Portfolio diet: 1) lower intake of saturated fat 2) increase intake of soluble fiber ie. okra, eggplant 3) increase intake phytosterols ie. nuts, seeds 4) increase soybean intake ie. tempeh, tofu That's all, no need for a 1hour video.
@CitizenTurtleIsland
29 күн бұрын
I came across this source that I will put up on our fridge to tweak my diet a bit. ccs.ca/app/uploads/2020/11/Portfolio_Diet_Scroll_editable_eng.pdf
@alexandrawhite7614
26 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot, John, I was frustratedly longing for that info! Having read your summary, I now know that the Portfolio diet is not compatible with my keto diet, which I follow to combat my carb intolerance. To me, keeping my blood glucose as low as possible trumps lowering my LDL.
@amandacameron9527
25 күн бұрын
Does anyone have an opinion on the effectiveness of plant sterol supplements rather that the drinks which all contain sweeteners 🤦♀️
@alexandrawhite7614
24 күн бұрын
I have been adding Flora Proactiv margarine (laced with sterols) to my meals. It tastes great, but I worry about the seed oils. Seems to me, we are required to worry about everything we consume these days. Butter = sat. fat, seed oils = inflammation, on and on. Finally I have given up the Flora, begun eating butter, and am taking sterol capsules, but I have no idea if the supplements work and if the butter is killing me. Sorry I can't help more. I'm lost!@@amandacameron9527
@hektor6766
23 күн бұрын
That sounds like dietary suicide.
@JulianaCaness
Ай бұрын
Its crazy how nobody talks about book called The 21 Former Doctor Secrets by Rachel Morgan
@SweetSassyBull
Ай бұрын
That's weird, you are the second person to mention it in comments of videos I've watched today.
@jomyb55
Ай бұрын
Will check this out thanks.
@JulianaCaness
Ай бұрын
@@SweetSassyBull guess its popular, its best health book of july 2024
@magsrankin6166
28 күн бұрын
Take no notice of that man behind the curtain 😆!
@kawnah3519
27 күн бұрын
@@SweetSassyBulldo u think these comments are bots who are promoting the book?
@evaracliotis2874
Ай бұрын
I am 50 this year. I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic 30 years ago and diagnosed have since been diagnosed with epilepsy. Absence seizures 10 years ago.....I always remember from my mid teens to mid 30's I thought and was taught that fat was my enemy. The epilepsy made me aware of a ketogenic diet and how perhaps it could help...Since adopting it 10 years ago...with lots of plant based fat's my diabetes and blood sugars are looking after themselves. I feel so much happier and healthier.....I just feel it is a shame my diabetes nurses did not encourage me to follow that direction? My diabetes nurses always encouraged me to eat carb's because I would need carb's to be able to take insulin. I am glad I have found what works for me,
@SweetSassyBull
Ай бұрын
I have always thought how challenging it must've been until quite recently to be a type I diabetic (this is controversial but I despise type II being called what it is as it is more bad food choices and I don't see it as a proper illness like type I). You've just confirmed what I have been thinking only recently about how much harder it must've been for type I diabetics to control their sugar levels based on what we've been told was a "healthy" diet. I sincerely feel so sorry for you.
@evaracliotis2874
Ай бұрын
For a lot of us no matter what we buy and eat is categorised and deemed as ultra processed. Every thing is pumped with sugar?
@marksanbourne3064
26 күн бұрын
Love that diabetic nurse. Must have carbs to take insulin. Fn hilarious! Might she/he not have the damn common sense to realize that if you took away the carbs maybe you would NOT need the insulin. God forbid, could then realize that your overworked pancreas might have a bloody chance to recover and heal itself. Multigenerational misinformation being taught again and again and again.
@Ilovedoggie313
14 күн бұрын
I will never forget the study done on a group of people, who had just started their retirement. The study followed this group over three decades. Contrary to all the "experts", those that lived the longest, indulged in those foods that are associated with LDL. They ate cakes, puddings, drank alcohol every week, etc...The key to this longer lifespan appeared to be a combination of factors, such as: good genes, eating and drinking in moderation, having a lot of fun by enjoying life, and not be stressed, but being more laid back.
@markphillips9080
Ай бұрын
Can we have a summary of the key ACTION POINTS. Sitting through 60 mins of chat is not always possible, the time codes don't help much, as it still seems to take forever to get to the real point. Clear and succinct works.
@travelwell6049
Ай бұрын
Ikr, I came to the comments hoping someone told us the four foods.
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
the lower your cholesterol the higher your risk of disease and early death. "high cholesterol" is a total myth that arose out of the falsified 'research' of Ansel Keyes and his bribery cronies. It's a total fabrication and a complete lie. #Carnivore has reversed my poor health in every way. I've been #LionDiet for a year now: arthritis, HTN, Diabetes, Leukemia, sleep apnea, fatigue, depression GONE. Just Do It. I eat very high animal protein and animal fat but zero carbs and sugars, sweeteners. Carbs and sugars, corn syrup & fructose, synthetic sugar free sweeteners are extremely toxic to the mitochondria and metabolic hormone system that drives health or disease. SHE IS WRONG about lowering cholesterol as all new research proves. MY Triglycerides: 64; LDL 157, Total Cholesterol 210.
@cnrhghs
13 күн бұрын
Actionable advice: eat more beans, nuts, seeds, veggies and whole grains; eat less meat and refined carbs. Avoid saturated fat.
@snazitto4417
5 күн бұрын
Eat moderate amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids. @@cnrhghs
@snazitto4417
5 күн бұрын
That would be the nuts and seeds. This advice seems counter to the latest movement against seed oils though.
@natures_child
Ай бұрын
I always had healthy cholesterol levels, but this changed during the perimenopause. I am now postmenopausal and even though my LDL levels are within the normal range, they are much higher than before. My HDL levels have dropped too as I can no longer eat nuts and seeds as they increase my phosphate levels. The crash in my hormone levels has well and truly messed up my once healthy body. I will continue to eat a healthy whole food plant based diet and do as much exercise as I reasonably can to stay as fit and healthy as possible. Oh to be pre-menopausal again!
@shanaloveslemondrops
Ай бұрын
Seed oils like canola and sunflower oil do not have phosphorous.
@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs
Ай бұрын
your cholesterol makes estrogen, so it makes sense that if it is no longer doing that it will rise. this is exactly the scenario where doctors say 'don't eat butter, don't drink cows milk with fat' and steer women to plant milks and not eating meat. your olive oil is 14% saturated fat. What you need to do is increase exercise and build muscle. I don't worry about my cholesterol at all. If you have the right tests, you will know how your heart is doing and how your blood vessels are doing. Most women suffer disease from 50s on, due to carrying too much weight, not excising enough and loss of muscle.
@katherine1898
Ай бұрын
How do you measure your phosphate levels...how do you know they have increased
@hilarybeadle6446
18 күн бұрын
@@natures_child yes I've read that during menopause cholesterol can become raised.
@dubas1974
Ай бұрын
I wish you would have given more specific food examples instead of classes of foods like which actual fats examples like olive oil etc
@silvadoll3370
Ай бұрын
Avocado, fish, nuts,seeds,olives,
@jschreiber6461
Ай бұрын
Flax seed oil (omega 3) and oily fish like anchovies (others often contain pollutants). Grains also increase your dietary gluten so best avoided. Meat & poultry fed on grains is bad and full of omega 6 (inflammatory)
@estherringthegack7671
Ай бұрын
Yes agree What about the old Coconut oil?
@lynkynnhansen
26 күн бұрын
@@jschreiber6461Dr Gundry
@madcatguy6
20 күн бұрын
Agree. Sometimes very vague and can be contradictory.
@Merzui-kg8ds
12 күн бұрын
Wrong question. Right question is: WHY lower your cholesterol? Even better: SHOULD you lower your cholesterol? Very few doctors can even explain the meaning and potential impacts of a "lipid panel". What is LDL? How is it measured? Why do we not routinely measure the sub-types of LDL? What are healthy ratios of HDL to triglycerides? Most of the lab work and interpretation of lipid panels is geared toward prescribing statins, a multi-billion dollar industry.
@jacquelineroberts2813
Ай бұрын
I really enjoy Zoe podcasts and find them easy to understand but this is the most confusing podcast that they have produced. I followed the exact healthy eating plan that Sarah advises and I raised my HDL 🥳 lowered my triglycerides 🥳 and....RAISED my LDL!😢 I believe that there is still insufficient evidence to prove this 'bad' LDL narrative.
