Originally Posted by
Rogar
The first time my cholesterol was reported as borderline high, the office just called with the results and said, the doctor says to go on a low cholesterol diet. Now that some of diet science says dietary cholesterol doesn't necessarily translate to blood cholesterol levels I got a variety of answers from what ever reliable sources I could find. Then there's beneficial omega 3's, oatmeal, and my favorite, 1-2 alcoholic beverages per day. I know a guy who read a book that claimed high cholesterol was not even that big a health indicator. Personal opinion is that I think there is that medicine seems to rely mostly on diet and not enough on exercise and maintaining a proper weight. And some is just unavoidable genetics.
I guess my point is that it's not an exact science.