"Eating Cholesterol Doesn't Raise Cholesterol" Debunked
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2015
- A look at the research tricks used to promote cholesterol as well as the actual effects of cholesterol on the body.
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"Serum [blood] cholesterol concentration is clearly increased by added dietary cholesterol."
ajcn.nutrition.org/content/55/...
After Meal Cholesterol Study:
www.jlr.org/content/35/11/1993...
No Tolerable Intake of Cholesterol:
nutritionreviews.oxfordjournal...
"fasting LDL cholesterol levels are determined mainly by cholesterol production in the liver overnight, and have little to do with what the patient consumed the previous day..."
www.atherosclerosis-journal.co...
An unusually heavy meal may increase the risk of heart attack by about four times within two hours after eating"
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
Saturated fat and Cholesterol Team Up:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
Hyperresponders study:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15...
Sick Population Paper:
ije.oxfordjournals.org/content...
Egg and Smoking Study:
www.atherosclerosis-journal.co...
My boyfriend was diagnosed with extremely high cholesterol about 3 years ago. The doctor wanted to put him on med's right away but he asked if he could have time to improve his cholesterol with diet. He started eating whole food plant based with me. He was your typical guy eating meat with every meal but he did eat veggies and fruit too. He thought he was eating very healthy. 6 months after eating WFPB he went back for a blood test it came back perfect! The doctor was really surprised and impressed. She told him to keep doing what he was doing and if he did want meat to only have it as a treat once a week. After 3 years he no longer craves meat! I'm very happy with how well he is doing.
I went on a whole food plant based diet specifically because my cholesterol was high and I didn't want to take meds. Total cholesterol was 240 and in 6 weeks it dropped to 132. LDL was 170 and it dropped to 78. My doctor told me that I need to get retested because nobody has that kind of a drop in 6 weeks!
Amazing!!!!! You are one of many people who shatter their doctors paradigm. Hopefully he doesn't look at it as an outlier and realizes the truth. Keep it up!
+Mic. the Vegan Thanks!! I absolutely LOVE your work!!! Do you speak at any plant based nutrition conferences? If so, where can I find your schedule? I would love to see you live.
That's awesome! That puts you under the 150 safety line. My total cholesterol went from 270 to 185 without drugs when I went vegan and it's still sinking. Looking to get where you are.
Vince Rountree Stick it to the man Vince haha.
My total cholesterol was 195, and my doctor told me I my cholesterol is fine, and nothing to worry about. My LDL was 122. I think these are not good numbers at all, and have been plant based for a few weeks now. But now I'm concerned my doctor won't allow me to get retested, because she doesn't consider me to be in the unhealthy zone for cholesterol. I live in Canada.
Most people would prefer to have their chest sawed open, the veins ripped out of their legs and sewn onto their hearts. Because eating fruits and veggies while not brutally torturing animals is so extreme.
ikr!!
Honestly, I think most people really think their heart disease, obesity, etc. are "genetic" and that there is nothing they can do about it besides taking a pill or going through a procedure. Their doctors literally tell them this. I know this is the case with members of my family, several of them have had heart problems for most of their lives, and if you ask about it they will say it "runs in their family". It's really unfortunate!! People just put too much trust in their doctors for their health. Doctors are good at moving veins from their legs to their heart, but they don't know shit about nutrition.
I ate whole foods growing up, like chicken, milk, potatoes,fresh vegetables, and the list goes on, but I did not eat much processed foods, and I was healthy. I lived on a farm so we could eat good.
Tragically that was what happened with my dad at age of 72, but he started to eat meat at age 43. When I went vegan he began preaching to me about "how I should be eating chicken", and of course I was angry and thought he had no right to preached to me since he had a quad bypass. It took me 3 years to figured out my dad was WORRY THAT I WAS NOT EATING MEAT, since he was BRAINWASHED to believed you cannot be healthy without eating meat!!!!. So, was I later from my Henry, my Immunology professor.....not enough protein.....no good for strong immune system.
+Owen Chase science channel, you don't seem to understand the length it takes for many diseases to actually develop. You're digging your own grave and you don't even know it. Health issues come earlier than the death, also.
Yes, I am now a sold out vegan and I have never felt this good, even as a teen. I nearly killed myself with animal protein but, thank God, I'm getting better stronger and with much more stamina than ever! Do not neglect the power of plants... they will save your life if you let them into it.
Keep it up! Plant power!
Please keep doing what you do and thanks! I will remain vegan for life, God willing.
