carbs/sugar and chronically elevated insulin levels from eating 6x a day. 2. Diabetics are affected more by cholesterol. What causes diabetes? Eating excessive Carbs/sugars and chronically elevated insulin levels from eating 6× a day.

[@herbbowler2461]

About 80% of diabetes is caused by dairy. Lack of exercise is also a major factor. Hmmm. Looks like only refined carbs are bad. Still not as bad as milk. Also a major cause of artery damage is not enough vitamin C.

[@grittsy]

I would have liked him to go further into this. But really he was there to talk about association and relevant numbers. He made his points but yes I think the real challenge is to identify those who are able to tolerate some cholesterol etc.

[@michaeldautry]

Broccoli is a carb so I think you are misleading people here...

[@herbbowler2461]

@@michaeldautry And anybody that knows anything about nutrition , knows we need carbs in our diet to be healthy !!! So far in my almost 74 years i have never meet even 1 person that cut carbs from there diet that is healthy !

[@vlatkomarjanovic6594]

@@herbbowler2461 carbs are not essential or necessary.

[@mikachaaan127]

What is the relationship between cholesterol in foods and blood cholesterol levels?

[@sudhakarartphotography9223]

What about studies that conclude that cholesterol by itself does not cause heart disease? I'm 59, I consume 3 eggs a day. I can run 5 kms comfortably and go to the gym at least 3 days a week.

[@dj-fe4ck]

Do you know your Homocysteine and C Reactive Protein levels?

[@sudhakarartphotography9223]

@@dj-fe4ck I don't have the latest numbers but they were normal the last time I checked them. Besides I'm not a meat eater. I stick to eggs and fish and lots of vegetables. I also take B complex and multivitamin supplements as well as apple cider vinegar twice everyday.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

What studies? The higher the LDL levels, the more plaque more people have, with no plaque formation under around LDL = 67.

[@sudhakarartphotography9223]

@@HealingLifeKwikly You need to watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXSch2SKjL5_pZY

[@epicfly4319]

Good for you. Im a vegan. I run 7 kms per day.

[@fruitascension5089]

Thank you Dr Barnard for your responsible professionalism. And for being humble and kind enough to teach us the truth for free. By learning the truth about how food effects our bodies I've made dietary changes, become more healthy, energetic, got my serum cholesterol down to the healthy range, my blood pressure stays around 110/70, my joints are pain-free and inflammation-free, my back is pain-free, and I feel and look younger than most people who are ten+ years younger than me.

[@dcrock8978]

MsFit Vegan happy for your health. His teachings are flawed though.

[@erharddinges8855]

you seem to have best nature!!

[@paulreesor8200]

He's an idiot period.

[@juryrecitalmay1359]

What is the correlation between cholesterol and the pill shopper

[@Arch.JosephChua]

Egg industry versus the pharmaceutical industry. Why did they not mention sugar efffects and the claim of some that most of your cholesterol is produced by your own body in this presentation?

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

For most people, physiologically-normal LDL levels are ~35-70. However, lots of folks have LDL levels of 90-250, and they only got that way through unhealthy diet and lifestyle.

[@michellehashish5341]

Dr Bernard is NOT a part of the pharmaceutical industry- he believes a healthy diet can deal with most of our modern lifestyle chronic diseases. Dr Bernard did talk about cholesterol being made by the liver ( that our body makes cholesterol) and explained cholesterol is vital for many functions. Dr Bernard also explained you have to be careful as too much can be harmful.

[@grainiac7824]

@@HealingLifeKwikly my own parents are examples of genetics in cholesterol. Dad eats whatever... Fried foods and eggs and ice cream etc...mom is very careful. But their bloodwork is the reverse of what science says it should be. I know many ppl like this and as a nurse see many ppl do poorly on meds. Its just not that simple.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

@@grainiac7824 OK, but now you are talking about data: Before you sounded like someone claiming people could just sense what is healthy for them and find their way, and since the first indicator about half of people have that they have heart disease is a fatal heart attack, that wouldn't be good enough. Similarly, diabetes sneaks up on people. Yes, some people have genetics that tip the scale significantly one way or another, but most don't. I'm wondering if your dad's LDL is under 70 eating that way, or if it's just under the phony "normal" many doctors use (under 100 or under 130). Also, his post-prandial LDL may still be significantly higher than his fasting LDL if he eats that way. Take care.

