Diet is only abut 20% of your cholesterol level.

Post #114,750 by Another Scott 8/21/03 12:27:45 PM Reply	Diet is only abut 20% of your cholesterol level. Exercise and heredity are the biggest factors in determining your cholesterol level. There's some little town on the Adriatic, IIRC, that has inhabitants with cholesterol levels of 800 or so that has no heart disease.... I haven't been able to find the link I'm thinking of, but will try harder if you're interested. Cheers, Scott.
Post #114,758 by deSitter 8/21/03 12:38:30 PM Reply	very - thanks I've had no luck deciperhing the impenetrable mass of medical disinformation on the 'Net. I CAN tell that drug companies do a great deal of lobbying to have their product consumed. -drl
Post #114,767 by Another Scott 8/21/03 1:00:28 PM Reply	Some links. [link\|http://unisci.com/stories/20012/0427016.htm\|UniSci.com] story on ARH - a disease characterized by very high levels of LDL. [link\|http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000216082501.htm\|ScienceDaily] story on family from Limone, Italy with very high levels of cholesterol but no heart disease. [link\|http://www.cardiacsurgery.com/html/cholesterol.htm\|CardiacSurgery.com] on cholesterol: Blood Institute recommend what's called the step It Diet, you should have: * Thirty percent or less of total daily calories from fat. * Less than 7 percent of total daily calories from saturated fat. * Less than 200 milligrams of dietary cholesterol a day. * Just enough calories to achieve and maintain a healthful weight. Studies have found that this diet can reduce total blood cholesterol levels by 6 percent to 21 percent, depending on what you used to eat. The emphasized section is the closest I've found to the 80% is non-dietary quote I'm thinking of, but it's not it. Perhaps these will give you an idea of what to search for. There were several more stories on cholesterol at ScienceDaily.com. HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #114,782 by deSitter 8/21/03 1:56:52 PM Reply	My diet 1) 30% from coffe 2) 30% from beer 3) 30% from cigarettes 4) 10% from crow -drl

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