Brenda David becoming vegan comprehensive edition
Iodine 150 mcg if you do not eat seaweed or iodine foods
Elbert Hardy That's great. :)
I was on a ketogenic diet for two months (eating eggs, bacon and cheese everyday) and my LDL cholesterol went from 85 to 146. I stopped that stupid diet immediately. I switched to a low fat vegetarian diet (all plants except skim milk and nonfat Greek yogurt) and my LDL cholesterol dropped back to 80 three months later. I was stupidly trying to fix my type 2 diabetes with the ketogenic diet. My blood sugar did get lower on keto but I could have done the same thing with a low fat high carbohydrate diet plus exercise and lowered my chances of developing heart disease at the same time. After switching to the low fat vegetarian diet my blood sugar dropped even further.
Thank you! I sometimes get comments about this from people who eat high fat diets saying that cholesterol is not raised by eating it. We know that it's best to not eat it at all.
+Li-San Loves Yeah it's basically their mantra. A mantra that can kill them sadly.
+Li-San Loves I'm proof that's a load of crap :p
Keto Calisthenics What's a load of crap?
+Li-San Loves Also if they are saying that from personal experience, please add salt to their injury and ask them to check their body for cancer because cancer feed on cholesterol and that may be the reason why they are having normal cholesterol even when eating high fat diet bwahahhaha
+Li-San Loves I was just saying that cholesterol in the diet definitely increases cholesterol in the blood. Anyone who believes otherwise is believing in "a load of crap". Sorry I wasn't clear :)
About a year ago, I had a blood test done and found out my cholesterol was 215. I went on a plant based diet and three months later I had another blood test done, and I found out that I dropped it to 167. Needless to say, I'm still eating a plant based diet.
I put my dad on vegan diet for 18 days (not an ideal whole foods plant based, just "regular" vegan) and his total cholesterol went down by 64 points.
Dominika Rokosz can you put my dad on it too...he won't listen to me.
If dietary cholesterol doesn’t raise cholesterol, then why does it go down when you stop eating it?
mabey because you eat so little protein that your liver can't produce much cholesterol
Deus Ex cholesterol isn't produced from protein. it's produced from fat by the liver. if a vegan consumes a lot of oil he to will have high cholesterol
"Cholesterol is so important that your liver and intestines make it day and night from fats, sugars, and proteins." www.health.harvard.edu/blog/panel-suggests-stop-warning-about-cholesterol-in-food-201502127713
@Shabba Ranks your body makes cholesterol from the fat and protein that you eat, so you get 100% of your cholesterol from diet
@@mizutofu And you can get all you protein from plants.
4 years ago before going vegan my cholesterol was 246 with an ldl of 151. I had it checked 6 months ago and it was 99, (that's total) with an ldl of 46. I also lost 220 pounds, dropped my blood pressure to normal, and no more sleep apnea. life is great!😂
Holy shit man, welcome to your new body!
yeah i'm pretty sure that's because you lost 220 fucking pounds bro lmao
I was eating a keto diet for 6 months and had FASTING cholesterol levels of 440. Now since going plant based they are around 150, I think that's more acceptable to doctors lol?
+Keto Calisthenics Man you still blow my mind. What was like a standard day of what you ate when you were keto?
It's extra awesome cuz 150 is ideal:
www.drcarney.com/topics/item/200-desirable-cholesterol-numbers#.Vj5rfrerTIU
+Mic. the Vegan Thanks dude, I actually have the medical reports in case anyone ever doubts my honesty :)
Typically I ate this... (two meals for IF)
Late Breakfast of 5 whole eggs fried in Coconut oil as an omelette. On top I added spinach, tomato and 25g cheese which I then grilled. Sometimes I'd also add sardines or butter for calories if necessary.
Midday coffee with "grass fed" butter and cream.
Dinner was usually 300g of meat (with fat) fried or boiled with 25-50g of cheese and a big serving of low carb vegetables or fruit (like avocados or olives).
I can't believe the GRASS FED BUTTER/CHEESE/CREAM DIDN'T SAVE ME!!! SCREW YOU DAVE ASPREY ;)
Holy shit man! I'm happy you are still alive. I hope you are feeling a lot better now. Thanks for taking time to share that.
+Mic. the Vegan I'm happy I'm alive too!
Eoin O'Chionnáigh I came from a similar diet. My time eating like that aged my joints quickly. After 4 months vegan I am feeling better but have a ways to go still.
Mr. Crazy Old Vegan here. Although I was vegetarian for many years, I discovered a few years ago my cholesterol numbers were not good - 175 total and 125 LDL. That was one of the factors that pushed me to go vegan. Now my total is under 130 and LDL is around 75. It didn't take long either. I dropped my levels within a few months of starting on a vegan diet. BTW I'm 57 so it's never too late.
