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Patient: I went carnivore. My LDL went up. Doctor: That is concerning. We should put you on a statin. Patient: My HDL also went up. My triglycerides dropped by half. My waist is down four inches. Doctor: Yes, but your LDL. Patient: My HbA1c went from 5.9 to 5.1. Doctor: That is good, but your LDL. Patient: My blood pressure normalised. I sleep through the night. Doctor: Right, but the LDL. Patient: My ApoB? Doctor: We did not measure that. Patient: My particle size? Doctor: We did not measure that either. Patient: So what did you measure? Doctor: LDL. Patient: And the prescription is? Doctor: A statin. Patient: For the rest of my life? Doctor: Yes. Patient: Was there ever an outcome where the prescription was not a statin? Doctor: ...

Cutting seed oils: what people expect vs what actually happens. Expectation: this will be easy. Reality: seed oils are in everything. Crisps. Crackers. Bread. Salad dressing. Mayonnaise. Hummus. Pesto. Soup. Ready meals. Protein bars. Vegan cheese. Plant-based anything. Most restaurant food. All fast food. The "healthy" options at the health food shop. Nearly everything in a packet. Expectation: I'll just use olive oil instead. Reality: olive oil is fine. Unfortunately, it's often blended with cheaper seed oils. Make sure you trust the source. Expectation: I'll notice a difference in a few weeks. Reality: linoleic acid has a half-life in body fat of around 600 days. The seed oils you ate last year are still in your cell membranes right now. This is a two-year project minimum. Most people don't have that kind of patience and give up. Expectation: people will understand. Reality: you will be told you're worried about nothing, that seed oils are fine, that the science is settled, and that you should eat the hummus. The hummus has sunflower oil in it. Expectation: I'll just cook with tallow. Reality: this works perfectly. Buy it once. It lasts months. Costs less than olive oil. Cooks everything better. Tastes good. Expectation: I'll feel smug. Reality: yes. Unavoidably. This is one of the confirmed side effects.