@louh57
27 күн бұрын
Inflammation is the root cause of the major diseases that kill us. Back in the 1960's cholesterol wasn't high until it got to be 300. Then it got lowered to 250. Now, it is at 200. When it gets below 200, you increase your risk of getting a stroke. Get a C-Reactive Protein test done. It indirectly measures inflammation in your body. High inflammation is caused by the vegetable oils and sugar. Vegetable oils being far worse because they stay in your body for about 7 years. Linoleic acid in polyunsaturated fat is very bad for us because we eat too much of it. It should be 1 to 2% of our calories per day. But people are eating 25% of their calories per day in these bad fats.
@CordeliaDS
27 күн бұрын
I had the same experience but didn’t know about the effect of menopause -losing the LDL sucking hormone estrogen. Glad to learn that but I still have higher LDL than is recommended
@alexandrawhite7614
26 күн бұрын
Did you also lose weight? Check out Nick Norwitz' videos on precisely this conundrum. You may find your explanation there.
@sabrinakisch3681
Ай бұрын
I would love for this to apply to me, however when I eat a high fat diet, my LDL goes way up. I do not have familial hypercholesterolemia - no genetic issues with my LDL receptors and my liver does not over-produce cholesterol. I eat a super healthy, whole foods, organic, super-plant rich high fiber diet (around 50 grams of fiber per day.) I only eat fish like salmon, sardines and cod. My fats are olive oil, avocados, nuts and seeds with very limited saturated fat. I've seen my LDL go to 170 from eating too much almond butter, and this was while taking high quality probiotics. My trigs are always around 60-65, no matter what I eat - in fact, Zoe told me I clear fats from my blood more efficiently than glucose. Genetically speaking, I am a sterol hyper-absorber, which means I not only absorb more sterols (both animal and plant) but I also re-absorb the cholesterol my liver makes, and THAT is where the issue is. Eating a higher fat diet (anything over 25-30% of calories) steps up the intestinal re-absorption of cholesterol. Blocking this absorption pathway (with Ezetimibe) drop my cholesterol like a hot potato. I know people like me who see their LDL go into the stratosphere when they add two eggs a day to an otherwise balanced diet. So this podcast applies to MOST people - but certainly not EVERYONE. I love the Zoe podcast and overall philosophy, but unfortunately it hasn't helped me, and I still walk the tight rope between fat and complex carbohydrate. I would love to see a podcast on individualized diets that account for genetics.
@JC-dk7nb
Ай бұрын
How did you find that out through zoe?
@avicenna1977
Ай бұрын
I suspect you are lean and exercise. There is a phenomenon that first coined "Lean Mass Hyper-responder" (LMHR). It is now well documented that lean people who are active and limit carbohydrates and eat a high fat diet (I am exactly like you - largely "good fats" from nuts and seeds - which likely are more than half my caloric intake) see this dramatic increase in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Just increasing total carbs dramatically reduces this phenotype quite rapidly (in fact, a tongue and cheek study in which someone with the LMHR phenotype ate oreo cookies to show that this intervention was as if not more effective than a statin was recently published). These LMHR individuals have very low fasting triglycerides and otherwise have very healthy cardiovascular function, so it is unknown at this time if this adaptation is harmful in the long-term.
@jschreiber6461
Ай бұрын
The type of fat you consume matters. I loved almond butter, but the wide range of nut butters I took was the problem, together with what it was spread on. Bad news if you consume omega 6 fats, as in most nuts and seeds EXCEPT flax seeds which is high in omega 3 like oily fish. HOWEVER my bad lipid levels & ratios went optimal when I changed my diet to leafy green veg smoothies for a month. No cheating, I was def in light keto, because the “bad” cholesterol is largely made from excess carbs in your liver. 30 days depleted my carb stores so I had none, and my lipid panels came perfect.
@MrJaggg88
Ай бұрын
I think you will find this is the whole ethos of Zoe 'we are all different'. That is why when you sign up you have to wear a monitor and keep a food diary so they can tell which foods are good or bad for you personally. I haven't done it yet but plan to when I return to the UK.
@carinaekstrom1
Ай бұрын
They recommend moderate fat, though, not high fat.
@johnclarke8492
Ай бұрын
Great science, but low on actionable advice in this one - a follow up with this info would be great! A deep dive into the healthy foods, being super specific and mentioning as many good sources as possible, and perhaps a hierarchy of the bad foods, as we are still going to want some sweet/fatty snacks and treats in our diet, so which are the very worst and which are relatively better, so you can still treat yourself, but in a mildly healthier way. For example, might high sugar sweets be a better pick that higher saturated fat pastries? Or is it better to go for fatty treats over sweet, but just try to find a product with the lowest saturates you can (e.g. low fat ice cream). Or aim for sweets, but after meals, so the healthy fats you had in the meal lower the sugar spike. This would be great to discuss! Thanks again!
@Hikari7775
27 күн бұрын
You're overthinking way too much. "Treats" should be occasional, not an everyday thing. What matters is what you're eating day to day and it should be mainly plenty of fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds and whole grains. If you want to have a treat for your birthday, then eat what you like, because it won't matter much either way.
@mjgrant1515
24 күн бұрын
check out glucose goodness. she has simple “hacks” that cover those topics.
@jomyb55
Ай бұрын
I found this very informative reminding me of dietary good sense that most of us have, but I personally, unlike many here, often overlook! I have a PT at home once a week, train alone with kettlebells a second time in accordance with my PT who told me to allow my body to rest between sessions. I walk daily, sometimes high speed sometimes a stroll, I do Qi Gong or yoga most morns too. I live in Italy near the pre Alps so high mountain walking once a week and everyday is an up and down! I try to eat well, do not always succeed, but here we only use olive oil and mostly veg and legumes anyhow. I like a glass of wine and I have a pizza once a week. Feels like a confession, but there you go. Most of you are so inspiring and I read all the comments for the info. I am 68, I was on statins for hereditary high cholesterol but now am in the process of transitioning to Ezetimbe as my creatine kinase results are consistently higher than they should be. Thank you all for the positive and informed posts, especially those around and beyond my age.
@quattr03
Ай бұрын
LDL doesn't flare up the lining Jonathan. Insulin resistance does.
@jamesbattista1466
Ай бұрын
More specifically, SUGAR
@csmith5611
8 күн бұрын
@@jamesbattista1466 and inflammation
@angelametcalfe2141
28 күн бұрын
Steel Cut Oats folks. I think that might be the type of oats that she was neglecting to specifically mention as the healthier variety. Oat bran was another that came up when I googled the most nutritious types of oatmeal. The one to stay away from is probably the package that says Instant Oats. If they only take a minute or two to cook then those I’m guessing are the ones to avoid and won’t be as good at lowering your cholesterol. Chewy oats over mushy is a good way to think of it.
@meinirhughes7227
Ай бұрын
Why do i always find Zoe videos so fustrating!! They alway seem to miss out on the most basic information and clear instruction?
@jamesbattista1466
Ай бұрын
Add misinformation to that as well! Lots of misinformation.
@maxwelljacob3002
Ай бұрын
@@meinirhughes7227 they rely on venture capital money.
@marianlund3650
Ай бұрын
Probably the videos are to peak your interest so that you will buy the programme. They won't want to give everything away.
@veronicamaddison3737
28 күн бұрын
@@jamesbattista1466 what misinformation do you think is there?
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
#Carnivore #Dr.Ovadia #KenBerry
@patc1764
Ай бұрын
What about the 22 yr long study published in March 2024 BMJ that indicates less chance of a death from a cardiovascular event with higher LDL levels..
@SweetSassyBull
Ай бұрын
👍 I'm not worrying about my BP or cholesterol. These numbers they give everyone to live by are ridiculous. Almost everything we've been told for decades about health and nutrition has been wrong (and don't start me on the over-prescrition of meds) so I'll eat healthily as I see it (I agree that sugar seems to be the biggest culprit of all followed by low nutritionally dense food) and I won't worry if a number is a bit high.
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
the lower your cholesterol the higher your risk of disease and early death. "high cholesterol" is a total myth that arose out of the falsified 'research' of Ansel Keyes and his bribery cronies. It's a total fabrication and a complete lie. #Carnivore has reversed my poor health in every way. I've been #LionDiet for a year now: arthritis, HTN, Diabetes, Leukemia, sleep apnea, fatigue, depression GONE. Just Do It. I eat very high animal protein and animal fat but zero carbs and sugars, sweeteners. Carbs and sugars, corn syrup & fructose, synthetic sugar free sweeteners are extremely toxic to the mitochondria and metabolic hormone system that drives health or disease. SHE IS WRONG about lowering cholesterol as all new research proves. MY Triglycerides: 64; LDL 157, Total Cholesterol 210.