+Crazy Old Vegan Awesome!!! Yeah that's a huge LDL/bad cholesterol improvement.
Vegetarian diets can be not so great for cholesterol if you eat cheese in significant quantities. Cheese is mostly all fat and cholesterol. Eggs are also really bad for cholesterol. Honestly, eggs and cheese are probably the worst foods for your health in terms of animal products, which is ironic because so many people find being vegetarian "easier". Maybe it is, in a western culture, but it's only healthier in proportion to how much you don't eat cheese and eggs.
Thank you for this! I have been telling my patients for a while now that a post-prandial increase in cholesterol is much more important marker than their fasting cholesterol. Why? Because most of my patients are only fasting while sleeping, and only for the last couple of hours of that sleep. Many of my patients no longer even experience hunger on a regular basis, and live their day topping off the tank constantly. They LIVE in a post-prandial state, and THAT is what we need to be addressing. Partly due to your channel, I am making a switch to vegan. I eat only 4 non-vegan meals a month now (those are almost always slip-ups as I learn the ropes), and hope to be fully vegan by the end of 2016.
I (Ana) supposedly had "genetically high cholesterol", with levels of over 200 as a 12 year-old! YIKES! Whether that's a thing or not, since going vegan, my LDL cholesterol levels have dropped massively! After watching your video on oil, too, I've decided to cut back on that as well to see how low I can really get!
So for many years you had high cholesterol and you didn't die, therefore cholesterol is what causes death by CHD. That explains everything! lol
"So for many years you had high cholesterol and you didn't die, therefore cholesterol is what causes death by CHD. That explains everything! lol"
When nothing is particularly funny, the incongruence of an "lol" is often a sign of defensiveness. Note that Diaz, Mainous, Williamson, Johnson, and Knoll (2012) found men were >50% more likely to underestimate their risks of diabetes, over 8xs more likely to underestimate their risks of coronary heart disease, etc. (Table 3). Ana admitted 200 was a high cholesterol level as a 12 yr old. Kavanagh, Shephard, Hamm, Mertens, and Thacker (2000) confirm 200 mg/dl is a substantial cardiac risk factor. So, she did something about it. Serum cholesterol tends to increase with age but she apparently reversed that trend through diet. Neat, huh? She indicated an additional diet change experiment may further reduce cholesterol levels. So, she recognized diet changes do alter serum cholesterol and that she is capable of making such changes. These are the two main factors in establishing motivation and making behavioral changes that lead to improved health according to Marteau and Lerman (2001). This is also significant since Imes and Lewis (2014) documented patients who claimed that merely "11% were advised on a low-fat diet and 18% were recommended to increase their physical activity" (Results, para. 10). Even among participants who were at high-risk for coronary heart disease, merely 26% improved their diets to reduce their risks of coronary heart disease (Diaz, et al., 2012, Table 3).
References:
Diaz, V. A., Mainous, A. G., Williamson, D., Johnson, S. P., & Knoll, M. E. (2012). Cardiovascular and diabetes risk perception in a Hispanic community sample. Ethnicity & disease, 22(1), 5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498575/
Imes, C. C., & Lewis, F. M. (2014). Family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), perceived CVD risk, and health-related behavior: A review of the literature. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 29(2), 108. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633646/#R34
Kavanagh, T., Shephard, R. J., Hamm, L. F., Mertens, D. J., & Thacker, L. (2000). Risk profile and health awareness in male offspring of parents with premature coronary heart disease. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 20(3), 172-179. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10860199
Marteau, T. M., & Lerman, C. (2001). Genetic risk and behavioural change. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 322(7293), 1056. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1120191/
cholesterol is not bad, it's necessary
formigalformigal you're right. That's why your body naturally produces all the cholesterol you need.
@atila
it takes some time for the high cholestrol to kill, but eventually it will. Don't be an idiot "lol"ing up stupdity.
Oh my god I wish I found this video sooner. My dad is on the atkins diet and he was trying to convince me that eating 6 eggs a day won't raise his cholesterol.
Kara Camille Delonas
That's because it doesn't. This Vegan guy is bullshit.
Look up Dr. Joel Wallach.
On Critical Health News . Com
That will set you straight.
I have been vegan for close to 10 years. I just had a fasting lipid profile. My LDL (bad) cholesterol was 52!!! Total cholesterol was 164!
YAY!!!
+audiovisuality Good job! Ideal LDL!
I'm browsing the comment section, and I see no trolls... I find it a surprising. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you have references to a bunch of peer-review scientific studies?