[@cindyleeger]

My cholesterol dropped 75 points in 12 weeks following his diet. My a1c dropped .4

[@isaaccraig3666]

I eat on average I eat 3 to 4 eggs a day I train 3 times a week, 2 hrs resistance training My blood work shows normal cholesterol levels Last blood work was 2 months ago What effect does exercise have in reducing cholesterol levels?

[@watermelon1221]

excercise alone has little to affect cholesterol. the problem with the medical industry is that they have such a large range of "normal", being within "normal" is not healthy. I can have the testosterone level of a 60 year old man and I'd still be within the "range of normal" chart. Was your cholesterol actually HEALTHY, or just in the "normal range." the best way to reduce cholesterol is through diet. reduce saturated fat mainly. reducing dietary cholesterol can help a bit. Nuts and seeds are good because they contain phytosterols

[@isaaccraig3666]

@@watermelon1221 No. When say normal. I mean healthy Every blood test ive had in the last few yrs shows my cholesterol levels to be within a healthy range I get it tested twice a yr Here in Australia its a free test. If ones cholesterol level is abnormal then they send you to a dietician to get it fixed Its part of a QLD health initiative. My doctor has told me . I have excellent blood work and nothing to worry about Btw. I now eat around 4 eggs a day Reason is , im trying to put on muscle mass. Eggs are an excellent source of protein In a bodybuilding group im in. Some of the guys eat upto 8 eggs a day Their cholesterol levels are healthy, within range, normal .etc etc

[@watermelon1221]

@@isaaccraig3666 that's what I'm saying. that "range" is just showing that your health markers are within range, aka normal. They don't actually show if it's healthy or not. You'd have to actually research your results to figure out what a healthy number would be eggs are cheap and high in protein but you can get it more effectively through chicken breasts or whey protein powder. eggs don't have any magic or protein you can't get elsewhere

[@isaaccraig3666]

@@watermelon1221 I dont need to research the test results. Thats why my doctor goes over the results He ...tells me if theres a problem or not So far , every doctor ive had has told me there is no problem or issue with the results Also eggs . Are not just a source of protein You cant compare eggs to whey protein or chicken breast Eggs have a much higher utilisation rate The second highest for a protein source Human breast milk being the 1st with the highest utilisation rate.

[@elnido1281]

@@watermelon1221 so what is normal and healthy to you then? you act like you know everything lol

[@RitaHutchins]

The issue is not what you named. The problem is: We need cholesterol. Our brain needs cholesterol. We make cholesterol in our liver, because it’s obviously important for the body. What we eat has a direct impact on how healthy we are. Everybody knows that, specially the ones for keto diet. I’m much healthier now then when I didn’t eat butter and eggs. All my tests show it. Remember that before this cholesterol spurning, Americans were healthier. And much more lean. The problem is processed food. If you were right the French, with all their butter, organ meats and NATURAL SEA SALT, should have been eradicated from the face of the Earth. Instead they beat the USA at all the healthy indicatives.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

~ Yes the Italians & Greeks too. Very interesting ...

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

Yes, the body needs cholesterol, but it makes all it needs, and if you keep LDL under 70, arterial plaques don't form. As for the French, they have lots of folks dying of heart disease, but research shows they underreport CVD deaths. Both the French and US have lousy health outcomes--on a truly healthy diet for a lifetime, heart disease simply disappears.

[@RitaHutchins]

@@HealingLifeKwikly Karl, study more.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

@@RitaHutchins I should add that the egg industry and Egg Boards have done a very clever job of designing research studies that are rigged to make eggs look healthier than they are and then spreading the word to a public who doesn't know how to see through rigged research. Very clever stuff, then all these websites who want to believe them keep repeating the "no harm" message, even though the whole thing was based on weak and rigged studies.

[@RitaHutchins]

@@HealingLifeKwikly I believe you believe that Karl, and I would not 100% discount it. But the truth is that it’s much more likely that the giant labs did try to make their concocted statins more useful then they are. Sorry. Think about it. It’s an easy choice.

