As promised from my previous post – did the Ketogenic diet help with my genetically high cholesterol? Not really. Although overall cholesterol did go down; LDL went up slightly. The minor shifts are not encouraging.
| Year | Total (mg/dL) | LDL (mg/dL) | HDL (mg/dL) | Triglyceride (mg/dL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Keto 5 weeks 2 days |
275 | 206 | 46 | 116 |
| 2017 No Diet | 305 | 201 | 47 | 283 |
| 2016 No Diet | 333 | 242 | 53 | 193 |
I can’t even remember the difference between 2017 and 2016… I know it likely wasn’t lifestyle or diet though because my lifestyle and diet has been very similar for many years.
As mentioned in my previous post, depression was not curbed much; rather it increased the catastrophic depths further and zeroed the feeling of well being.
I started this blog thinking this diet might actually fix my depression issues enough that I would not feel compelled to do any writing about depression. Ah well, was worth a shot I suppose.