ACA Repeal/Replace: Progressives Face Moral Dilemma

[Warren Dew]

(08-15-2017, 11:25 AM)tg63 Wrote:

(08-15-2017, 02:19 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: No worries.  Better diet and lifestyle prevent cancer, stroke, etc.

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I had a long chat with my doctor recently about cholesterol.  Diet, exercise, lifestyle choices, will impact 20% of my cholesterol levels.  The other 80% is pre-destined - my doctor asked me "can you get different parents?  'cause that's the only way to change that 80%".

Your doctor appears to be looking only at total cholesterol.  Far more important are the types of cholesterol, and even more, triglycerides and the ratio of triglycerides to high density lipoprotein (HDL), also known as "good cholesterol".

You can vary your HDL levels by close to a factor of two through exercise.  You can vary triglycerides by a whopping order of magnitude through diet, mostly by cutting out sugar and other carbohydrates.  And that's even before you get to inflammation, another big factor in heart attacks.