If I were to make videos, they would probably sound like yours! But I won't bother, you are already doing it better than I would. Thank you so much!
Guillaume Bourgault, it's probably because they're too busy laughing at all the nonsense on here.
lol these vegans think LDL is a cholesterol
@@WynterLantyrn Where exactly is this "nonsense" you speak of?
It kills me when my dad goes on a "diet" and will eat 6 boiled eggs in one meal "for protein." He genuinely doesn't know better but has a very contrary nature and would probably just fight with me about it if I said anything about it :/
My question is, does the body produce enough cholesterol if we don't consume any?
Absolutely. Even 75% of the cholesterol in someone in the US's system is made by them, only 25% from diet yet that is enough to throw the system out of whack.
If you are depressed and inactive or eat unhealthily it may impact your livers ability to produce cholesterol. But consuming it doesn't necessarily a deficiency in production.
@@MictheVegan Nathan Pritikin talked about this in one of his lectures. If you eat too much cholesterol , it accumulates in your liver and in your bile ducts and causes gallstones. Optimum fuction for the human body is to be losing cholesterol out of the body in significant quantities, not packing it in beyond our ability to excrete it. That's why he limited people on his diet plan to no more than 2 ounces of lean meat a day, and absolutely no egg yolks or feedlot beef. He based that off the amount of cholesterol the human body could lose in a day from normal digestion.
@@MictheVegan the relationship between dietry cholesterol and serum cholesterol is completely regulated by the liver. You're suggesting the liver is defective and triggering a mechanism that causes heart disease in complete absence of any scientific evidence.
You appeal to authority when it comes to meat and cancer, but when the same authorities are no longer concerned about dietry cholesterol it's all BS 😅
We have facts to support this and people still don't believe it. And I can talk by my own experience. My parents both have cholesterol >300, my brother had it >250 and started taking meds. Mine is 120. "Guys, maybe you should consider it? Come on... see the results. Just try it for 1 month, being Vegan is fun and good for you." But noooo... *sigh*
+OptimusVeganPrime By the way, thanks for the great video and articles. Nice work.
+OptimusVeganPrime I talked to my mom today about it and put her on the spot to why meat is tasteless to us unless theres plants or spices on it, and she couldnt say anything else than ''its just what im used to eating''. I think im just gonna give up and do my best to lead as a example.
+BlackOreoCookie With family things sometimes can get hard. Just go with example and offer to prepare some meals. Not always, just sometimes... until that moment she realizes that "hey... this isn't that bad..." And again, lead by examples, it is and always have been the best way =)
+OptimusVeganPrime Thank you! :D
+OptimusVeganPrime my cholesterol is quite high, and my Idl as well. I haven't been in a good environment so I've realized I've been eating tons of fatty foods and processed mess. I'm determined to be vegan,what would you recommend to help me lower my cholesterol because I refuse to be on pills when I know its what I eat. I can do all this without the medicines. I just don't know what to buy 😕 where to start. went to chipotle and literally got Brown rice,black beans and lettuce and corn
When i started no meat no dairy and no eggs unprocessed plant whole foods i had 330 overall cholesterol and it drop to 190 within three months. After three years of consistent healthy eating it s now at 150. My HDL didn t drop much from 95 at its peak it s now 75. I m eating plant fats and do cardio exercise Every doctor asks me if I m on medication and I tell them yeah...I take B12 supplements!
Awesome! SO CRAZY! You mean your LDL went from 95 to 75? 50-70 is ideal so you are so close! 150 total cholesterol is considered the threshold at which heart attacks are super rare so congrats!
Thanks! HDL was 75 I think this is more thanks to the cardio, my blood test was in a half marathon prep period. I was running twice per day. I ve read that it boost HDL
Aris Psaltis
Woaw.😮 when and why did you decided to become awesome? 🙂
Ummm... Aris Psaltis, how would you survive if you lived in a time before B12 supplements existed?
@@WynterLantyrn Plot twist, he doesn't live in a time before B12 supplements and B12 used to be available in untreated water and other sources since it's produced by bacteria, go look it up
I was having a conversation the other day with a friend about media deception in advertising (in a non-food context) and I mentioned that the egg industry was fantastic at that since everyone thinks they are a health food when they legally they cant make any such claims due to the cholesterol levels. My friend was like "but dont eggs have good cholesterol?"....... Further proof that their advertisement works, sadly.
