Thursday, November 21, 2024

like, apparently he wants to go after polyunsaturated fats.

which are actually very good for you, at least according to science.

apparently, he's concerned that they have estrogen but, in fact, estrogen is extremely good for lowering bad cholesterol and the estrogenic effect in the pufa is no doubt responsible for it's positive effects on cholesterol levels. do you want to see my blood cholesterol? it's shocking. i have higher levels of good cholesterol (hdl) than bad cholesterol (ldl), which is unheard of, and it's due to the estrogen.

i mean that absolutely. literally. it's not a ratio. my hdl > ldl. or, if you want to take ratios, the ratio is <1, usually around 0.8. doctors tend to ask people to aim for 2:1, as a goal.

but it might make you less likely to want to break stuff.

which is bad.

apparently.