[@alcoholfree6381]

There are 8 billion people on the planet. Do we really want everyone to live to 100 years before they die?

[@boranevaeh6747]

My doctor has me on a statin because my good cholesterol is low. I'm told I need to eat bacon and greasy foods to raise this. How does a person of low financial means find a doctor that doesn't want them on meds?

[@jaecheveyo5140]

Look up videos from Dr Berg👍

[@boranevaeh6747]

@@jaecheveyo5140 I appreciate the suggestion. Maybe there's a specific video I should watch however I only find videos to help lower cholesterol.

[@boranevaeh6747]

I eat a low fat plant based diet so all my cholesterol is low but doc wants me on pills. I guess I was hoping there was a magical list of doctors whose top priority is patient health not making money by keeping patients on meds that require a visit just for scripts every 30-90 days. I can't keep missing work and paying co-pays/deductibles just trying to find a doctor who will listen

[@jaecheveyo5140]

@@boranevaeh6747 Just in general Dr Berg explains how the body works and how to naturally cure most conditions (usually KETO and Intermittent Fasting). Also, bacon and greasy foods are "dirty Keto"; get your fats from cleaner sources like Avocado, Olive Oil, nuts, eggs and some fatty meat; Dr Berg talks about this also. Dr Rohnda Patrick is another informative person I follow. As far as finding a Dr that isn't a drug pusher, that's another story; try researching Holestic Dr's in your area.

[@aguy559]

Layperson here, trying to understand: If dietary intake of cholesterol leads to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, why haven’t we seen that increased risk among populations who have traditionally consumed a diet that was relatively high in cholesterol? For instance, the Inuits.

[@Mmariemay3811]

Adam Edwards, I thought this might be useful information about Eskimo diet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3bbfaOPm9Wgqrs

[@aguy559]

@@Mmariemay3811 Thank you. I’ll check it out.

[@shannoncrawford1099]

I would like to see one day dr. Neal Barnard and dr. Berg sit down on a panel and discuss how best to lower cholestrol. They are both on completely different sides on this very important issue that is killing people. How can we find a true way to lower cholesterol when doctors can't even be on the same page. I am not on one person's side more than another, I just want clear answers so I'm not confused anymore. The only thing that I did get from this was that I didn't hear Dr berg state that a plant based, low fat diet is not an acceptable alternative to lowering cholestrol, whereas Barnard stated fat contributes to high cholesterol and why cholesterol is lowered initially on a keto diet. The only thing I did hear Dr berg say that agreed with Dr Barnard was that the body makes its own cholestrol, so if that is the case, why would we need to eat heavy doses in meat, cheese, dairy, and oils if the body produces its own? Isn't too much of one thing bad?

[@richardwalker8398]

One of the main reasons for me adopting a whole-food, plant-based, vegan diet is that I do not want any animals to die in order to feed me. There has to be a better way. So for two years I’ve been eating a vegan diet, and I feel great.

[@MeaThreattoDemocracy]

Dr. Berg and DR Berry believe that because the liver doesn't need insulin to produce usable lipids from dietary animal fats to nourish our cells. They proclaim that sugars and carbohydrates trigger an insulin response that is harmful in numerous ways. Also, in their educated opinion they explain that harmful triglycerides are a byproduct of overindulging with fructose and carbohydrates. I think both schools of thought present interesting theories and eventually the best diet will be discovered.

[@mowthpeece1]

Berg is a chiropractor.

[@mosaicsanctuary3]

@@richardwalker8398 we are talking about cholesterol not your reasons for not eating animals. Have your cholesterol levels changed from your new diet??

[@richardwalker8398]

@@mosaicsanctuary3 since I have been on a plant-based diet, my blood pressure is lower and is in the normal range and my cholesterol and associated ratios are good. My weight is down by 10kg, I am way more flexible and have a lot more energy.

[@jasonmoran9099]

Before going plant based I was don't carnivore. Now I don't personally know what that did to my cholesterol cause I never had it checked. What I do know is all the people that were getting checked had their doctors telling them they should be on a statin and most of those people saw their cholesterol levels at least double. Some of them are in the 600s, many are 300-500. Clearly eating cholesterol in our diet impacts cholesterol levels.

