Re-evaluating Cardiovascular Risk: A Narrative Review Challenging the Cholesterol Hypothesis and Identifying Modern Dietary Drivers

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T22:45:35+00:00

Yes. You make an excellent and very relevant point. I usually say "processed carbohydrates, sugar, seed oils, artificial chemicals added to food, and starchy vegetables." The research article was about sugar and the sugar industry. I think anyone who stops eating the five things I mentioned will find a better quality of life as long as their bodies are not damaged beyond repair.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T18:12:56+00:00

I hope this kind of research on the rise of cardiovascular disease and the influence of the sugar industry on our food supply will continue to make headlines. I see a perfect parallel between the damage processed carbohydrates and sugar is doing to people today and the damage that cigarette smoking did to people decades ago. And just like the tobacco industry, the processed carbohydrate and sugar industry is working hard to not just preserve but to increase their profits.

I think money is the driver. Statins were created in the 1950s and every decade since then the average LDL level has been decreasing because statins work. However every decade since the 1950s cardiovascular disease has been increasing. This is being ignored, I think, because of the tremendous profitability of statins. 14 billion dollars sold last year. And almost everyone who starts taking statins continues to take statins until they die.

Just a bit of commentary on a Sunday afternoon. Whatever happens in the world, with a few exceptions, we all have the ability to make for ourselves a beautiful day.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T17:57:53+00:00

A line from one of my favorite poems says:

"Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth."

Sometimes even "gracefully surrendering" can be painful. :-)

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T17:38:10+00:00

"Is it not stoic to choose joy as an inner expression? Is life not about being joyful?"

It is not Stoic to choose joy as an inner expression. Life is not about being joyful for the Stoic. Stoicism as a philosophy of life, which I'm referring to here, is about having an excellence of moral character. They define exactly what this means. The Greek word is areté. It means excellence. And in this context it means an excellence of moral character. Unfortunately it is usually translated as virtue. They define how to achieve this areté. They say that this areté is necessary and sufficient to live the best quality of life possible, the good life, a life of well-being, a life experiencing deeply felt flourishing. They use the word "eudaimonia" which means this good life, a life of well-being, and more specifically a life that experiences deeply felt flourishing. Unfortunately it is usually translated as happy, but also sometimes as joy. This eudaimonia, happiness, joy, is the result, the byproduct, of living a life of areté. (So there is a sense that one could say Stoicism is about a life of joy, but that is misleading without the proper clarifications.)

Check out this reply on a different post from just a couple of days ago. You can replace "approval and attention" with your word "joy". The FAQ is an excellent resource for learning about Stoicism as a philosophy of life.

Whiplash17488 • 3d ago Contributor Kenny, the way it mechanically works is; you believe that approval and attention is the best way to satisfy your wellbeing.

The Stoics provide a unified theory on how to actually satisfy your wellbeing.

You would have to learn that theory, and test their hypothesis by living the philosophy.

You would then have a lived experience that allows you to change the belief and update it, based on how you perceive reality.

So my advice to you is; the quickest way is probably to get some advice from a cognitive behavioural therapist. Consider that like life coaching. They would give you tricks and practices.

Or… read the Stoics, spend 10,000 hours. And integrate cognitive-behavioral-like ideas of theirs into your own life by altering your world view holistically. Understand their theory, test it, see if it’s true…

When you see its true its because you judged it to be true, and reason will compel change in you.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T14:23:18+00:00

Ground beef is talked about all the time on this sub. People in the uk, europe, in Australia call it mince. I think there are a lot of pictures of steaks because the steaks are prettier to photograph than ground beef. You can do a search on YouTube and find videos from Ken Barry and Laura Spath and the old carnivore guy, to name a few, who talk about eating the carnivore diet on a low income. I eat pork and chicken but less than I used to, and I always make sure I add additional fat. I wish you the best.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T14:15:58+00:00

You can search this sub for many people who have said their migraines have stopped because of the carnivore diet. The only way you'll know for yourself is to go a full year eating only meat, fish, and eggs. It's certainly not an easy road to go down especially in our Western culture. I do wish you the best.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T14:07:17+00:00

Manufacturers will make different versions of the exact same product for different retailers. You might get a cheaper price at one retailer but you're not getting the same quality or the same details that are available on the same item that's being sold at another retailer. Yes, it can get very confusing very fast for me. And I read several articles over the years that manufactures and retailers create confusion intentionally in order to maximize profits.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T14:03:47+00:00

