Does Elevated LDL-C Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

By Lee Aase • September 16, 2021

Because limiting carbohydrate intake means those on a ketogenic or LCHF (low-carb, high fat or low-carb, healthy fat) diet must get more of their fuel from fat, many people are naturally concerned that it could increase their heart disease risk.

I say "naturally" only because for the last 50+ years we have been taught that fat is dangerous, especially the so-called "artery-clogging saturated fat."

This is one of the major ways the medical-pharmaceutical-insurance complex has misled us, with disastrous and expensive results.

This video featuring David Diamond, Ph.D. delivers a comprehensive critique of the LDL-cholesterol-cardiovascular disease hypothesis. Dr. Diamond, whose Twitter username is @LDLSkeptic, is a neuroscientist by training but was driven to investigate the research on cholesterol and heart disease when his physician wanted to prescribe a statin due to his lipid panel results.

It's well worth your time to watch, although it may cause at least a temporary increase in your blood pressure.

If you have questions about anything in the video, please ask them in the comments below.

Lee Aase

Lee Aase is the founder of HELPcare LLC, which provides comprehensive membership, marketing and management services for provider-owned HELPcare Clinics, as well as metabolic health education and coaching for people interested in restoring health and reversing disease through lifestyle changes. Lee and his wife Lisa live in Austin, MN and have six married children and 19 grandchildren.

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Does Elevated LDL-C Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

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