[@chinesemedicine]

It all makes sense. What I'm struggling with is... why doesn't lowering cholesterol prevent heart disease and heart attack based on the NNT values in Statins. 1 in 150 might benefit from lowering cholesterol in people without known heart disease. No mortality benefit shown??

[@leob5675]

Look up videos of dr Sten Ekberg on the subject. He explains everything correctly (unlike this guy). Cholesterol by itself is not an issue. Reducing cholesterol via statins will not address the actual problem that caused cholesterol increase in the first place

[@chinesemedicine]

@@leob5675 thank you mate

[@ticketforlife2103]

Now let me tell you why this is half true. Today I've finally crossed my 3 years self experiment where I ate 3-4 eggs EVERY SINGAL DAY for the past 3 years. Just today, I did my most recent blood work where my cholesterol is 3.6. 1.1 HDL and 2.49 non-HDL cholesterol. I'm mainly a meat eater with a balanced over all diet, no added sugar, no refined carbs, and lots of meat and green leaf vegetables. How do you explain thay Doc?

[@buckmurdock2500]

good _n=1_ story. Not science.

[@ticketforlife2103]

@@buckmurdock2500 all recent science studies support my claims :)

[@buckmurdock2500]

@@ticketforlife2103 You are referring to the industry funded studies, correct?

[@whiznot3028]

Where is the good doctor's disclaimer about conflicts of interest?

[@rabka123-m8v]

So much nonsense in this video....

[@brianjones7660]

Rabka D nearly as bad as the Keto frauds....

[@mrofnocnon]

Why does breast milk have 25% saturated fat?

[@DrSayeedUddinHelal]

if you do research only with eggs then you understand the real picture, all studies done and they did not address the carbohydrate at that time. If you cut off carbohydrate and do the research only on eggs, you know that eggs doesn't increase you sugar or bad cholesterol.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

Except it is NORMAL to eat carbohydrates and all the best overall long-term health outcomes have comes from diets where most calories came from whole food carbs. So how are supposed to dodge the healthy carbs while eating the eggs?

[@bettywhill]

@@HealingLifeKwikly low carb diet is the way to go. Carb cause insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes which leads to all kinds of problems.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

@@bettywhill Thanks for your reply. "low carb diet is the way to go." There simply isn't any long-term evidence for the efficacy of very low carb diets. There is tons of evidence for the efficacy of whole food pant-based diets that are very low in fat. "Carb cause insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes which leads to all kinds of problems." With all due respect, you're confusing the effects of eating processed carbs within the context of a diet that is too high in fat with the effects of whole food carbs. Studies clearly show that you can prevent and REVERSE diabetes on diets with 60-75% calories from whole food carbs. ALL large, slim, and largely diabetes free populations in recent history got the majority of their calories from whole food carbs. Take care.

[@bettywhill]

@@HealingLifeKwikly I don’t need study to show me which one is effective in reducing blood sugar. Carbs in whole food might not elevate blood sugar as fast as processed sugar, but it still cause blood sugar to go rise above normal range for people with pre diabetic or diabetes. Been on low carb for 3 months. Completely off med and A1C normal.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

@@bettywhill Thanks for your reply. Part of what I study as a researcher is how people get fooled about what is true or effective in various fields and if I had a dollar for every time I heard someone misjudge the meaning of their own personal experience, I could buy a boat. . The confusion over diabetes is profound--not just amongst the public but amongst researchers as well. The vast majority of westerners eat too much fat, including too much saturated animal fat. This sets in motion two problems that impair their ability to normally process carbs. First, eating lots of saturated animal fat harms the beta cells of the pancreas. Second, eating lots of fat makes your muscle cells fattier, thus increasing insulin resistance. You've basically rigged your body so it can't process carbs as it evolved to do. The, most carbs westerners eat are processed carbs, so if you eat processed carbs after having given yourself insulin resistance with too much fat, of course blood sugars rise. But if you only eat 7-15% calories from fat, suddenly your insulin resistance improves markedly then if you eat slowly digested whole food carbs, you can keep your blood sugars in the normal range. Let me be clear about what I meant: Experimental studies have shown you can reverse diabetes and bring diabetics' blood glucose levels into the normal range in 3 weeks on a whole food plant based diet with 73% of calories from carbs. I'll say again, ALL large, slim, and largely diabetes-free populations in recent history got the majority or vast majority of their calories from whole food carbs. As for your low-carb experience, of course you can control blood sugars eating that way, but a) low-carb diets haven't proven to be safe in the long run, and b) you haven't fixed the problem (inability to process carbs normally), you are just dodging its symptoms by not eating carbs. Take care.

