Avocados Lower Small Dense LDL Cholesterol

What are the effects of oatmeal, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, and avocados on LDL cholesterol size?

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[davinehill]

💖💖💖As per the many request, we finally have an AVOCADO update!!! I'm soooo happy because I absolutely ADORE these little green gems💖💖💖!!!

[Albopepper]

AVOCADOS: For Maximum Benefit, Eliminate Meat. Thanks Dr Greger!! :-D

[pedecia]

Just took back my artery PWV test results (Pulse Wave Velocity) and my cholesterol result after 5 years on a Whole Plant Diet Low fat and not oil and I have been very strict. I used just 4-5 walnuts roughly every day, one or two brasilian nuts and a table spoon of ground flaxseeds as added fats. At 40 my arteries age from the test came back less then 20 years old (20 was the minimum the machine could measure) and my total cholesterol was 113mg/dl, LDL 56mg/dl, HDL 33mg/dl. Do I need to be concerned about the low HDL? Thanks so much to Dr. Campbell, Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. Greger for these results. Thank you so much.

[MONKYBOMB]

Can you do a video comparing a intermittent fasting vegan diet vs standard 3 meals a day vegan diet?

[maureenk]

This is such a great video!!! Dr. Greger, you should get the Youtube video of the century award!

[RandoPandaSmiles]

This channel has helped so many people extend their lives.

[jaafarawadallah]

avocados have lots of health benefits i love avocados better then meats thank you for the video dr greger

[javierpalacios-campillayn.]

I believe a good study would show be to measure the amount of avocado(s) eaten per day/per subject.
The study subjects would have to be on a strict diet as well, regardless of the group.
And let's say, for 30 days, these subjects would include avocado, or no avocado.

Examining blood lipid panel (LDL, HDL, TG and cholesterol) before the study, right in the middle of the study, and then at the end would mark good data to conclude how avocado can influence these values.

Just creating in my mind a future study that would show fairness to this friendly fruit.

[dahrrera]

Hey doc! I would like you to talk about the most healthy pans on the market right now, or about Teflon and different non stick coatings

Thank you so much

[jingles]

Fabuous! This is such an encouragement to me. I discovered via cardio scan and a Berkeley blood draw that I am the lucky owner of the tiny dense LDL you referenced which led me to go on a plant based diet 5 years ago. While there is an increasing amount of information about this tiny, deadly, LDL, there still isn’t much. And what news is out there is not particularly encouraging. Thank you for sharing this!

[alicodyytchannel]

I LOVE all things AVOCADOS!! Thanks for all that you do!

[IvanBFit]

Excellent work Dr. Greger. Thank you 👍

[LeviWallach]

Argh, this kind of stuff is so confusing. I've been doing Dr. Esselstyn's program for almost 5 months and he's super strict about any concentrated fats, including avocados and nuts. I've had great success in terms of getting my numbers down (total 103, LDL 53 after just 5 weeks), but I have diagnosed CVD - had a stent placed 4 years ago and continue to have some symptoms even after 5 months. So I'm really wary about pushing up the fat, and then studies like the ones mentioned here just make me want to reconsider. I would love to be able to eat nuts and avocado again, but I also don't want to risk hampering my progress. :(

[ScrayXXI]

>This does NOT happen with extra virgin olive oil

Unnatural Vegan is wrong yet again. Great stuff.

[vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks for the video! But what are the cmponents that actually make the avocado healthy? Are these LDL lowering effects present in other plant foods?

[earthpet]

Some day I hope to add avocado to my diet when I need more calories.

[calikokat]

So the moral is avocado a day...keeps heart disease away

[JoesMemos]

Did they use whole grains as the carb foods in this study, or did they also include refined grains?

[BalHatase]

Just got my How not to die cookbook!!! nice stuff Dr. Greger!!

[dolphinwithahandgun]

When videos about intermittent fasting?