Cholesterol regulation

[karky]

I know the body will regulate down its own production of cholesterol if you eat a lot of cholesterol in your diet, but how much can your body regulate down its own production to compensate?

Can you actually eat so much cholesterol that your body can't reduce its own production enough to compensate?

I'm on a low carb diet and get quite a bit of cholesterol, so this question popped into my head.

[RobLL]

Most of us who low carb have observed that we can eat a lot of fat so long as we control carbs. You probably have a healthy glucose metabolism and can tolerate a lot of carbs, and I am not sure how that would work out for you. If your weight (actually body fat) is staying where you want it, likely no problem. Its probably the sort of thing where every five years or so you should get tested.

[karky]

yeah, I'm just wondering how much the body can actually downregulate its own production, since somewhere it has to stop. Or if maybe the body can down regulate it so much that whatever you eat won't have any big effect aslong as the body is regulating its cholesterol prodution as it is suppose to.

[Milko Georgiev]

Originally Posted by karky

I know the body will regulate down its own production of cholesterol if you eat a lot of cholesterol in your diet, but how much can your body regulate down its own production to compensate?

Can you actually eat so much cholesterol that your body can't reduce its own production enough to compensate?

I'm on a low carb diet and get quite a bit of cholesterol, so this question popped into my head.

The body can throw out cholesterol, if needed. It has a proper hole

Many people have constipation, especially female (eating less, and low fat). If they drink more water and eat more animal fat ... everything will go fine The body can and will throw out water and fat.
The $hi* can tell much about diet and health. Watch your ... you know

[karky]

seriously? I never knew that.. shit and be thin then.. eh? :p

[Milko Georgiev]

Originally Posted by karky

seriously? I never knew that.. shit and be thin then.. eh? :p

Thin or not thin, $hi* is a marker of health.
The joke is the truth, but to know and to feel the joke is the key.

[Karen P]

It had a lot to do with good cholesterol vs. bad. If you're good cholesterol numbers are too low, then it doesn't really matter how much you eat. You need enough good to regulate the bad. And I don't know how to raise your good cholesterol count with out limiting fatty foods. Sort of a catch 22 I guess.