[@TheSusu125]

Older people who have higher cholesterol levels live longer than those with lower. Why even bother and look at insulin/glucose levels instead.

[@ubself]

Susan Barrett that’s not true with all study’s and all people, I’ve seen this too! An you link me your source please I’m searching

[@spgtenor]

Keep telling yourself that.

[@maricamaas5555]

@@ubself Learned a lot from the following on YT: Stephen Sinatra (Cardiologist) Jason Fung (Nephrologist) Natasha C.McBride (Neurologist and Nutrition) - GAPS diet for many conditions (Psychological and Physiological) John Bergman D.C. - he adds many references to his discussions about various issues Darren Schmidt D.C. - shorter talks - well researched

[@maricamaas5555]

@@ubself Another most vocal on the cholesterol issue, is Dr. Aseem Malhortra: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3LShaqcrZaGn8U (He focusses much on how lowering cholesterol is a not really showing benefits) There are also others like Malcolm Kendrick and David Diamond with good data - specifically focussing in on cholesterol studies. Hope this helps you!

[@C0ntr3y]

Reverse Causation. Your cholesterol levels can drop just before death. This is a well known phenomenon. When you look at actual science you will see that hypercholesterolemia is deadly.

[@duncangao9156]

What year was this? 1920s?

[@floooooofy]

How is it that all my auto immune symptoms, obesity and pain have resolved after going keto and carnivore? Body functions better than 20 years ago. Humans have been eating meat in their diet along with cholesterol way before the explosion of ill health plaque that we are facing now.

[@MarkSpencerAZ]

On Ketogeic life style for 9 months now. I've lost 25lbs, 205 to 180, no longer need my BP medication, and my vision has returned to 20/20 20/15. My knees no longer hurt, and I don't spend my life being hungry! The vision thing I did not expect, thought it was my imagination, but when my ophthalmologist saw my improvement she asked, " are you on a low carb or ketogenic diet?" I of course answered yes, and she replied " That is amazing, I've had several patients now regain their vision on these diets."

[@imaginarynumber8520]

Anita, how is it that morphine cures all disease? Well, because it's not curing anything, it's only confusing the brain. The keto diet works by the same principle. Sometimes it's also an elimination diet and it can accidentally do some good if you've an autoimmune disease. But you'll get more problems over time because animal foods ruin the immune system.

[@angiet2190]

your symptoms went away because you are no longer obese which cause pain in your joints. People will find out that the keto diet with all the saturated fats is not good for you especially someone that has a history of cvd in the family

[@davidstark2403]

Yup - this guy is wrong - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15927927/

[@KReesethebeast]

All the clanging and banging in the background where in the world was this filmed in a buffet!?

[@andreyche193]

How to keep the audience till the end of a lecture: a threat of an exam if they are students, or offer them food!

[@EL-yi6df]

BEST COMMENT !!!

[@garyvale8347]

I am trying to eat as heart healthy as possible ( low cholesterol and low sat. fat foods ) and lower my A1C ( currently 5.8 ) to avoid creeping farther into the pre-diabetic range ..I have recently cut down on a lot of carbs and noticeably dropped weight. I have always been on the thin side and I exercise regularly, so I DO NOT want to lose any more weight.... what are the best heart healthy low carb foods I can eat regularly to avoid raising my A1C and put some weight on?...thanks

[@sugarbabylove1000]

TY for this brilliant info. I was particularly interested to see that most of the cholesterol is in the lean part of the meat and not in the fat.

