I tested this on my own...

...by eating a diet comprised of 50% fat (calories). All my cholesterol markers improved and not by a little. The nurse was so stunned she asked what I'd done and absolutely refused to believe my answer.

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Nutrition science has historically been hot garbage - manofdillon 2018-12-11 15:09:57
- That's because there is no such thing as a food study. - Papa November 2018-12-12 10:18:11
- Not to be mean but the student selection - ShillelaghHugger 2018-12-11 16:28:07
- When I was a lad my mom had the cook book "Living the high.. - Nitschke 2018-12-11 15:54:44
- How is "calories in, calories out" wrong? - grnd 2018-12-11 15:37:58
  - It's not. - KeoughCharles05 2018-12-12 17:03:51
  - It's not. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:55:59
    - I think you're oversimplifying it - jreednd 2018-12-13 10:59:18
  - It depends on the level of analysis. - Mark_It_Zero 2018-12-11 16:12:28
  - At a fundamental level it's true, but not as people use it. - manofdillon 2018-12-11 16:06:47
    - Totally agree with this. * - grnd 2018-12-11 16:19:46
      - I completely disagree. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:59:57
        Both viewpoints are correct; they address different things. - grnd 2018-12-12 08:53:42
        I think we're confusing two different things. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:26:42
  - "You can't outrun your fork." - Revue Party 2018-12-11 15:51:16
    - Most people dramatically overestimate the calories they burn - starburns 2018-12-12 02:58:19
    - Think about how easy it is to eat or drink 500 calories. - Bruno95 2018-12-11 21:28:07
    - This is my experience, too. - PWK2 2018-12-11 17:15:13
    - I agree with this. - Dutch 2018-12-11 16:13:45
  - think fuel - cujaysfan 2018-12-11 15:47:53
    - I do get that, which why I said that not all calories are - grnd 2018-12-11 15:55:11
      - I'm oversimplifying.. - wcnitz 2018-12-11 16:03:10
        You lost weight because you ate fewer calories. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:57:15
        Except I didn't - wcnitz 2018-12-12 08:26:31
        That doesn't mean you ate more calories. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:29:45
    - Everybody's different. However, i have heard out bodies - Nitschke 2018-12-11 15:53:07