@stevelanghorn1407
27 күн бұрын
I’m definitely not one of those who dismiss the importance of LDL as a component of CVD, but it is just that…a component. I think the study you mention had some unavoidable confounding issues with it and there’s no doubt that mainstream medicine is currently in the process of adjusting its approach to high serum LDL…and to see it as part of a spectrum of aggravating factors.
@idagreenwood6571
Ай бұрын
LDL = Lethal HDL= Healthy It’s the only way that I can keep them separate! 😂
@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs
Ай бұрын
not true high HDL is associated with dementia! LDL is not
@vendoods4747
Ай бұрын
Read 'The Great Cholesterol Con' by Dr Malcolm Kendrick. Most of what we've been told for years is utter rubbish. If you learn about how the different types of cholesterol are related, you'll be able to stay healthier.
@theancientsancients1769
Ай бұрын
Having LDL and Triglycerides up is more risky than LDL alone
@dungysphincter7974
Ай бұрын
There are two types of LDL. This podcast is not complete. There is more than just LDL and HDL. kzitem.info/news/bejne/ko6I1oxjbmhnqG0
@stevelanghorn1407
Ай бұрын
@@vendoods4747 I’ve read his books. He and Zoe Harcombe have been in court recently and been (so far) cleared of spreading false information / scare stories re statins and LDL cholesterol. They’re in a long-winded, stressful liabal trial against Associated Newspapers / The Daily Mail for making those claims against them.
@torpol
Ай бұрын
my cholesterol dropped by 107 points (266 to 159) in 2 months when I cut out saturated (and most other fats). Went from Keto/Ketovore diet to Whole Food Plant based diet 300 - 400gms total carbs. ~75gms of fiber per day.
@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs
Ай бұрын
so you are going to get deficient in a ton of things like iron for starters, the fibre is double the recommended. 75 grams of fibre is nearly 300 calories you are pooping out. phytate and other anti nutrients, and you can't 'cut out' saturated fats, do you eat nuts and olive oil? they contain saturated fats.
@theancientsancients1769
Ай бұрын
If keto caused it to start of with going back even to normal it would drop fast . Make sure your healthy cholesterol ( HDL ) is up though with healthy fats like omega 3 , nuts and seeds, avocado, olive oil etc
@torpol
Ай бұрын
@@theancientsancients1769 keto made my ldl shoot up -- it was 174. When I switched to the WFPB it dropped to 74. HDL is currently 79 - dropped from 85. I eat nuts and seeds(sunflower, pumpkin, macadamia, cashews), Avocado, SMALL amount of EVOO 16gms per day on popcorn.
@redhen689
Ай бұрын
My total cholesterol dropped from about 290 to 201 when I cut down from 3-4 eggs each day down to an occasional egg now and then. (I have free range chickens.)
@torpol
Ай бұрын
@@redhen689 I was having 3 - 4 eggs a day before as well. I made chaffles every day.. Double whammy cheese and eggs.
@monikab3413
Ай бұрын
I love this podcast! Since I am eating a whole food plant diet all my markers are improving, inflammation lowering, feeling much better. I eat avocados, nuts, seeds and a little olive oil, good fats are important.
@SSH1905
Ай бұрын
Confirmation bias
@monikab3413
Ай бұрын
@@SSH1905 No, this is what worked for me. And I have tried many things, due to autoimmune disease.
@hektor6766
23 күн бұрын
Go keto, your markers will be better.
@monikab3413
23 күн бұрын
@@hektor6766 No thank you, I don't like meat and I'm against animal cruelty, not to mention the pollution this industry causes. I don't understand all this hype around keto and carnivore. I get the short term weight loss results, but starving yourself with cutting out all carbs and damaging arteries with all that trans fat just doesn't make sense.
@hamakua484
Ай бұрын
Love Zoe Podcasts, but good and bad cholesterol is not the current way of thinking about the cause of atheosclosis. See Dr. Thomas Dayspring on reducing the lipoproteins with the ApoB protein. This is meant as a constructive criticism. Thank you for all your help.
@CitizenTurtleIsland
29 күн бұрын
OK I googled his name and am listening to one video now... but my first reaction is... wow, he doesn't look that fit.
@joanneharland5405
27 күн бұрын
This podcast did talk a lot about reducing ApoB...
@smallnwise1
Ай бұрын
I eat a healthy diet (really I do) but my LDL went up going through menopause. My doctor isn't worried because other levels are good, but I'd love to get it down. If you are looking for feedback: this video didn't help me at all. If you are already exhausting the lifestyle options, what then?
@travelwell6049
Ай бұрын
Did you discuss HRT with the doctor. If the high cholesterol was not caused by diet, then diet will have a limited effect. The lack of oestrogen is the cause therefore HRT can balance oestrogen levels which can then do it’s job to regulate the cholesterol.
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
the lower your cholesterol the higher your risk of disease and early death. "high cholesterol" is a total myth that arose out of the falsified 'research' of Ansel Keyes and his bribery cronies. It's a total fabrication and a complete lie. #Carnivore has reversed my poor health in every way. I've been #LionDiet for a year now: arthritis, HTN, Diabetes, Leukemia, sleep apnea, fatigue, depression GONE. Just Do It. I eat very high animal protein and animal fat but zero carbs and sugars, sweeteners. Carbs and sugars, corn syrup & fructose, synthetic sugar free sweeteners are extremely toxic to the mitochondria and metabolic hormone system that drives health or disease. SHE IS WRONG about lowering cholesterol as all new research proves. MY Triglycerides: 64; LDL 157, Total Cholesterol 210. I'm 68!
@christaherron5759
Ай бұрын
Unless I missed it, this is a very shallow discussion of LDL and that current testing is at too high a level to get true reading of "bad". Triglycerides and HDL are much better indicators of risks for CVD based on current research and make me not worry about LDL.
@NoirHammer
Ай бұрын
I've been eating plant based for 35 years now. I don't eat bread or other flour products and no sugar of any kind. I maintain my omega 3 to 6 ratios and don't take medication for cholesterol, diabetes, or high blood pressure which seems to be the norm. Let's be honest here, everyone knows someone who is taking one, two or all three medications prescribed for the aforementioned disease. Also, I don't consume alcohol and I don't smoke. Am I a super healthy guy? Not really. I can always do better. It comes down to fighting genetics and ignorance t this point in my life. You can only do what you can until you hit a wall. Usually, large amounts of money will help one scale that wall but I don't have it so I make do with my current state of health. This is anecdotal for sure and I'm not trying to convince you to join the cult. Just sharing.
@TanyaK-m3j
Ай бұрын
Start eating healthy type of bread I’d say. Excluding bread is just a trendy fib but ask any expert and you’ll find out how unhealthy this might be.
@NoirHammer
Ай бұрын
@@TanyaK-m3j That makes no sense. Flour is the grain pulverized. Eat the grain instead like nature intended. There is no such thing as "healthy bread" even Ezekiel is processed.
@quattr03
Ай бұрын
Big news for you....most diets will work, it just depends on each individual schedule and will to adapt to one that fits him or her. I'm not afraid of saturated fat and Im part of the 7% metabolicaly healthy. That does not mean saturated fat will work for everyone. There's more to just your diet.
@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs
Ай бұрын
but I also am in perfect health for my age, in fact, over 60 on no medications, no diabetes, no heart disease, blood pressure perfect, work out 4 x a week, fitter than all my friends and stronger. Parents got to 90s without any diseases, all healthy omnivores. raised on cows milk full fat, eat meat (not every day but at least 4x a week) but dont eat fried foods, junk foods, never drink sodas, and no overweight. my friends my age whose cholesterol is up, their doctor says, give up dairy, ??? so what are they eating, fried healthy plant things, and drinking alcohol, etc and all overweight. there is no way a 'vegan' diet on its own is the only way to be healthy. and being a healthy omnivore is about not eating garbage. Meat is not garbage and nor is cows. milk. It has never ever been shown to 'cause' heart disease. The high rates in all countries of heart disease is directly related to pollution and smoking and poverty - micronutrient deficiency etc. I also don't eat bread, in fact I don't eat any grains - from grasses. And there's NOTHING wrong with me from a medical perspective, gut is fine, bowels are fine, my colon is perfect, my CAC is 0, my inflammation blood tests are perfect, my triglycerides are low. I measure my macros and micros. Post being, your postcode and your income has more influence on heart disease than a few grams of saturated fat from meat. Also, I don't use any vegetable oils at all. I look beef with dripping if needed, but usually use no fat, and poach eggs not fry, etc. My mother always said to never eat fried foods. I've had my omega 3/6 tested and it's great. 10 eggs a week, a kilo of red meat a week, bacon every week. I think the key thing is to keep an eye on early markers rather than avoid everything just in case.
