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What are your cholesterol levels eating 4-6 eggs a day?

Most of my calories come from meat, cheese, and organs, and my blood work looks just fine. I honestly just don't pay any attention to the ping-ponging research findings these days unless something is directly toxic.

I'm the same way. Follow a similar sounding diet. My total cholesterol is high, but the ratios are considered very healthy and my trigs are extremely low. From my research cholesterol is still an unknown and everyone has an opinion. It's hard to believe too much of the foods that we are supposed to eat (natural, meat, eggs, veggies, ...) can harm us to such an extent to actually become worried and obsessive about it.

Normal ranges for total cholesterol and HDL actually. Triglycerides also normal range.

The best part is my HDL to total cholesterol ratio which is well into the very healthy range.

The key is good genetics in addition to exercise and eating lots of fresh foods and fish, and avoiding excessive red meat.

I also have genetically low cholesterol. I eat whatever I want. It never makes any difference on my blood panels.

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