Since I'm asking I'm looking for information from those who are more knowledgeable about this topic. If cholesterol from food doesn't affect blood cholesterol, then what causes blood cholesterol to go up?

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Google is a good source. I take a statin for mine, and it's not ridiculously high, more like family history and prevention. I believe that it is made in the liver based on diet and the stuff it is processing. Not 100% though.

Genetics > Diet

Genetics bro.

Also cardio and high fiber diets aide in unfortunate genetics.

would rather eat food that tastes good than no fat hippie shtt.

Genetics.

Lower saturated fats helps. More high-intensity cardio helps.

food cholesterol can increase plasma cholesterol in those genetically susceptible. you'd have to test it to see.

it is not always the case, even with massive intakes, as shown by this case study:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.105...99103283241306

(cliffs: 88yo guy is mental and eats 25 eggs a day for years and has a healthy weight and no negative blood parameters)

that being said, diet absolutely 100% can affect it, and i'm proof of that

i spent a few months eating tons of grass-fed hippie butter when i ate high fat/low carb years ago and my total plasma cholesterol went from 185 to 393mg/dL

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i switched back to high carb, low fat and it dropped back into the 180s

that being said, you could do that exact thing and not have that result at all

only way to know is to test it out

It affects it, but it's small in a lot of (most) cases.

Basically, your liver is mostly responsible for the amount of cholesterol in your body, the amounts you get in your diet are likely significantly lower than your livers production.

If you're already high cholesterol, then dietary cholesterol may have a more significant affect, but it's not the root cause.

High cholesterol is usually due to genetics and/or a fatty liver.

The best thing one can do to lower their cholesterol is lose weight.

I’ve read that getting enough fiber (30 - 40g) with 8-10g of that being insoluble fiber, along with eating foods high in plant sterols will help in reducing cholesterol levels as well?

if you look at a lot of studies on eggs, you'll find a lot of studies that seemingly conflict with each other. For some people it does seem to effect, for some people it doesn't.

A lot of it actually seems to be heavily dependent on genetics. Obesity is a risk factor for a lot of bodily dysfunctions which in turn increase your "bad" cholesterol. Certain diseases like liver, kidney, diabetes, etc also increase it.

Certain types of saturated and trans fats can also increase it (but I've also heard certain types of saturated fats can also decrease it).

I think it's hard to pinpoint exactly what causes it, but we all know that crappy diets that lack vitamins, minerals, being an obese sack of chit that doesn't exercise are all associated with it. Auto-immune disorders and general inflammation could also be causes but also symptoms.

There's probably a lot of indirect stuff like hormone regulation, environmental stressors, etc that make the body weaker and more susceptible to things that negatively impact cholesterol regulation in the body.

Cliffs:

- Don't be fat
- Do your exercise
- Don't smoke/drink alot of alcohol
- Eat a diet rich in vitamins/minerals and a variety of foods
- People have different responses to dietary cholesterol/saturated/trans fats that may or may not increase cholesterol in the body
- Genetics play a huge factor