Many people say: 'but cholesterol is good for you as your body needs it! They also say: 'but salt is good for you as your body needs it therefore have as much as you like'. They fail to understand that it is the quantity of it that makes the difference
I've had high cholesterol for forever. Been taking statins for 20 years. This year, even with statins, my total was 223. I went on a full-on vegan diet (no "transition" period. I just did it.) Seven weeks later--no other changes-- I had my bloodwork done again.
Just got the official numbers:
Total cholesterol was 229, now 158.
HDL was 54, now 48.
LDL was 130, now 91
Triglycerides went from 223 to 97.
Ratio was 4.2, now 3.3.
Anyone who says diet has no effect on serum cholesterol doesn't know what they are talking about.
Great vid. Nobody reads or understands the studies, we just compare blog posts. We are irrational creatures.
+Potato Strong true dat.
+Potato Strong The website www.plantpositive.com remains to this day one of the few places where someone appears to have actually scrutinized the fine details of all these studies, as well as understood them. He was ahead of his time in some ways, and doesn't post videos anymore, probably because he didn't get even 1/10 the attention that he hoped he would get (and deserved to get, too, IMO).
+Richard Wilson In fact, I think there are a few technical points that are now taken for granted in the vegan community which are the result of PP's work. One example being the work of Ancel Keys on heart disease (specifically his 6-country study) who was slandered by the Low-Carb community after his death. I think PP was the first to point out facts which vindicated Keys.
Was about to be put on blood statins. Told doctor to give me a few weeks to try a diet change. He said diet can’t change cholesterol. Went vegan, never looked back, cholesterol dropped solidly into the normal range. Found a new doctor.
Another great video. Well done!
Excellent as always! Thank you for all that very hard work!
Your videos are so good, Mic! Really well made and thought out. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. Keep up the good work!
+Ilea Learn Eco thanks! Glad you you found it and glad you like it!
Hi Mic, very well researched, how do you respond to the idea that the plaque forming in arteries is the bodies own response to damage caused by high blood sugar levels? Thanks
This video is classic. Perspective is everything. 👍🌱🍎
University of Harvard reported no actual increase in heart attacks from eating eggs, funny how you forgot to mention that part. Yes cholesterol does in fact raise cholesterol but it is the ratio of LDL to HDL that really matters and eggs have been shown to maintain a good ratio. My family has eaten eggs regularly for MANY years, my great grandmother lived to 97, grandmother lived to 95, grandfather lived to 88 and none of them died due to heart attacks oh and my other grandmother is still alive at 81. I know my family history does not carry as much weight as say a Harvard University study but that history does agree with their findings. Granted genetics have just as much to do with it as diet, and who knows maybe they all would have lived to 110 had they not eaten eggs, but eating eggs for breakfast every day sure did not do them any noticeable harm so I am inclined to believe the Harvard study.
Oldest woman to have ever lived smoked cigarettes every day as well but that doesnt mean cigarettes are healthy does it?
Sebbo der Boss She did not inhale.
I've heard both sides...
Sebbo der Boss She said that she did not inhale, but then again so did Bill Clinton :)
haha loool at least ganja doesn't increase cholesterol ;)
Vegan 3 years, my cholesterol has now fallen to the bottom of the normal scale as has my blood pressure
I'm glad your blood pressure has normalized but having low cholesterol is not a good thing..
Very comprehensive. I can see your channel growing massively when people find these great videos. keep it up :)
Bro your looking small. Need to eat some red mea, get some iron and b12
thanks for making so easy to understand. wonderful :D
Sledgehammer to so many people's previous ideas/beliefs! Knowledge ninja!
Alexandre Gareau
no idea what you are getting at.
Showing graphs from studies that confirm your beliefes proves nothing. Do you think there aren't countless videos on youtube with people preaching the opposite of this guy? Do what works for your body. There are plenty of variables this guy left out. Like, how much refined sugar where these people eating who have hart attacks? What are these peoples cortisol levels? Did they get proper sleep?
He's a ninja, because he hides the knowledge of human physiology and shows you some graphs instead.
I've changed my diet and dropped my cholesterol from 200 to 130. I also dropped my LDL substantially. However my tests also showed a drop in HDL (to 31). What are your thoughts on HDL?
Low total cholesterol is more important than low HDL. HDL is mostly genetic and there isn't much you can do about it.
My cholesterol was tested about a year ago and the doctor was so amazed at my cholesterol levels he went vegan.
Thank you so much for this video! What about if you are exercising at a high intensity level everyday? Does your body burn that cholesterol consumed? I dont quite understand the cycle. I am trying to explain to a friend how eggs have cholesterol which leads to clogging of arteries, but he says he trains hard everyday and says his body burns it all for energy.
Wish I had these studies last week! Someone was trying to argue with me that eggs were healthy and I was like naaaawww.
