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I have recently hired a well regarded fitness coach. i have high cholesterol. i am eating a high protein diet but i see that the cholesterol in these foods are high. will being on a high protein diet raise my cholesterol in my blood? thank you. cholesterol and high protein diet

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Low carbohydrate die: If you are on a high fat/ high protein diet with extremely few carbohydrates, you would start to metabolize fat more and your triglycerides and fats could decrease.

Answered 7/27/2020

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Plant proteins: You could get high protein diet based on plant proteins that is naturally free of cholesterol.

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