Tried the keto diet for 6 weeks and my cholesterol shot up 40 points

My doctor ran blood work after I bragged about losing 12 pounds and she was not happy. I thought I was being healthy eating all that bacon and cheese but my LDL went through the roof. Has anyone else had their numbers get worse on a high fat plan?

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oliverbailey3mo ago

Started eating a bunch of avocados and nuts to lower my cholesterol and ended up gaining back half the weight I lost. My doctor said my LDL was fine but now my triglycerides look worse somehow. Whole thing made me realize there's really no shortcut with this stuff.

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parkerk563mo ago

Man, wait wait wait, your triglycerides got worse from eating avocados and nuts? That's wild. I mean, I thought those were supposed to be like, the "good fats" that fix everything with your blood work. I'd be kinda shocked too if my doctor told me that after I was trying to do something healthy.

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