If they didn't have a heart attack already you could send this to them now
hahahahah omg best comment ever
Same thing happened to me yesterday! They were all 'cholesterol is good for you' and I'm like 'I don't think that's how it works...' Next time I see them I'll hit them with the facts!
cholesterol is good for you, this guy does not know what he is talking about, science contradicts everything he says...
Highlander What science? Do you have reliable studies to back up your claim? Did you even watch his video? Mic backs his claims up with specific scientific studies. Also, science is not this single entity that is completely conclusive and unanimous. There is debate and disagreement in the scientific community about a wide variety of topics. Saying 'science contradicts' something is unfounded and as ridiculous as saying 'scientists believe that...' The truth is that some scientific studies can be seriously flawed, depending on the methodology used. When evaluating a scientific source one must evaluate the methodology of the study itself. An example of flawed methodology is the use of p-hacking. Confirmation bias is a massive issue and the scientific community and you need to be careful what you believe. Always evaluate your sources and go vegan 😄
Does saturated fat consumption also impact blood cholesterol levels, or is it only cholesterol consumption?
I used to have a cholesterol level that consistently ranged from the 190s to the low 200s. I am now 71 eating vegan and mostly whole foods and my current cholesterol is 142. My BP read 117/72 an hour after having a big mug of coffee. Thanks plants!
In a platform where all we too often see are counter arguments, it is vital and informative to breakdown the way data is manipulated, and its MUCH appreciated. Hope to see more of this, as it is the "bottom line" in making constructive debates on the topic. Well Done!
great work in this video. keep them coming !
What's wrong with a moderate amount, Jesus people I'm a vegetarian and eat 3 eggs a day with coconut oil as my only amount of cholesterol per day, I feel fucking great and if you're not eating a shitton you should be absolutely fine if not better, people can and have eaten animals and animal products since we became what we are, feeling bad for animals being factory farmed and raging about cholesterol, that's what you're mad about right? The animals?Well go help change the way they regulate shit like that, don't deny the health benefits of eggs, meat, and dairy
I think you need to read more about this, animal products are really not good for you and eggs certainly are not.
+bracken10011 I sure will, you should too dude, I'm healthier than ever
johnjohnstrick Cool. One thing I would say is that when I reduced the amount of smoking I did, I felt much better, but after I stopped completely (after the withdrawal of course) I felt fantastic! If you give up the eggs you might feel even better than healthier :-)
+bracken10011 I have before and felt significantly weaker than I do now, I'm sorry, but it is ignorant to deny the health benefits of eggs, plants are of course fantastic for you along with a little bit of animal products, but plants alone aren't enough, have a good one
+johnjohnstrick Your diet wasn't enough if you felt weak, but you have good one Too
Is higher cholesterol unhealthy? I believe that high trglicerides and a high A1c are much more important. Is that incorrect?
Amazing videos! I love how factual they are, more people need to watch these.
I will take your advise and seek another test. Thanks Mic!
Hey Mic. New sub here - love your channel. How does exercise play into all this? And how are people who exercise regularly affected by eating heavy cholesterol foods. Do you have a video about this?
Thanks. Keep making great videos!
There are many types of cholesterol. Small and big too. After I eat a meal my vitamin levels go up. Should we be concerned too?
Very informative Mic. I am really glad that you want to pump this info. out there. I look forward to watching your videos. Keep it up :) I don't know why it took me so long but I finally committed to being fully Vegan this year - So glad I did!
I hope someone can help me, My Cholesterol was really high over 350 about 6 years ago. I have since then gone on meds and lost 100 lbs. My cholesterol is now at a normal rate. I asked my Dr about going off, she we Dr's joke we would put it in the water if we could, Just stay on it, you will be fine. I asked if taking it and not needing could be a problem and she said no. Being Vegan and losing the weight could the med have a bad side effect? Does anyone have any advice?
You make some of the best videos on CZcams. Seriously. I watch a lot of CZcams, especially health related vloggers. You, sir, are someone I keep tabs on. Your content is engaging, fact driven, and concise. You organize your thoughts well.
one other note I didn't fast does that make a difference?
Is it correct to say plantbased diet contains no animal cholesterol but a different kind of cholesterol. This is as of cell membranes and hormone production required a form of cholesterol.
Great journalism, this really helps clarify the issue beyond industry misinformation.
Awesome video!
Half the Internet telling me eggs are fine. Other half telling me they will kill me. Both while yelling at me that I'm fucking stupid.
fuze59 look at scientific research and come to your own conclusion. :)
Good job. Thanks.