@dilekgokce9005
Ай бұрын
lts not just about eating or diet,everything is connected with general health,the quality if air the person breathe,water for drinking and even your physchology changes the food for digestion.Also as you wrote genetics sometimes change everything.
@janetavarne9627
Ай бұрын
How does the Dr explain that, in people over 50, having a lower level of LDL was actually associated with a higher risk of early death? I'm currently reading A Statin Free Life, which is casting doubt on the current mantra that high cholesterol is a bad thing. is
@SpindlyScoundrel
Ай бұрын
This has been covered many times on many podcasts. If you don't want to take statins then don't, but I'm sure you can search youtube for an answer to your question.
@davedraycott5779
Ай бұрын
What are your sources for that assertion?
@shanaloveslemondrops
Ай бұрын
Yes, in old age if your LDL is high you have less chance of death, if you didn't die from heart disease in your 50's and 60's. It just means you are genetically better equipped to handle processing LDL, as she explained in the video.
@alwitham3650
Ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/pK6Om2Wka4xhqZg It's because very low cholesterol can be a symptom (not cause) of various cancers and liver disease.
@rowandowland1391
15 күн бұрын
Thank you. This podcast was very incomplete to the point of being misleading. There is so much peer reviewed evidence available now to refute the LDL is bad and HDL is good mantra. And the prescribing of statins as primary intervention for a person who has high cholesterol and no heart disease is a class action in waiting
@annettestephens5337
Ай бұрын
I’ve watched a lot of videos regarding heart diease and the main message to reduce your risk, is to reduce inflammation by reducing sugars in the diet. Prevent yourself from getting diabetes, rather than worrying about LDL Cholesterol. Zoe sort of says this in a roundabout way.
@annwest2211
Ай бұрын
Sugar and carb derived triglycerides underpin the small dense version of LDL - sround 20 %, cutting them addresses this and insulin resustance. .80% of LDL is large buoyant and is cardiovascularly neutral . There are also metabolic differences between male and female which affect cardiovascular risks. Correlation is not causation. Dairy has a correlation with better CV outcomes for females with LCat genotype As with everything it's nuanced as the body is a system , and molecules and substances interrelate and multi task.
@rowandowland1391
15 күн бұрын
Exactly! Thank you. This presentation was quite incomplete. And imagine this is what students are being taught.
@afmedwards
Ай бұрын
Great video and good to hear from someone who seems to be at the forefront of cholesterol research, rather than "just" a regular doctor or KZitem guru.
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
the lower your cholesterol the higher your risk of disease and early death. "high cholesterol" is a total myth that arose out of the falsified 'research' of Ansel Keyes and his bribery cronies. It's a total fabrication and a complete lie. #Carnivore has reversed my poor health in every way. I've been #LionDiet for a year now: arthritis, HTN, Diabetes, Leukemia, sleep apnea, fatigue, depression GONE. Just Do It. I eat very high animal protein and animal fat but zero carbs and sugars, sweeteners. Carbs and sugars, corn syrup & fructose, synthetic sugar free sweeteners are extremely toxic to the mitochondria and metabolic hormone system that drives health or disease. SHE IS WRONG about lowering cholesterol as all new research proves. MY Triglycerides: 64; LDL 157, Total Cholesterol 210.
@deirdresmith6489
15 күн бұрын
Hi there as a sufferer of chronic irritable bowel syndrome I can’t eat a lot of the foods you advise as I am intolerant. I also have been diagnosed with moderately high cholesterol. Any advice for me????
@janeforrest6838
2 күн бұрын
Me too plus I have diverticulitis which means I cannot eat any of the healthy beans everyone says you should eat but ido eat oats and lots of fresh organic veg and fruit
@caroledgestitch
Ай бұрын
By the time I was 3/4 of the way through, I still had not heard what foods to eat. Geez, that's all I wanted to hear. Nuts...well OK, but I'm reactive to some. Poly- and mono saturated fats. Sorry but even trying hard to learn, I don't know wtf those are. Olive oil? Not mentioned. I can't eat dairy, so cheese is out. Just name good foods that are available at the grocery store. That's not so hard. How much fat is moderate?? You make it seem obvious but it's not.
@matthewbryan7890
Ай бұрын
Agree. Sometimes, I think they think we’re all scientists. An hour podcast to talk about how to lower our cholesterol in ten days? Really? It’ll probably take me ten days to get through it in stages 😂
@coffeeli4417
Ай бұрын
Most importantly cut down sugary foods and drinks. That will lower your triglyceride levels. Do exercise regularly. She didn't stress these two, but I've got from other Doctors.
@matthewbryan7890
Ай бұрын
@@coffeeli4417 I don’t touch anything with added sugar. As I say, I followed Zoe near solidly for four months. It’s a shame I spent so much money on it and ended up in poorer health
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
Essentially she’s recommending a Whole Food Plant Based diet that high in plant fats - like nuts & seeds. But she gave it a a special name.
@coffeeli4417
Ай бұрын
@@matthewbryan7890 sorry for that. I also watch other channels ‘low carb down under’, dr peter attia. You may have heard of them.
@cindytoennies5538
Ай бұрын
I found this information incredibly helpful. It helped me to better understand the elements, pathways, etc of how the elements of cholesterol work. I think Sarah did a great job of giving us a mini-lecture and now we can do our own research and come up with the foods that actually come under the categories she mentions. The lists of those are abundant on the internet, but the explanation she gave is unique. So helpful to me, so thank you.
@onecompass7290
28 күн бұрын
the lower your cholesterol the higher your risk of disease and early death. "high cholesterol" is a total myth that arose out of the falsified 'research' of Ansel Keyes and his bribery cronies. It's a total fabrication and a complete lie. #Carnivore has reversed my poor health in every way. I've been #LionDiet for a year now: arthritis, HTN, Diabetes, Leukemia, sleep apnea, fatigue, depression GONE. Just Do It. I eat very high animal protein and animal fat but zero carbs and sugars, sweeteners. Carbs and sugars, corn syrup & fructose, synthetic sugar free sweeteners are extremely toxic to the mitochondria and metabolic hormone system that drives health or disease. SHE IS WRONG about lowering cholesterol as all new research proves. MY Triglycerides: 64; LDL 157, Total Cholesterol 210.
@annettestephens5337
Ай бұрын
David Diamond has just put up a more scientific explanation of this topic on KZitem. He shows that a high level of LDL is only a risk factor for heart disease when the body is metabolically unwell. Good try Zoe, but no cigar!
@axelf4515
29 күн бұрын
David diamond that was fact checked by plantchomppers with a lot of wrong data and facts?
@judifisher3087
28 күн бұрын
Explains this so well! Thank you Zoe
@stevelanghorn1407
28 күн бұрын
@@axelf4515 “PlantChompers” being very skilled at selecting pro-plant-based data from the (now hugely available) studies that support his (laudable) ethics…just as Diamond perhaps did on occasion to support his (equally laudable) anti-diabetes work. Welcome to our confusing hyper-informed world!
@bogdang.7627
28 күн бұрын
So this is a problem for diabetics. The question is when will the red light come on?
@marksanbourne3064
26 күн бұрын
And you believe plantchompers bcz of ????? They are the vegan/vegetarian woowoos. When pc starts differentiating between fresh meats ethically raised and way overly processed meat with added sugar, salt, and chemical compounds that are affected by heat then I might listen. Pc just lumps meat into bad for you mentality. No thx. I’ll Stew me up some whole tomatoes, celery, leeks and finish with chopped chard and land it on some whole brown rice. Oxalate city meets arsenic. Doesn’t matter if it’s organic or not. If you have never had an oxalate overload response in your esophagus or oxalate dump from joints … lucky you. I really don’t think we were designed to cook out oxalates, phytates, lectins and such from our food. We didn’t evolve thru learning how to cook plants to be safe to eat.
@Thomas_at_8a_ktiv
Ай бұрын
We all need cholesterol. Understood. LDL are the containers which deliver it to the cells that need it. So, how can LDL be "bad" per se? As far as I know the real problem could be dysfunctional LDL (smaller than ordinary LDL) due to inflammation, glycation (due to insulin resistance) or oxidative stress. However others argue that all size LDL contrubute to arteriosclerosis. But still: don't we need LDL to deliver cholesterol?
@Thomas_at_8a_ktiv
Ай бұрын
PS: Seems that latest research suggests size of LDL does not matter.