[@marjastuyt5322]

Better look for other info Like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3msdqV5rsuSj80

[@sugarbabylove1000]

@@marjastuyt5322 I'm hardly gonna listen to a keto promoter. Death promoter. No thanks. Best of luck to you

[@marjastuyt5322]

@@sugarbabylove1000 yes, you better listen to someone who references to Ancel Keys and Mark Hegsted, both frauds

[@ceolbeats7182]

Stella Elkhenizy watch Cowspiracy

[@sugarbabylove1000]

@@ceolbeats7182 I think the other person commenting should LOL

[@Soundmetosleep7]

What about Hereditary high cholesterol? How can I lower that without using statins.

[@viktorpecs]

WFPB diet

[@Soundmetosleep7]

Viktor Fabian I’m currently on a vegan lifestyle for the past 2 months and cholesterol dropped without pills, but not enough or as much. That being said, I’m going to keep at it and keep testing till it’s perfect.

[@viktorpecs]

@@Soundmetosleep7, It will work for you. Dr Barnard knows what works in the long term.

[@dt.vishalmishra7331]

By using plant based diet.

[@ceolbeats7182]

Kayleigh Wessels great choice sweety, check out The Happy pear 5/10 min vegan meals & Avantgardvegan meals Utube Cowspiracy & Dr Michael Greger 3site NutritionalFacts.org

[@yuriboykin8783]

I started plant base and my cholesterol is low o was told by my doctor and my phosphate went up. So doctors telling me to eat meat and eggs to increase my cholesterol and eat less beans and nuts. I’m so confused. Then I watch dr gundry video and he says don’t eat night shades, flax seeds, lectins and eat olive oil. Then I hear to eat salt because we need iodine. So confusing

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

So ... after all this ... is eating an egg detrimental to my health?

[@lMP5602]

No it is not.

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Peter Rabitt - hmmm ... I don’t believe that.

[@valerieassar8263]

@Peter Rabbit I have no gallbladder ..I'm annoyed it was removed as the stone was a chance find...I have high ldl and in 65 yo female...I've heard butter is good for vit k2...but maybe not so good for my cholesterol???..any advice is welcome ..do I need to take bile salts plz ??

[@dialarod8387]

Not convinced, my understanding through other videos is much different

[@anandhunt1000]

I am confused after hearing all the doctors on KZbin about nutrition cholesterol fat eggs meat

[@shelbyv2658]

How i lost all my fat eating more fat?

[@peterdowney1492]

"And really there isn't anyone who disputes that cholesterol contributes to cardio-vascular risk - except for people who say man didn't land on the moon and that sort of stuff". Well, he's lost his argument there 'cos there are those in the profession who disagree with him. They may be right they may be wrong but they are not people who believe that man didn't land on the moon or any other daft belief for that matter. To put forward an idea and so easily dismiss those who oppose you is a sign of insecurity. Poor level of argument.

[@leonieharry2941]

so right what you are saying! and what barnard say does not explain why people in a fastet state get extremly high cholesterol I know it on my own experience. Fasting brings Insulin down, triglycerides down, iHDL up and LDL up. And Barnard can not explain WHY. And why 2 studies showed that people with the highest LDL level has the lowest risk of death at all causes.

[@nickbardan3867]

@@leonieharry2941 did you ever try to take a cholesterol test after eating, not fasting?

[@leonieharry2941]

@@nickbardan3867 yes, doctors made it several times. And what would you find out with it? What do you expect to get out of the information on blood test after eating? If eating influences the values? or what else?

[@nickbardan3867]

@@leonieharry2941 to find out if LDL is higher or lower on non fasting state

[@leonieharry2941]

@@nickbardan3867 lower at non fasting state....and what do you think about this cirumstance?

[@donwilson2191]

Ancel Keyes study still being used as supporting info? That in of itself means it all gets tossed out from my POV - also going to use 1950 marker scales?

[@johnparadise3134]

3:11 “Cholesterol is mostly in the lean portion of meat!” This is something I did not know! This should be very concerning to Jack Sprat.

[@swissladydriver8980]

Maybe he needed the cholesterol.

[@lMP5602]

@@swissladydriver8980 We do need cholesterol.

[@TB1M1]

It's in both.

[@johnparadise3134]

TB1M1 The cholesterol is in both the fat and in the lean.

[@lMP5602]

@@johnparadise3134 So does that make cholesterol bad if it is found in both the fat and lean portions of meat?

[@letseducatetogether7334]

My basic question is, should we eat eggs or not ?