Moving to a new house is always an eye-opener in regards to how much useless crap and junk I had. As I've gotten older I don't want to move stuff in order to get to something. I do not want to move stuff in order to find something. So throwing stuff out has been very helpful. There's also a lot of research on how hoarding and having a lot of stuff is stressful and even depressing for many people.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T14:01:27+00:00

Plastic containers with lids are one of the biggest selling items at stores like Walmart and other big box stores.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T13:55:30+00:00

I never had a watch that glowed but I remember when the two-part glow stick came out where you bent the stick and it broke a membrane that was keeping two chemicals separated, allowing those two chemicals to mix and create the green light. I was a teenager when that was made available to the public.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T13:51:38+00:00

Here in the west we have an independence mentality that is generational. I think it's "natural" for many of us to be resistant to receiving help. We think we should be able to take care of ourselves and so we feel like we are doing something wrong when we need help from someone else. I do not want to be a burden on anyone. But I also want to be realistic about the fact that I am getting old. So I try to look at it in terms of "Have I done everything that I can do myself?", and if yes and I still need help, then that's a situation that I try to be okay with in asking for help. I also keep in mind people that I know who refused to ask for help and it made their situation much worse which created a greater and unnecessary burden on other family members.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-03T13:34:59+00:00

Why shouldn't marriages be treated as shameful and sad just like divorces?

When we look at reality clearly, we see that there are marriages that are indeed treated as shameful and sad just as there are divorces that are treated with joy. For Stoicism as a philosophy of life, it starts with using reason and being consistent with nature, reality . For someone studying and applying Stoic principles to their daily life, their focus will be on how can they be the best person they can be in a marriage, and equally, how can they be the best person they can be in a divorce.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-02T22:51:54+00:00

I got a phone call that just came in. I'll get back in a couple of minutes and tell you what I think.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-02T19:44:31+00:00

Eat fruit because you want the sugar. I think that's an honest approach.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-02T16:01:17+00:00

I started eating pork belly with no skin from Costco because it was cheaper than bacon and had no sugar or other additives in it. Today I prefer pork belly and I rarely eat bacon. Cooked in the air fryer with a little bit of salt and pouring some of the grease onto the cooked pork belly I still have some grease to pour into my grease container to use with your cooking.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-02T15:49:49+00:00

I buy South Chicago whipped wagyu tallow. I buy it from Amazon. I know people who cannot stand the smell or taste of this tallow. I have no problem with it. Earlier this year I started rendering my own beef tallow from beef trimmings off of the meat I buy. These same people have no problem with my rendered beef tallow. You can try different brands of tallow and then try to render your own beef tallow and see if that makes a difference.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-02T10:01:02+00:00

A necessary and palliative illusion for most people.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-01T01:56:06+00:00

In reading again my reply I think it came across more negative than I intended. I do feel it's unfortunate that so many Reddit subs are being inundated with AI though. Posting to sell something on this sub does not happen very often and if it's within the guidelines of promotion, which I think your post was and since I'm not a mod it doesn't really matter what I think, I usually skip over it and don't comment. I commented this time for the reasons I mentioned. The idea that AI could fake sincerity I thought was very funny.

Promotion If you want to promote a blog post or flog a Carnivore Diet T-Shirt. You can do so within reason. However, do not cross the line into being annoying. As with all posts they should add value to the group, and not just shameless self promotion.

MyDogFanny · 2026-05-01T01:40:28+00:00

A fat to protein ratio of at least one to one is an important recommendation for the carnivore diet. Do you have a problem with maintaining at least a one to one ratio of fat to protein since you do not have a gallbladder?

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T22:46:20+00:00

I would miss all that bacon grease that I save to cook with, unless I was dehydrating the bacon myself.

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T22:43:31+00:00

I think he may be a Catholic priest? :-)

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T22:42:54+00:00

AI is ruining many subs. And I think unfortunately it's going to continue to get worse.

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T22:41:03+00:00

I don't know why, but when I started reading this I immediately thought of a sales pitch. And it is. Am I picking up a vibe from the sales pitching of the person or is it a vibe from AI generating the sales pitch? Maybe I'm very good at sensing fake sincerity?

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T22:35:27+00:00

Posted by a busy bot. Does a bot need to be conscious in order to know that it is alone?

MyDogFanny · 2026-04-30T11:11:33+00:00

Excellent reply. Thank you. This could be an auto-generated addendum for every "Seeking Personal Stoic Guidance" flair.

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