The only problem I have with the whole cholesterol thing, is that cholesterol is just what repairs damage to the arteries. That's all it is. Cholesterol is not what is damaging the arteries, yes meat products are doing damage but it's not the cholesterol.
It's analogous to going to a house that is on fire and saying, "Hmmm everytime I see a house on fire there is always firefighters there, they must have caused the fire!"
11 months later, I was an idiot...
No. No, you weren't.
I'm so lucky, my Primary Care Physician reccommended Dr. Neal Ornish' books. I read them and immediately went vegan. Within three months my LDL dropped from 112 to 41! I followed a whole foods plant based vegan diet. No added oil. I lost 40 lbs and have never felt better. I'm done with eating anything animal derived for life. Just do it! You'll be amazed.
I have a question; it was in one of the documentaries I watched (might have been Forks Over Knives?) where whomever it was said that refined sugar is what inflames the arteries which basically rubs them raw which allows cholesterol to stick to our arteries...otherwise, cholesterol would pass freely.
I'm vegan so I don't have to worry about this but am wondering how this fits in?
Baylee J, that's basically correct. I'm wondering why you think Vegans don't eat refined sugar? Also, vegetable oils, margarine and fake butter also cause inflammation yet the V group think they are heart healthy.
Look at the research done by Ivor Cummings. You are correct. Glucose spikes in the blood tear open your arteries allowing damaged LDL into your artery walls. Its the sugar, not the fat that is the culprit.
I love your videos so much I'm glad I found you.
Thank you for clearing up this common misconception.
I have a total cholesterol level of 70 and am not fully vegan. I am trying to eat very healthy and have really cut out meat. But even when I ate the standard amer. Diet I had low cholesterol. My doc says is too low and do not know how to get it up in a healthy way without eating eggs. Any advice?
Research has shown that people who have genetically low cholesterol don't suffer ill effects from it.
I've been vegan for four and a half months now. My cholesterol and weight have dropped significantly. My latest blood numbers show that it went up a little, but I am assuming that's from all the horrible food I used to eat, that is still cleansing from my body and getting into my blood. I think those numbers will get better and better as time goes on. Very happy with this way of life and love your channel. Extremely informative.
Your videos should be mandatory to watch!
Thanks for spreading the knowledege :)
Yes, they should be mandatory viewing for unhappy people. They will have them rolling with laughter in no time.
Literally had an ad for cholesterol medication before this video... 😂😂😂
Hey Mic, I'm seeing a lot of people say we need cholesterol for absorbing vitamin d, we need it for good skin... etc.. Do you have anything that could shed some light on those claims?
Wow go figure, eating cholesterol raises cholesterol. Never saw that coming... lol.
gotta keep your mind open though
Dude, you f***ing rock this shit! Straight to the science and to the point. Repeatedly, emphatically, and convincingly. I've had people mention this "Cholesterol is not bad for you, recent studies show" stuff, and I've not had an effective response. Intuitively, I felt it was probably bunk, having seen industry sponsored "research" in other areas, and I certainly continued to avoid cholesterol (and all animal products) in my eating. But it's very valuable to have information such as that which you provide. Love your stuff, you're doing a great service!!!!!
+T's Picks Thanks for the kind words. Glad you found it useful!
Is the problem really having high cholesterol?
That was a nice breakdown SUBSCRIBED!
Cholesterol and saturated fat are not the culprit of clogged arteries. It is the vegetable oil, especially from the soybeans oil, where it consist of high level of phospholipids, especially the two called phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylcholine (PC). These two molecules are the true heart killers, and unfortunately they are 40% or more in the foods within our supermaket. they are in a ingredient called soy lecithin, sometimes called soy or lecithin on its own.
Good video mike.
You have absolutely no idea what cholesterol is and its imperative function in the human body. Even the measure is wrong. The 'serum cholesterol' level is a measure of lipoproteins in the blood. HDL and LDL are lipoproteins. Cholesterol, an organic molecule, can't be classed into good or bad if the measure that has been done is to measure a protein!! Cholesterol doesn't cause artherosclerosis! It is caused by damage to the blood vessel walls. Cholesterol is part of the 'scab' which is artherosclerorsis.
Well he is 100% correct and there is so much to back it up if you would just allow yourself to come out of your vegan shell!
@Dean Clark
Why don’t you do at tad more research… In now way whatsoever does elevated HDL cholesterol cause inflammation.. Why do you think that 99.9% of people refer to HDL cholesterol as good cholesterol?
Well put.
