are you a lean mass hyperresponder?
I don't believe my LDL is high enough or my Triglycerides low enough to qualify, but as I get leaner my numbers may change to the point I will be considered a lean mass hyper-responder.
what is your LDL like?
My LDL did go up after I started keto/carnivore. It was 181 mg/dL when I checked last year. It fluctuates up and down by about 10 mg/dL every time I check it. I believe most lean mass hyper-responders have LDL levels greater than 200 mg/dL.
My Triglycerides dropped down to 64 mg/dL. My HDL increased to 56 mg/dL. I reversed hypertension after fighting it for decades. I lost 34 lbs of excess body fat. So my overall heart health actually improved despite my increased LDL.
After 5 years of consistent exposure to high LDL levels, I finally did a Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) test and my score is zero.
After entering my numbers into the American College of Cardiology ASCVD Risk Estimator below, my risk of developing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the next 10 years is less than 4% despite my high LDL.
https://tools.acc.org/ascvd-risk-estimator-plus/#!/calculate/estimate/My increased LDL is most likely an increase in the proportion of larger, less harmful LDL particles while decreasing the proportion of smaller, dense LDL particles, which are more strongly linked to heart disease. This is very commonly seen in people who have an increased LDL induced by a keto/carnivore diet. One of these days I'm going to pay out-of-pocket for a LDL particle size test just to satisfy my curiosity.
I am thinking about doing it as I love the way I feel on keto.
Go for it, only way to find out whether it works for you.
