Title: I Ate Well for Forty Years and My Doctor Still Put Me on Statins
URL: https://boundlesssociety.com/blog/ate-well-still-on-statins
Category: Nutrition & Longevity
Read Time: 8 minutes
Published: Boundless Journal

Summary:
Why a careful diet does not always produce the cholesterol numbers you expect — and what the research actually says about cholesterol, diet, genetics, and cardiovascular risk after 60.

Key Topics:
- Why the standard LDL calculation is an estimate, not a direct measurement
- LDL particle count and ApoB as more clinically precise markers
- Why diet moves cholesterol less than most people were told (75-80% is liver-produced)
- What dietary changes actually produce measurable LDL improvements: soluble fiber, replacing saturated with unsaturated fat
- Familial hypercholesterolemia and its role in elevated cholesterol despite good habits
- What other markers matter alongside LDL: triglycerides, HDL, blood pressure, fasting glucose

Key Takeaways:
- 75-80% of blood cholesterol is produced by the liver, not diet
- Soluble fiber (10-25g/day) reduces LDL by 5-10% in most studies
- LDL particle count and size matter more than total LDL
- Genetics explain many cases of elevated LDL in otherwise healthy adults

Who This Is For:
Adults 55 and older who eat carefully and are still dealing with cardiovascular numbers they did not expect.

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