@paulaMB409
27 күн бұрын
You mentioned seed oils been good ?? I thought olive oil was the only oil that we should be having , maybe avocado and coconut too .
@elianajazz
Ай бұрын
I read and listened to this info but found it frustrating. Do you provide bullet points on key info in this podcast? It would be very helpful. As it is I still don't know how to specifically improve my diet to lower cholesterol.
@maxwelljacob3002
Ай бұрын
@@elianajazz these people are liars working for profit, funded by venture capital firms. Look up a whole food plant based diet, and the doctors who promote it (no such thing as a big broccoli industry spreading misinformation)
@rebekahbailey7332
Ай бұрын
I agree far too much science, I do have a science background and nutritional guidance training. Perhaps I need to listen as if I'm in a lecture hall, but I thought Zoe's aim is to make their information accessible?
@cnrhghs
13 күн бұрын
Actionable advice: eat more beans, nuts, seeds and whole grains; eat less meat and refined carbs.
@andyb190
28 күн бұрын
No evidence that cholesterol is causal in CHD. In one study 75% of those suffering from coronary aftery events had normal or low cholesterol. In fact, it has been shown that the higher your cholesterol, the longer you live. So, firstly, why lower your cholesterol ?
@mesterferenc2688
25 күн бұрын
You just cite one sentence of the study. It goes on like this: "the risk of cardiovascular events increases substantially with LDL levels above 4060 mg/dL, current national cholesterol guidelines consider LDL levels less than 100130 mg/dL acceptable for many individuals. The guidelines are thus not effectively identifying the majority of individuals who will develop fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, according to the study's authors." This means the reference range is not correct, this is the explanation.
@davidreece1642
Ай бұрын
Should measure AlipoB not just LDLC, might just tell prescribers whether the patient in front of them requires a statin and avoid side effects of statins that are not required.
@richardbennett1952
Ай бұрын
Not sure I agree with poly-unsaturated fats instead of saturated fats as most UPF’s have been re formulated with poly-unsaturated and this is when asCVD really took off.
@Merzui-kg8ds
12 күн бұрын
She speaks of LDL being measured by labs. My understanding is that LDL is only "measured" as "what is left over" after measuring HDL and Triglycerides.
@jacquelinearcher1158
Ай бұрын
I find this so confusing , cut to the chase , just tell us what we should do please .
@hektor6766
23 күн бұрын
Choose Do Not Recommend Channel. That's what all should do.
@seyiagboola
Ай бұрын
A lot of chat but to lower cholesterol---- Soluble fiber - Oats Nuts Polysaturated Fats - Seeds, Fish
@davidreece1642
Ай бұрын
...but NOT PUFAs in commercially recovered vegetable/seed oils.
@annwood3881
Ай бұрын
Ate oats for years & made no difference to cholesterol. High fat lower carb is the only thing that did. Oats can mess up your blood sugar. It's def not an exact science
@gwenscoble6229
28 күн бұрын
Seeds include legumes (beans and peas). Cheese and yoghurt instead of butter. 😋
@beijingpengzi4056
Ай бұрын
This is one of the worst pieces on LDL i ve seen in a while. There are different LDL particles and density is an important factor. Also, where are MUFAs? PUFAs can be highly inflammatory thus I ve no idea why there is no good old Olive Oil and so on mentioned. Our grandparents ate fattier and more eggs and had less issues with the metabolic syndrome. Also Milk has been part of human diet for centuries
@pauljohnston
26 күн бұрын
so agree with the previous comments - acres of chat with lots of repetition and little content. Infuriating.
@davew2452
Ай бұрын
I am not sure why Zoe is always pushing the anti-red meat narrative. Red meat that is unprocessed, and from a healthy source (grass fed / organic) IN MODERATION is not a problem. Just mix that with fish, other good fats, low carb veggie and fruits. I agree that if the body is working right, then the body is clever enough to deal with some saturated fats and some healthy carbs.
@dickschwanzstein1789
29 күн бұрын
So there’s a group of people who say red meat is bad and there is a group of people who say it isn’t. With chicken the discussion is much more nuanced: some argue perhaps it could be a little better if you didn’t eat it at all, but all agree that if you eat small amounts of organic chicken that it isn’t really that bad and some argue that it might in fact be good for you (because of the carnitine, the high protein contents, it contains mitochondria, etc etc)
@alexkirschel2681
29 күн бұрын
Zoe has long pushed the anti meat agenda and what is even more baffling to me is they completely disregard oily fish and the important omega 3s only found in them.
@marksanbourne3064
26 күн бұрын
Philosophical question. Organic (organically raised feed) fed chicken or not organic fed chicken. Hmmm. I’ve raised layer hens and meat turkeys. I’ve never seen them given a chance to be out to pasture eat corn or other feed. They will eat bugs, worms, and defoliate any place if left too long. Toss a pumpkin or watermelon in the pen and it’s a MMA match to eat it. Grain fed birds have a higher PUFAs fatty acid profile.
@paulasykes4690
23 күн бұрын
All red meat can be carcinogenic. Look up why meat is not good for us. Yes, the protein is in it but not the best source. Eat the grass fed and organic meat in moderation as you mentioned.
@stellahuxley632
28 күн бұрын
Post menopausal and proof that this Zoe way works . Game changer 👌
@paulaMB409
27 күн бұрын
Have you seen a vast improvement in ldl ?
@stellahuxley632
10 күн бұрын
@@paulaMB409 my cholesterol definitely reduced overall. Didn’t try to loose weight but have. Digestion greatly improved.
@pauljamesmonks7518
Ай бұрын
Dr Sarah Barry.. absolutely BRILLIANT.....so clear in explaining a complicated subject. Im now going to research the Portfolio diet. Thankyou for the podcast....
@csmith5611
8 күн бұрын
But wrong in the basics of cholesterol.
@pauljamesmonks7518
8 күн бұрын
@@csmith5611 ??
@mauraadams9367
Ай бұрын
my triglycerides were very high and the GP wanted me to go on statins. I googled Dr Lustig and went off all sugar. even tomato sauce they went down and I didn't have to go on that awful drug. I haven't eaten anything with sugar honey etc for over a year now. easy when you know your health is at risk
@pamteal5433
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@dungysphincter7974
Ай бұрын
Dr. Lustig is great!
@edwardknowlson1500
Ай бұрын
But what foods do you enjoy eating. I have avocados for breakfast on bread with nuts in It's so difficult finding truly healthy bread which I can't cut out because what would I eat. I stopped sugar in coffee but I went back as it was too sour. There have to be some pleasure I what you eat
@jschreiber6461
Ай бұрын
@@edwardknowlson1500Don’t eat anything prepackaged. Cook your own and avoid the carbs. Stevia with coffee if you hate bitter coffee. If you are over 25 there’s no “healthy” bread, but you can determine this with a cgm
@annwest2211
Ай бұрын
The key metric for CV health , known since the 1980s is your HCL / triglyceride ratio. Key outcome predictor
@me-lg1yw
Ай бұрын
I think you have that reversed. Triglycerides/HDL. Less than 1.5 is best.
@annwest2211
Ай бұрын
@@me-lg1yw . Yes, you're right, thanks
@Roberto-cg2gr
15 күн бұрын
Stop eating carbohydrates and Triglycerides will be low snd HDL will be high. Best is to monitor insulin resistance with HOMA IR test or Kraft Insulin Assay Test to prevent heart attack and stroke
@jammRJ
Ай бұрын
Watched the first 15;seconds and just got myself a tub of ice cream 🍨🍦
@JR954
Ай бұрын
I thought the liver makes all the cholesterol I need to make cell wall, hormones, etc. High HDL has not been shown to decrease risks of cardiovascular disease and can be low when LDL-C is also low. Don’t we need to cut all saturated fat?
@maxwelljacob3002
Ай бұрын
@@JR954 yes. These people are corrupt. They are venture capital funded.
@Roberto-cg2gr
15 күн бұрын
Interview Dr Paul Mason MD Australia to discuss lowering cholesterol with seed oils but killing you faster with references on Randomized Controlled Trial
@3yebeams
27 күн бұрын
I was prescribed Statins (I have low cholesterol I'm veggie take fish oil - eat legumes etc - in fact I eat a lot of produce grown from my allotment etc). This was because I have a regurgitative Mitral valve in the heart. What happened is I got incredible muscle pain in my legs - cramping - not being able to exercise it was so bad. I still suffer despite rejecting them.
@dungysphincter7974
Ай бұрын
There are two types of LDL. Dense, and Fluffy. One is good to have, and the other is not. This podcast is incomplete!
