I’m curious about the link between high cholesterol and heart disease. I’ve been in a healthy weight-range my entire adult life. I exercise, practice yoga and eat well. In my early 20s I donated blood for the first time, and the blood bank reached out to me about my high cholesterol... around 270 (not fasting). My doctor recommended I exercise and diet, which seemed odd considering I was running half-marathons and watching what I ate. I decided to try a different route and went on a strict vegan diet, and, within one month, I was at 160 (fasting). I kept this up for four years, but I’ve re-integrated some meats and limited dairy into my diet. My numbers are now hovering around the 200 mark... I’ve also learned every woman on my mother’s side of the family has high cholesterol, but we have no instance of any heart disease. My Grandmother recently passed away at 97 years of age, and all of her 5 siblings lived into their 90s. Is it correct to assume most heart disease is accompanied by high cholesterol, but not all with high cholesterol have heart disease? Thank you!
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I’m curious about the link between high cholesterol and heart disease. I’ve been in a healthy weight-range my entire adult life. I exercise, practice yoga and eat well. In my early 20s I donated blood for the first time, and the blood bank reached out to me about my high cholesterol... around 270 (not fasting). My doctor recommended I exercise and diet, which seemed odd considering I was running half-marathons and watching what I ate. I decided to try a different route and went on a strict vegan diet, and, within one month, I was at 160 (fasting). I kept this up for four years, but I’ve re-integrated some meats and limited dairy into my diet. My numbers are now hovering around the 200 mark... I’ve also learned every woman on my mother’s side of the family has high cholesterol, but we have no instance of any heart disease. My Grandmother recently passed away at 97 years of age, and all of her 5 siblings lived into their 90s. Is it correct to assume most heart disease is accompanied by high cholesterol, but not all with high cholesterol have heart disease? Thank you!
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