The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee How To Lower Cholesterol: Cardiologist's Tips | Dr. Steve Lome
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Jan 3, 2025 Dr. Steve Lome, a cardiologist passionate about dietary health, discusses the crucial link between lifestyle choices and cholesterol management. He reveals that high cholesterol often goes unnoticed and emphasizes a whole food, plant-based diet as a game changer. Hear anecdotes of patients who drastically improved their LDL levels simply through dietary changes. Lome also critiques the role of saturated fats, particularly from dairy, and advocates for nutritional knowledge in cardiology to promote healthier lifestyles over relying solely on medications.
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Cholesterol Mostly Lifestyle Driven
- High cholesterol is mostly due to diet and lifestyle rather than genetics.
- Even genetic predispositions can often be overcome with proper diet and lifestyle changes.
Test Genetic Cholesterol With Diet
- Try a strict whole food, plant-based, low-fat diet for about a month to test how diet impacts your cholesterol.
- Many patients see dramatic LDL drops, disproving that their high cholesterol is purely genetic.
Diet Beats Statins For Heart Health
- Adopt a whole food, plant-based, low-fat diet to lower cholesterol effectively and protect arteries.
- Diet addresses both cholesterol numbers and artery inflammation, unlike statins alone.