@altqwet728
Ай бұрын
thats an old and wrong info
@16Elless
28 күн бұрын
💯
@torstrasburg8289
Ай бұрын
Great episode. I think Dr. Berry should have mentioned that since triglycerides and cholesterol aren't water soluble they must be packaged within a protein to be carried through the watery bloodstream.
@makinandrew
Ай бұрын
Conversation is on the right lines, but still pursues the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease. Low cholesterol has been shown time and again to cause a range of non-communicable disease, with minimal effec t on cardiovascular disease.
@joybarnes5504
Ай бұрын
Well my father had high cholesterol and went on to have heart issues. I guess we judge by what we know?
@makinandrew
Ай бұрын
@@joybarnes5504 No. We judge by biology. There is no plausible mechanism by which the large cholesterol molecule can pass through the tight junctions of the cells lining the artery wall, having first removed the protective glycocalyx. Damage is caused by other factors, for example smoking, environmental chemicals, and especially seed oils and sugar. Studies going back to the early 1970s show no correlation between cholesterol levels and heart attacks.
@stevelanghorn1407
Ай бұрын
Excellent explanation. Would be very interesting to hear some thoughts / feedback from Dave Feldman and Nick Norwitz regarding the dangers of high LDL.
@Tabitha_K
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this informative video! I’m 59 and my total cholesterol was always between 3.9 - 4.4 mmol/L pre-menopause (of which 1.8 mmol/L was HDL). Two years after menopause and despite HRT (which is low dose oestradiol delivered transdermally + progesterone) my total cholesterol had risen to 5.6 mmol/L and the increase was also LDL 😬 My diet wasn’t very healthy so I made many of the changes outlined by Sarah, including the addition of plant sterols to my diet and within 6 months my total cholesterol was down to 4.2 mmol/L. I’ve always been slim and active, but menopause had a huge adverse effect on my LDL cholesterol.
@pininfarinarossa8112
Ай бұрын
Thank you for posting your experience❤ The same story is with me. What plant sterols helped you? Im now experimenting with niacin and berberine.
@Tabitha_K
Ай бұрын
@@pininfarinarossa8112I use Flora Pro Activ spread: approx. 10 grams per day. That provides less than the recommended 2 g plant sterols, but reducing my saturated fat intake and increasing my fibre intake has helped a lot!
@cdinaz
Ай бұрын
polyunsaturated fat and grains for the sake of chasing a poor correlate of cvd like LDL is some of the worst advice possible. Linoleic acid increases aldehydes (especially 4HNE), OXLAMs, decreased the NAD+ to NADH ratio and acts on the endocannabinoid system. It is also essential to initiate ascvd because ldl has to be oxidized to trigger the macrophage response. That's why meta analyses FAIL to show SFAs have any kind of direct causal negative effect on cvd - it's extremely stable and hard to oxidize. And what do ranchers give their animals to fatten them up? Whole grains. But I suppose they're healthy for people because fiber. There are far healthier sources of anything beneficial in grains that do not contain lectins, amylopectin a, opioid like peptides and gluten like proteins that creates a permeable gut wall.
@gchristie8423
29 күн бұрын
Around 50%of people with so called good/low cholesterol levels have major heart instances ie stroke heart attacks etc 🤷🤷
@theancientsancients1769
Ай бұрын
When i developed long COVID after a mild covid infection.. my cholesterol shot up! I developed gut issues like SIBO. Once rhat got better without change cholesterol dropped.
@lynkemp1816
Ай бұрын
I'm the same. Hospitalised Fab 2021 and BP just never got back to normal either, despite Long COVID disappearing after 8 months
@theancientsancients1769
Ай бұрын
@@lynkemp1816 COVID was a strange virus ! Avoid reinfection though. In terms of blood pressure check vitamin D levels and do some heart blood work . Afternoon walks help and certain natural supplements like vasqflow. Dietary changes are really important and at least 8700 steps a day .
@Meathead-10810
Ай бұрын
Animal fats are far superior to plant fats though, a very slight chemical difference between them.
@hilarybeadle6446
Ай бұрын
Love to know how , perhaps Sarah would like to coach me personally as the Zoe consultant was not helpful. I signed up to Zoe in January, my cholesterol has risen but triglycerides fine. When logging my food if I rarely use butter Zoe tells me to choose a more healthy alternative. I use Virgin olive oil and try my hardest to eat an anti inflammatory diet as I suffer from Lipedema. Despite losing a significant amount of weight my bad cholesterol has risen and my good cholesterol has lowered.
@Di-eq7wn
Ай бұрын
When you loose weight the cholesterol in those diminishing fat cells is released into the bloodstream. This can appear as raised cholesterol. Once your weight loss stabilises your blood work will likely settle down. Loosing significant weight is a good thing. Especially if it’s visceral fat. Keep going, take note of things like blood pressure , waist size etc. If they’re all going in the right direction don’t worry about your cholesterol just now, keep an eye on it though once your weight is balanced. Well done. 👍🏼
@stevelanghorn1407
Ай бұрын
You’re not alone! I’d say celebrate the fact that you’ve dropped the weight and focus on the overall health benefits of that achievement rather than worrying too much about one specific blood marker. After all, young Oxford / Harvard lipid “boffin”, Nick Norwitz, (rake thin Ulcerative Colitis survivor) proved that he could lower his own LDL by consuming junk-food (specifically Oreo cookies). He did it partly to illustrate the paradox that eating something so clearly bad for your overall health could also lower his LDL !
@hilarybeadle6446
18 күн бұрын
@@stevelanghorn1407 thanks for that motivation. 🙂
@susanchristian1665
Ай бұрын
I get confused by talks like this saying one must eat less or more of something, without giving a baseline. I don't understand more or less than what.
@ClayTallStories
Ай бұрын
Low-fat diet protects the endothelial. I would caution against saying to eat more healthy fats. If you have heart disease you want to have zero oils and limit nuts and seeds because too many of these damage the blood vessels. The endothelial lining is critical for producing N.O(Nitrate Oxide) that creates vessel dilation.
@bgrune1
Ай бұрын
I realize this is anecdotal but I greatly lowered my LDL and ApoB by drinking a fiber blend that I created. It consists of psyllium, ground flax and chia, and many other fibers such as acacia, baobab fruit powder, aronia berry, apple, inulin, resistant starch from green banana, etc. After listening to this I will try to incorporate more MUFA and PUFA fats as well.
@geoffstairmand3747
Ай бұрын
I had heard that LDL-C particle size is important. Higher levels of LDL-C 1 and 2 is fine but we should worry about high levels of 3-7.
@TezTezTezTezTez
Ай бұрын
Shout-out to the 1.5X crew 🤜🤛
@maryvardakis41
Ай бұрын
Thanks for including menopausal women ❤
@Roberto-cg2gr
15 күн бұрын
Please have a debate with Dr Zoe Harcombe PhD Public Health and Nutrition UK with your guest
@csmith5611
8 күн бұрын
They never will. It's not on the agenda they push. Dr Harcombe would wipe the floor with their stubborn outdated beliefs. And she could bring along Dr Malcolm Kendrick,
@csmith5611
8 күн бұрын
They never will. I have asked many times.
@Roberto-cg2gr
8 күн бұрын
@@csmith5611 Let us continue to ask. We may not be asking enough
@YourWellnessJournal
27 күн бұрын
Awesome advice! For my patients, I usually recommend that in addition to the meds prescribed by their doctors - they Embrace a portfolio diet rich in cholesterol-lowering foods. Include plant-based proteins, soluble fiber from sources like oats and beans, nuts, seeds, and phytosterols found in vegetable oils. Most importantly, replace saturated and trans fats with polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3s from fatty fish. These dietary changes can reduce LDL cholesterol by up to 30% in just 10 days. Combine this approach with regular exercise and lifestyle modifications for the most significant impact on cholesterol levels...