[@dexterlacroy4132]

Fats + carbs in a big meal = insulin resistance. Either alone is fine in moderate amounts and with vegs

[@adflores04]

Last year blood work pre diabetes, almost border cholesterol, gout, inflammation, diverticulitis, staying away from saturated fat only eating egg white, exercise, why am I on my way to be un healthy, so last November went on keto low carb no sugar and started eating bacon regular egg saturated fat my blood work 3 months ago is perfect no high cholesterol everything is better even my gout I lost 35lbs and I feel better man I love my bacon and egg.

[@Connie7881]

Congratulations! You have made the right choice!

[@g99se9]

If you’re bringing up Ancel Keys in a serious manner, you lose credibility.

[@rinz-n-repeat]

Is this guy a Statin salesman.

[@marjastuyt5322]

And that other guy, Mark Hegsted, was paid by the sugarindustry to blaim fat instead of sugar

[@NonchalantWalrusParty]

If you're dismissing all the incredible science and data that supports whole-food, plant-based diets because a few animal-ag industry funded books told you to, you're a scientifically illiterate, irrational moron.

[@munirahmad9917]

Can’t thank you enough Doctor Bernard

[@opegrillo]

So should we stop eating eggs

[@JimmyDaBone]

To all of you who thrive on a plant based diet I applaud you. Understand that there are those who do not thrive on it and may not like it. I fear the day is coming when the US government will force a Vegan diet on the American people whether we like it or not. And it will all be in the name of climate change.

[@nickbardan3867]

More probably a bugs and cockroaches diet

[@GaryHighFruit]

Shut up the both of you.

[@helpAmerica1]

Eggs do not make my bs meter shoot up. nor does Bacon.

[@silentjellybean]

any truth to the notion that sugar causes inflammation of the arteries, and cholesterol gathers at the inflammation to repair it?

[@welinformd641]

Hes the wrong person to ask

[@knottreel]

Okay, I see his point. However, if I eat the stuff without the fat and cholesterol then I die of diabetes. Since I've gone to low carbs, increased fats, and intermittent fasting, my recent Lipid panel showed the cholesterol at 85, my LDL was 31.4 and my Triglyceriedes were at 93. I brought my A1c from 8.9 to 5.1 in 3 months and no longer need insulin. I've been diabetic for 12 years, with most of those years experiencing an A1c of over 8.0.

[@knottreel]

@balr0gath snow First we need to make a distinction when we talk about fat. Are your referring to fatty foods causing diabetes or too much fat on the body. I was referring to the foods you eat. Do a blood sugar test before and after a meal. One meal is an egg and two slices of bacon. The other meal is an equal amount of calories but by a potato. Tell me which meal raised your glucose the most.

[@knottreel]

@balr0gath snow When the doctor first told me that I had diabetes, he based his diagnosis on my A1C being extremely high. Now that I've gone low carb, I lowered my A1c from 8.9 to 5.1, without the use of insulin injections. What made that correction if my beta cells were damaged?

[@knottreel]

@balr0gath snow All that I've read about the harmful effects of diabetes is directly related to high blood glucose. Whether you mask it or not, as long as I keep it low, I'm doing okay. Secondly, please tell me how I would suffer from those harmful fat illnesses when my Chol/hdl is 2.4, my cholesterol is 85, my LDL is 31.4 and my Triglycerides is 93.

[@knottreel]

@balr0gath snow Thanks for the great input. I enjoyed hearing your comments. It sounds like you've found a good path for yourself. If you want to hear more about whether my results are typical, check out all the testimonials on the channel, "Beat Diabetes. Just to clarify, low carb and no sugar does not necessarily mean high fat. I'm not afraid to eat bacon and eggs, but I mostly eat salads, nuts, chicken, fish, olive oil, avocados, and berries. I stay away from sugars, grains, bread, potatoes, most fruits, and anything with lowfat on the label. I fast often and try to eat only one meal a day. Take care and thanks for hanging in there with me.

