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In reply to the discussion: What Drives Obesity - Diets High in Fat? Carbohydrates? Actually, It's Everything - and Fructose Is at the Center [View all]Happy Hoosier
(7,617 posts)47. Yep... I get the same thing about LDL from my GP.
But I am not concerned in the least. My TG/HDL ratio is less than 3, which is FAR more predictive of CHD than LDL alone.
Likewise, my liver numbers improved. I did not officially have FLD, but I was getting close. My liver numbers are now completely normal.
Like you, I eat more cheese than I should. It's just so deleicious. I also have to be wary of nuts. WAY too easy to eat too many of those.
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What Drives Obesity - Diets High in Fat? Carbohydrates? Actually, It's Everything - and Fructose Is at the Center [View all]
redqueen
Oct 2023
OP
Yup, Veggies have fiber that also make it "slow carbs" that don't spike your blood sugar. nt
mitch96
Oct 2023
#59
Not exactly. The culprit is mostly simple carbs that get metabolized too quickly.
tinrobot
Oct 2023
#21
"They are in the addiction business.", yup. High fructos corn syrup, salt and fat is their combo...Want lo fat?
mitch96
Oct 2023
#60
I know from years of personal experience, that eliminating wheat and sugar leaves me happier
lindysalsagal
Oct 2023
#7
A profound lack of exercise by far too Americans is endemic as well. I was gobsmacked at utter disdain for simply walking a bit more that was present in many places.
Celerity
Oct 2023
#15
I worked for a beverage distributor in the 80s and questioned fructose. It was in New York Seltzer that
brewens
Oct 2023
#27
HFCS is the sputum of the industrial GMO & glyphosate corporate cornholing of the planet
Windicator
Oct 2023
#37