@robertmcgregor6784
Ай бұрын
I appreciate the content and advice from this channel and particularly from Dr Berry but after much research into conflicting information on cholesterol I am convinced there is something not quite right here and possibly an 'agenda' pushed off the back of it. If I am wrong, please someone explain why and I'll feel much better. We all should know by now that the change in dietary guidelines in the 80s marked the start of a significant decline in public health in the UK and the truth that is now emerging about fats and cholesterol seems to be kept under wraps for reasons I won't get into for fear of sounding like a conspiracy theorist. Dr Berry and Zoe go some of the way to getting some of the myths out there. But then they appear to pedal other myths further, which might be convenient to them. LDL is not "bad cholesterol" - a cartoon villain. I understand there are different types of LDL. Yes you might have to simplify it because we are not all nutrition undergraduates, but most people can get their heads around how a person or thing cannot always have a binary good or bad label stamped on them - that nuances can exist. The type of LDL supposedly raised by saturated fat - 'buoyant' has no effect on cardiovascular health and is a false positive indicator of poor health. A rogue type raised by sugars and refined carbs is associated with heart problems. When doctors measure LDL they can't distinguish one type from the other. Person X with high LDL therefore could be doing better than person Y with low LDL but be considered worse. A lot of doctors don't know what they are doing sadly and real people are impacted. Saturated fat from butter and 'real' red meat therefore is not bad for you and does not give you "bad cholesterol". I am not saying it is good for you but it is not bad either in cardiovascular or cholesterol terms as this video tries to assert. Saturated fat is in every single plant and animal based food. You can't avoid it unless you have a diet of purely table sugar which is surely the worst thing you could do. Humans have evolved so many years with it except the last 40-50 years where they have been advised to avoid it and to have bread and cereal instead. You can't not consume saturated fat in moderation if you tried, because most foods contain more of the other types of fat than saturated fat - including strawberries, nuts, olive oil, beef steak and lettuce. Does anyone want to argue with that fact? An exception is dairy, which contains a higher proportion of saturated fat but it is a different type of saturated fat that Dr Berry admits is nuanced and potentially good for you. Dr Berry dispelled some of the myths but kept that one alive. It's great that eggs and some dairy are let off the hook now and can be considered a part of a balanced diet, but it just feels like another unjust attack by Zoe on Red meat and butter under false pretences. Is it possible to promote the virtues of a more plant based diet without spreading false information about alternatives? Open to correction, but this smells like an agenda.
@annettestephens5337
Ай бұрын
Of course it’s an agenda! Zoe still clings on to their mantra of ‘eating whole grains’ and bad-mouthing red meat. Fast forward another 30 years and I believe the cholesterol noise will be quietened and the low carb diet will rein supreme.
@davew2452
Ай бұрын
Agree - the anti red meat brigade. I am not a vegan, but I eat vegan!
@davidreece1642
Ай бұрын
Perfectly put, it's the sucrose PUFAs/TFAs that are evil. In another vid she says that fully hydrogenated (so no TFAs) seed oils (Frankenstein fats as one other poster put it) are OK. Rather than heavily processed commercial crap why not just use butter. It's my belief that TFAs are still in our food.
@georgecav
29 күн бұрын
The problem is there is research that contradicts your assertion that buoyant ldl is fine…. And I am sure there is research that suggests it is fine. The real problem as Simon Hill said is that you can find research to support almost anything. My view is that science is not the final and indisputable source of knowledge and also I suspect as knowledge advances it will be found that diferent individuals respond to differing protocols as is suggested by things like the blood or genetic type based diet. Unfortunately so many KZitemrs find it easier to push black and white absolutist views. Traditional Indian and Chinese mediicines understand this and its an integral part of their paradigm and precriptions
@robertmcgregor6784
27 күн бұрын
Food and nutrition is one of those areas where a lot of the science is fake news and you don't know what to trust. So any form of medicine which is more tailored and intuitive would probably help. There are just some things that seem so intuitively wrong though. Like ever since there was this obsession with cholesterol 40-50 years ago and solutions have been suggested its made people worse. I am sure there are some facts that everyone can agree on. LDL is a lipoprotein and not cholesterol. Also there is only one chemical formula for cholesterol and you can't have good or bad variants. Cholesterol is need to survive. Cells need cholesterol. LDL is built by the body to take cholesterol to the cells. So as soon as anyone says LDL is "bad cholestral", irrespective of whether their coat is white, hang on a minute. Always comes back to the question, why has health got worse on a macro level in the UK since there has been this obsession with lowering cholesterol and saturated fat? Will somebody admit they were wrong, or is there too much vested interest in sticking with the status quo we now have? This video dispells some of the myths and not others, depends whether it fits with their own agenda and all I am saying to readers is don't trust this video for sound advice any more than you'd trust me - I.e. not very much.
@sue3519
2 күн бұрын
i live in the middle east i would love to be part of zoe when rolls out in my country
@yuli2220
9 күн бұрын
My doctor said that HDL & LDL levels are connected so if you’re reducing one the other will go down as well. Seems you have to pick what you want more: low bad cholesterol or high good cholesterol. She believes lowering LDL is better which makes sense. Too bad you can’t have one without the other
@snazitto4417
5 күн бұрын
I don't know if it is that simple. I lowered my LDL and raised my HDL. So ... 🤷♀️
@user-zs2rj5qf1z
Ай бұрын
Dr does Sea food Prawns Crab cuttle fish increase LDL and same time increase HDL
@oruga9737
Ай бұрын
PROFESSOR Sarah Berry!!!!🥳
@jacquelinebaillie-nelson4570
Ай бұрын
Another excellent podcast, Sarah and Jonathan. Thank you!
@g.e.b.8159
Ай бұрын
Before you jump on the statins bandwagon, do a research on the very serious side effects cause by these drugs.
@marksanbourne3064
26 күн бұрын
And read “How statin drugs lower your cholesterol” (and kill you one cell at a time) by Dr Hannah and James Yoseph. Bit technical but reads like a mystery novel. All the players behind the scenes.
@sarahcooper7544
29 күн бұрын
Action points are , I would argue, are the most important takeaway. What should we eat every day? Eg Oats, only eat 'good oats ' what does this mean in practice? Thank you.
@marykavanagh9792
28 күн бұрын
Are seed oils not bad for us?
@adjusted-bunny
Ай бұрын
I love sliced entrecôte smothered in cafe de paris alongside with allumettes (thin french fries). Now I know that I should devour more of it to make up for the reduced life span. And afterwards nothing beats a cigarette or two with an espresso. And don't forget the booze!
@davew2452
Ай бұрын
Balance somewhere I am sure. No point in being super healthy (supposedly) and being miserable. Enjoyable food = happy = better health anyway.
@madcatguy6
20 күн бұрын
I do watch the zoe podcasts? And others. But. I get very confused by the other podcasts by various drs and scientists.? Who would advocate. Keto. Carnevore. Butter good for the heart. Red meat anti inflamitory. Etc. Both various sides of the argument also advocating scientific proof. Research. Must admit i i'm baffled. I'll keep watching tho i guess. Hope for a ray of light
@jeffreyharrison4045
28 күн бұрын
Wow. Dr. Berry covered this topic in a brilliant fashion! I’ve listened to dozens of videos, and she articulated the material in a manner that was very helpful and understandable. Thanks so much! Fantastic!
@SpindlyScoundrel
Ай бұрын
"...ice cream and butter...?" - nice try Jonathon😂
@chrisduffill5248
Ай бұрын
Thank you Sarah for a wonderful exemplar of this big hitter Cholesterol , always in my vision each time I have a test , albeit it did go down when I was on a plant based diet ….sits about 5mml in total With a ratio of 3 to 2 mml HDL to LDL
@redhen689
Ай бұрын
I have free range chickens. When I was eating 2-4 eggs a day, my total cholesterol went up to close to 300. I rarely eat eggs now and my total cholesterol is now 201.
@frankg8861
Ай бұрын
What about your carb and sugar intake?
@redhen689
Ай бұрын
@@frankg8861 I mostly eat Whole Foods, avoiding most processed foods.
@stevelanghorn1407
Ай бұрын
@@redhen689 You didn’t really answer frankg’s question.
@andrewnorris5415
Ай бұрын
Those YTer influencers going on about "seed oils" and "carnivore diets" seem to be doing a lot of harm. They even seem to be saying their high cholesterol readings "do not matter".... Wholefood vegan or vegetarian is best. No shock that processed carbs harm us. Stick to wholefoods.
@pensarfeo
Ай бұрын
I was thinking about this too, however I also noticed that, in her example she used she was talking about eating meat with carbs. The process should be quite different if you only eat meat, I am not saying it is going to be good, but it might not be as bad :)
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
@@andrewnorris5415 I question whether high cholesterol & high sugar are both simply false targets promoted by the medical industry. That is: High sugar is a symptom of diabetes - and treating it insures a lifetime of pills without ever curing it. Likewise cholesterol is only a problem if the endothelial lining is disrupted. So again, they do not treat the cause of arterial disease but instead provide a lifetime of pills.
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
@@davidreece1642 VLDL is likely the worst type, but still it is inert and only cross the endothelial lining when it is compromised. The analogy is bacteria invading a cut in the skin.
@davidreece1642
Ай бұрын
It's the dense LDL that invades the endothelium, rather than the light LDL, that causes atheroma. So the number doesn't matter. She doesn't mention the health effect of peroxidation of the PUFA from seed oils vs the much more stable saturated/monounsaturated fats.