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

Low-carb diets are linked to higher all-cause mortality. For overall, long-term health, diets that are very low in fat (~7-15% of calories) and dominated by WHOLE plant foods have an unmatched track record that indicates they are the healthiest. And people can and have REVERSED diabetes on VERY low-fat diets. Here is a randomized controlled trial in which a WHOLE food plant-based diets with 7-15% calories from fat brought diabetics’ blood glucose levels under control and lowered their LDL levels by 39% in just three weeks and on a diet with 73% calories from carbohydrates. To see an overview of the results, see the 2:47 mark in nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-a-macrobiotic-diet-for-diabetes/ The direct link to the study is Soare A, Khazrai YM, Del Toro R, et al. The effect of the macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 diet vs. the recommended diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: the randomized controlled MADIAB trial. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2014;11:39. Many people can’t believe a diet that is very high in carbs can cure diabetes for most people but that is because a) they never got their fat intake low enough to cure their insulin resistance, and b) the carbs they are eating are processed carbs that cause a faster rise in blood glucose levels than do WHOLE food carbs-especially when eaten in the context of lots of vegetables and fiber. In reality, all large, slim, and relatively diabetes free populations have historically gotten most of their calories from whole food carbs-rice, wheat, barley, potatoes, farro, millet, sorghum, spelt, corn, etc. Take care.

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

I am so sorry that some Drs are putting misinformation as is included in this video for the public to watch and become misinformed.

[@MusicAndOtherColors]

What about super low cholesterol in the blood, vegans get to have this situation, a friend of mine has only 40 triglycerides on his last blood test, is that bad? how a vegan can correct it? was it mentioned in this talk and I missed it ?

[@smudge8882]

That's actually a good thing. Don't worry!

[@poplarlevelrd]

You are great human being and medical Dr. The best wishes for you.

[@StickJockeyFPV]

People are so gullible and lazy. He is a non-practicing psychiatrist and plays musical instruments in a couple bands.It really takes a couple seconds to Google things.

[@xbioman7882]

He is a trained psychiatrist, not a nutritionist or even a practicing MD.

[@katrinamarie3397]

@@StickJockeyFPV you left out the fact that he’s a clinical nutritional researcher an adjunct professor of medicine and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Now tell us your credentials.

[@katrinamarie3397]

@@xbioman7882 you left out the fact that he’s an adjunct professor of medicine, a clinical nutrition researcher and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

[@coobye]

This is all too confusing. If you go over to the low carb/high fat mob they'll tell you how good their diet is and how bad the vegetarian diet is. Just out of interest I've been a vegetarian for 34 years now. I have done the vegan thing on and off as well and also the mostly fruit thing. I went off that because fruit isn't the same as our ancestors ate. Much more sugar in todays modifies fruits. I'm presently intermittent fasting 18/6 and might go omad and leave it at that. Pretty fed up with the inconsistent information coming out.

[@harigangadharan3115]

Your cholesterol will go high on an intermittent fasting diet. But, that is not bad. It is in a healthy way.

[@GaryHighFruit]

"mostly fruit thing. I went off that because fruit isn't the same as our ancestors ate. " It saddens me to keep hearing this propaganda. Nothing is the same. Nature is always changing. Store fruit is still perfectly fine. Not causing problems. I've eaten high-fruit for 28 years now. And I'm feeling so good at age 55, I did a video showing it. It's called "High-Carb BANG out Party. Done with Tate, Feelin great,"

[@mysticbeing2938]

What I don't understand is why my cholesterol and triglycerides was too low when I was on keto and eating meat? Now that I am vegan my cholesterol got back to normal. I went vegan because of joint inflammatory disease and animal proteins. For now I keep oil and saturated fat and will see with my blood test how it goes. My cholesterol both LDL and HDL and triglycerides always has been on the lowest threshold even if I eat lots of fats. Isn't weird?

[@mariaespiritu9512]

If you’re eating oil and fake vegan meat and cheeses , yes it will go up. If you eat an oil-free Whole Foods plant based diet, you cholesterol will not go up. Oreos are vegan, so he’s not talking about being vegan. He’s talking about eating plants and only plants and nuts and legumes and things that grow.

[@kennethcrawford3306]

Eating lots of eggs and meat without sugars has lowered my cholesterol and triglycerides dramatically.

[@adiposerex5150]

Kenneth Crawford prove it. Sugar has nothing to do with fat. Fat is the issue.