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Alittlebitmorbid t1_j4x8tzt wrote

Reply to comment by ScienceIsSexy420 in I have just been told that A, tests markers for blood tests and health checks etc (I dunno… testosterone, cholesterol, red blood cells) in the population are changing over time, and that B, the acceptable levels for such markers are changing with them. Is this true? by rsbanham

Thank you for clarifying that, I did not know (and I'm a nurse)!

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ScienceIsSexy420 t1_j4xzdyz wrote

My pleasure! As an added bonus that you didn't ask for at all, did you know that consumption of dietary cholesterol, and elevated endogenous cholesterol levels, are not well correlated? We don't really know what causes elevated cholesterol levels, but there's not much evidence that suggests that diet is a large contributing factor. Conversely, consumption of excess lipids can cause hyperlipidea.

Also, I labeled the good and bad cholesterol incorrectly in my previous comment, but I fixed it now. LDL=bad, HDL=good

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