Andrew Huberman· PhD
The observation that eating saturated fat raises cholesterol is generally correct.
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The observation that eating saturated fat raises cholesterol is generally correct.
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So saturated fat's different. - Saturated fat and red meat, things that are rich in cholesterol, to be more specific, is bad for us in terms of our eventual LDL. - So this is two different things. So saturated fat consumption in many people will erase LDL cholesterol.
not all saturated fats is created equal there like steric acid I believe doesn't raise LDL cholesterol like it
when you eat more saturated fat butter eggs tallow meat all the things that make us vital real strong humans your ldl will likely go up in the majority of the population
we know that when you are eating more saturated fat ldl tends to go up a little bit not to 500 but ldl does go up a little bit when you're eating saturated fat
we're not arguing saturated fat doesn't raise your LDL absolutely it does no question
there are some forms of saturated fat that don't raise LDL like steric acid doesn't appear to raise LDL but overall if you eat more saturated fat you raise your LDL