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An accurate measurement is usually worth more than many opinions. It's good to have one's blood cholesterol measured, especially for those with a family history of heart disease, people whose blood cholesterol is sensitive to dietary cholesterol, and particular groups that tend to have a higher association between high levels of bad blood cholesterol and heart disease (diabetics are an example).

It looks like about a third of the population has a blood cholesterol level that is sensitive to dietary cholesterol. That appears to be factual regardless of the percentage of cholesterol that the liver produces in the blood relative to dietary cholesterol. So one can't simply say use a simplistic statement that because the liver produces cholesterol that dietary cholesterol is completely irrelevant.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/cholesterol-food

Avoiding trans-fats is probably one of the best things one can do to reduce bad blood cholesterol. The next might be to cut down on animal-based saturated fats. Plant-based saturated fats such as coconut oil may be better than animal-based. There are also plenty of unsaturated fats available.

An article about coconut oil.

http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2013/04/coconut_oil_when_saturated_fat.html

 

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