I train for strength and conditioning 6 days a week. My diet consists of 40% fats, the majority of which are saturated fats from meat and raw whole milk dairy products, 35% protein, and only 25% of carbs, which are primarily from fruits and vegetables and virtually no grains, and yet I have a net cholesterol of 165. Care to explain that?
My LDL cholesterol went from 99 to 67 going from a mostly plant based diet to a total plants only diet. It made a difference for me.
Slightly pointed, the way you make sure to describe the researchers as non-vegans. What could you possibly be getting at?[taps chin contemplatively] Thanks for posting; hope lots of meaters accidentally wander over to this : )
Your Yoda Memes crack me up. XD
Another good video
Subbed after the first video I saw and thanks to you I can work on my Alzheimers thesis again. ^^
Lol first off, i fucking love your memes xD Never have I encountered someone under the illusion that dietary cholesterol doesn't raise cholesterol levels, but thanks to you I'm now prepared.
Glad you like the memes! I know some people think they are dumb but I just can't help it.
mic.This video this video my day,fantastic work. Clears a lot of confusion in my mind, industry aim of course. 👍
I read that your body can turn excess carbohydrates into cholesterol. And it said that cholesterol won't hurt anyone unless it becomes oxidized. It said oxidized cholesterol becomes sticky and is more of a problem. It said cholesterol made from excess carbs is the kind to more easier to become oxidized.
Its true that cholesterol can only hurt you if it oxidizes but all 3 types of cholesterol oxidize at such a simmalar rate that they are indistinguishable so dont worry and eat what tastes good and not what society wants and yes that includes these retards that are in the cult of vegetarians and vegans and futarists
@@chasemcdingleberg4164 why tf should i trust you over peer-reviewed research? Genuine question
Are there specific veggies that reduces your cholesterol more than the rest?
+Topsoil Depletion Awareness Yes there are!
Dark Leafy Greens help with artery function: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575935/
Pomegranates: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19766760
Turmeric is also great and well as not being sedentary:
nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-vs-exercise-for-artery-function/
Walnuts are good too: nutritionfacts.org/video/walnuts-and-artery-function/
Great question, you have inspired me to make a video on this topic soon.
Mic. the Vegan
Holy cow, you are great. You are smart, informed, replies to comments, and going to make a vid about this. You are the best vegan CZcamsr I have seen in my honest opinion.
Mic, I translated the subtitles to Spanish so that the Spanish speaker community can have access to your amazing videos. Hope I can contribute a little bit more by translating more of your them.
Keep it up! :D
you didn't debunk it, the studies you cited look at meals with both saturated fats, trans fats from margarine and dietary cholesterol, so the changes can easily be attributed to trans and saturated fats rather than dietary cholesterol, that being said, while there might be an initial increase from dietary cholesterol in blood cholesterol, the body will usually lower its production of cholesterol instead.
nice misrepresentation though!!
Great information...Thx..!
Absolutely fantastic videos
I went vegan 2 yrs ago and my total cholesterol has only fallen from 209 to 184 and I don't cheat or use coconut oil and very little processed oil and almost no processed food. any suggestions how I can get it lower without taking drugs or red yeast rice?
If fasting cholesterol levels are not acceptable, why is the fasting blood sugar level acceptable?
your videos are so damn good! basically a mix of vsause and Michael greggor into a fascinating fucking video :D
Mike, please can you make transcripts like Greger does?
I always see you move your hand to do something with the camera or something at the end of shots. I'm new to your channel so I don't know if you've addressed this already, but just pause a little bit before you'd cut?
have you heard of any studies about adrenal fatigue causing LDL to increase?
I dropped my total cholesterol 49 points and my LDL 47 points in 5 weeks cutting out meat. I am a 65 year old female. I will cut out eggs and see if I can get my total below 150 and my LDL below 80.
Very well done.
I had believed that high cholesterol was not important.
I have to be more aware of the tricks that people use.
I am slowly learning.
Thank you
More research for me Keto diet is in order.
what if i am a vegan and i still want to eat cholesterol for brain where can i get it in patato avocado??
The human body already produces all of the cholesterol it needs.
And the only source of dietary cholesterol is in animal flesh and animal by-products. Don't consume dietary cholesterol, as it will increase your LDL cholesterol above the heart-attack-proof range of 50 to 70 mg/dl, putting you at risk of developing atherosclerosis.
I went on plant based diet and went from 214 to as low as 124 LDL, a 42% drop, but nowhere near your levels of 50, Mic. That said, I love the diet: went back to my high school weight of 165 lbs from 183 lbs; digestion sorted out; feel great; and feel like finally, I found the way homo sapiens were meant to eat. I was confused, like most, for decades.