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
@@davidreece1642 Same answer: The medical industry pushes the cholesterol hypothesis because they profit from it. But cholesterol is inert until it finds an opening. It’s why TMAO and similar toxins are so deadly. But blaming cholesterol is like blaming bacteria for entering a wound.
@Meathead-10810
Ай бұрын
For the best cholesterol, I only eat meat. It's amazing how many people don't know this :)
@judifisher3087
28 күн бұрын
Non meat eaters generally have better HDL levels
@Meathead-10810
28 күн бұрын
@@judifisher3087 It's not the amount, it's all about quality and plant oils are chemically different to animal oils and that is why they lower cholesterol in the body - they fool the body into thinking it has more to use than it really does. Cell membranes incorporating inferior plant oils have a tendency to oxidize faster and then the cell breaks or becomes dysfunctional!
@judifisher3087
28 күн бұрын
@@Meathead-10810 Not from what my experience tells me. It's not as simple as that. It's as Dr Berry mentions...LDL as opposed to good HDL. It's broadly understood phytosterols legumes nuts seeds and plants are better as they contain the type of nutrients that lower LDL( the bad cholesterol ) that sticks to vessels arteries etc ...we need to eat more including all the green and highly coloured plants and fruits . Red and sat fats in meat contains chemicals that can raise LDL levels in blood.. I've improved my own ratios by cutting down on red meats sugar high carbs. Occasionally l eat lean meat . Oily fish a few times a week too
@Meathead-10810
28 күн бұрын
@@judifisher3087 There is no good or bad cholesterol. Heart disease is also not caused by cholesterol.
@Meathead-10810
28 күн бұрын
@@judifisher3087 Maybe look up some of the talks given by Dave Feldman about cholesterol and the lipid energy model.
@cornwallonline
Ай бұрын
Dr Atkins explained most of this cholesterol/fats/carbs stuff 50 years ago....and was vilified for it by 'mainstream' doctors. How ironic.
@dj.h7424
27 күн бұрын
He was even more wrong than zoe (ps. He passed away from heart disease and was obese, they keep that a bit quiet)
@contact2001
15 күн бұрын
Sorry, most of it is really really good advise but at 5:40 she is saying that eating eggs has a very minimal effect on LDL TC, that folks is simply not true. There have been multiple studies which show over and over again, that you raise your cholesterol (this was a double blind study feeding the control group with an egg substitute) by 9% (it went from 196 mean TC to 223 TC plasma level in just 4 weeks) if you eat half a cup of eggs a day. Some other crossover studies show that eating just one egg a day increases your TC by 14 points. I wouldn’t call that “a very minimal effect, would you?”
@muratsaglam473
13 күн бұрын
Some people eat 3-5 egss a day and they are still healty. Saturated fat only 2 gr in egg and it raises HDL as well.
@contact2001
13 күн бұрын
@@muratsaglam473 even if it does raise HDL it isn’t any longer (newest research) associated with CVD protection. Ok, 3-5 eggs a day, their TC and LDL is definitely raised and CVD takes decades to develop, they still might be healthy now, unless they are born with a gene mutation that doesn’t raise their LDL then they could be kind of immune to CVD but it occurs in less than 3% of the worlds population…..
@muratsaglam473
13 күн бұрын
@@contact2001"Since then, however, research has shown that most of the cholesterol in our body is made by our liver - it doesn't come from cholesterol we eat. The liver is stimulated to make cholesterol primarily by saturated fat and trans fat in our diet, not dietary cholesterol. But a large egg contains little saturated fat - about 1.5 grams (g). And research has confirmed that eggs also contain many healthy nutrients: lutein and zeaxanthin, which are good for the eyes; choline, which is good for the brain and nerves; and various vitamins (A, B, and D). In fact, just one large egg contains 270 international units (IU) of vitamin A and 41 IU of vitamin D. One large egg also contains about 6 g of protein and 72 calories.
@marynguyen6417
Ай бұрын
Another plant centric proponant, unfortunately ! At the beginning, she sounded like she understood something about cholesterol, but soon she showed how wrong she was about cholesterol. There is only one type of cholesterol and that cholesterol is essential to our survival ever cell membrane has cholesterol. There is no bad or good cholesterols, period. The distinction between LDL and HDL is NOT the cholesterol that they carry, since there is one cholesterol only. The names of LDL and HDL tell you clearly they are lipid- protein complex carriers, not cholesterol themselves . The problem is in these packages, so why target the cholesterol and try to lower cholesterol? You see how illogical this is? People who live long life have HIGHER cholesterols than their counter parts.
@peterb5549
29 күн бұрын
Dr Berry explains in the first 10 minutes that the objective is to adjust diet so as to reduce LDL packaged cholesterol and increase HDL packaged cholesterol.
@elftails
29 күн бұрын
We very much enjoy health and nutrition podcasts so we are pleased as punch that we found you guys! However there is one important issue that needs to be addressed. Since many of your listeners are not familiar with the British pronunciation of words, it would be most helpful if you and your British guests could be mindful of how fast you speak, enunciation, usage of slang, etc. Thank you so much!!
@Roberto-cg2gr
15 күн бұрын
Insulin sensitivity is a lot better indicator than APOB
@lizh7930
Ай бұрын
What is considered a very high overall cholesterol total? I’ve been told mine is 6.8. I am 70, hypothyroid, taking Eltroxin replacement hormone and also have had my gall bladder removed over thirty years ago. I have been told I will naturally have a higher cholesterol count - is that correct? Would love your comments.
@redhen689
Ай бұрын
The UK uses a differently scale than we do in the US. When you see the report there should be a “reference range” of normal results. Along side your results.
@redhen689
Ай бұрын
@@lizh7930 I looked it up. Ideally you’d want your total cholesterol to be less than 5. HDL above 1. Non-HDL less than 4. But you need to talk with your provider to see what your acceptable ranges would be.
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
Anybody talking about “carbs” shows their lack of understanding. Oatmeal lowers cholesterol and disease. A cupcake promotes disease. But BOTH are “carbs”.
Ай бұрын
statins lower cholesterol too, but do virtually nothing about prevention of disease as shown in many studies and in many cases, including my father. It is the context which is important. If you have tryglicerides high, than your LDL is risky for you. If you are insuline sensitive, than oats is no problem for you. But if your HOMA-IR is 5 , oats is not healthy meal for you.
@Superglitch1664
Ай бұрын
They're talking about refined carbs, so processed white bread etc.
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
The best way to fight diabetes is to cure the insulin resistance. Eating only whole, unprocessed plant foods is the proven way to do that. Restricting “carbs” merely treats the symptoms and keeps you taking a lifetime of pills.
@georgebmac8140
Ай бұрын
@@Superglitch1664 If the are speaking of processed plant foods they should say that - rather than support meat & dairy propaganda by lumping carrots, beans & oatmeal in with cupcakes and white bread.
@16Elless
28 күн бұрын
Regarding LDL cholesterol, if you have small dense particles that’s not great but the large fluffy type are not a problem, that’s my understanding. Statins do a great job of lowering LDL (& also block Co Q10 which is not great) but is that actually desirable considering how vital cholesterol is especially in brain health. I was put on them 6 years ago aged 60, as total cholesterol was 7.6 & within 2 weeks it was down to 3.5. However I couldn’t tolerate them so came off them after 6 months & of course my cholesterol went up again to over 8. No one told me cholesterol can go up significantly post menopause & mine was already highish back in the 1980’s. With all I’ve learnt (including the way Big Pharma manipulates research) over the last 3 years or so I don’t worry too much about my numbers & would never touch statins with a barge pole!! I never eat low fat anything these days & stay away from seed oils & Flora which I used to think were healthy 🤷♀️ so I don’t agree with the emphasis on polyunsaturated oils as mentioned in this podcast.
@Admoyes
25 күн бұрын
Really interesting. I enjoy these dives into the Dr Berry's work, the science and mechanisms of action etc.
@CallyNoon
28 күн бұрын
I learnt recently that I have high LDL and it is the most frustrating thing! I'm plant based, I eat so much of the foods listed in the Portfolio Diet, I'm not post menopausal... I admit to being partial to hot chips but surely a small serving no more than once a week isn't the culprit! I'm going to try a plant sterol supplement and I guess maybe psyllium husks.
@aswomgamerworld
Ай бұрын
When, when WHEN will you do Zoe tailor its program (muffins) for coeliacs? Please.
@HalimaBrewer
24 күн бұрын
I wish she would get to the point. WHAT should we eat, for both cholesterol and weight loss.
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