Cholesterol: sources and resources

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance (lipid) found in the body's cells and in the blood. The body makes it itself, and it also comes in with food. In the blood, cholesterol travels in lipoproteins, and it is common to tell LDL and HDL apart. Words like cholesterol levels, triglycerides and lipids appear where blood tests and diet are discussed. Saturated fat is the name of a group of fatty acids that often comes up in these discussions. The archive collects sources that discuss cholesterol, lipids and diet.

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Studies (26)

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Norwitz, Feldman & Soto-Mota · Diseases · 2026

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Budoff et al. · medRxiv (preprint) · 2026

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S. Soltani, F. Meshkini, S. R. Mirjalili, K. Torabinasab, N. Moslehi · Nutrition Reviews · 2026

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Lee et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2026

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JAMA Cardiology · JAMA Cardiology · 2026

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Cathrine Loddervik, Johnny Laupsa-Borge, Cathrine H. Sommersten, Kristin Amundsen, Arve Ulvik, Kristine K. Johannessen, Synnøve Halvorsen, Terje H. Larsen, Ottar K. Nygård, Jutta Dierkes, Gunnar Mellgren, Simon N. Dankel · eBioMedicine · 2026

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Julie Marvel Mansfeldt et al. · Advances in Nutrition · 2026

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Wen Zhang, Gregory Matuszek, Gregory G. Dolnikowski, Stefania Lamon-Fava, Lynne M. Ausman, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Nirupa R. Matthan · The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2026

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C. Yin et al. · Nature · 2026

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Calkins et al. · American Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2026

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Lillian Morton, David Cameron-Smith, Nicola Gillies, Karl Fraser, Andrea Braakhuis · The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2026

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Norwitz & Cromwell · Metabolites · 2024

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Also mentions the topic (17)

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Lennerz et al. · Current Developments in Nutrition · 2021

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Ramsden et al. · BMJ · 2013

Cholesterol

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Studies (26)

Seven Years of 700 Cholesterol Without Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Lean Mass Hyper-Responder Case Report

The Impact of Sustained LDL-C Elevation on Plaque Changes: Primary Coronary plaque progression results from the Keto CTA Study

Comparative Effects of Low-Fat and High-Fat Diets on Non-HDL Cholesterol, Apolipoproteins, and Lipoprotein Ratios: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Association between statin therapy and dementia risk: evidence from All of Us and UK Biobank

Randomized trial of LDL cholesterol ~40 vs ~70 mg/dL and coronary plaque regression

Lipid dynamics and cardiovascular risk profiles on carbohydrate- or saturated fat-based diets: secondary analysis of the CARBFUNC trial

Revisiting the Evidence Underlying Dietary Recommendations on Saturated Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Synthesis of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Differential effects of stearic, palmitic, and oleic acid-enriched diets on gut microbiome, bile acid, and cholesterol metabolism in mildly hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal females: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

A gut microbial odd-chain fatty acid alleviates atherosclerosis in mice

One-year change in PREVENT-estimated cardiovascular risk during telehealth metabolic care centered on a therapeutic ketogenic diet

Pasture-raised red meat compared with plant-based meat alternatives within healthy dietary patterns: effects on PUFA status and cardiometabolic health in a randomized dietary intervention

Oreo Cookie Treatment Lowers LDL Cholesterol More Than High-Intensity Statin therapy in a Lean Mass Hyper-Responder on a Ketogenic Diet: A Curious Crossover Experiment

Videos (53)

Lower Cholesterol Markers, But No Change in Plaque?

Presentation: How Saturated Fat Took Cigarettes & Seed Oils’ Blame

Big Sugar Paid ‘Harvard Experts’ to Distort Science, Shifting Blame on Fat & Cholesterol

The Hard Facts about Saturated Fat

Presentation: Why Your Doctor Thinks Cholesterol is Bad – Big Pharma Deception

Dispelling The Myths Of Fiber Cholesterol and Saturated Fats

Cholesterol is Good For You

Everything You Need To Know About Cholesterol and Heart Disease

The Truth about Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Understanding the Heart and Heart Disease

High Cholesterol is Healthy!

How Dangerous is Low LDL-Cholesterol?

Podcasts (18)

Keto/Carnivore Conversations #199: Bart Kay

Explaining Cholesterol, Understanding the Lipid Energy Model, and Publishing Ground-Breaking Research

Cholesterol: Anders Haakenstad (Part 1)

What Causes Plaque in the Arteries? Cholesterol Part 2

Dr. Hexeberg #15 Cholesterol 1

Dr. Hexeberg #16 Lipoprotein, Keto, Ringworm

Dr. Hexeberg #18 Cholesterol II

Dr. Hexeberg #20 Cholesterol III

Dr. Hexeberg #21 Cholesterol IV

Dr. Erik Hexeberg: The New Dietary Guidelines, Sugar, Meat and Saturated Fat, Obesity and Diabetes, Seed Oils, Ultra-Processed Food

#104 A New Look at Cholesterol and Saturated Fat

71. Cholesterol: New Research with Erik Hexeberg

Articles (28)

Mer mettet fett ga uventet utslag i blodet

Mer mettet fett ga uventet utslag i blodet

More Saturated Fat Produced Unexpected Changes in the Blood

Low-carb diet high in saturated fat shows mixed effects on cholesterol in two-year trial

This Saturated Fat Slows Heart Disease

We Have Heart Disease Backwards (New Science)

Does High HDL Cancel Out High ApoB?

Unsaturated fatty acids: Nutritionally essential, or toxic?

Iron's Dangers

Oils in Context

Fats, functions & malfunctions

Cholesterol, longevity, intelligence, and health

Books (4)

The Great Cholesterol Con

The Great Cholesterol Myth

Nytt blikk på kolesterol (A New Look at Cholesterol): Have We Been Fooled?

Det store kolesterolbedraget (The Great Cholesterol Con), Norwegian edition

Discussions (17)

@KenDBerryMD: Statins cut your GLP-1 in half

@CarnivoreTalk: What if we have been wrong about saturated fat?

@SamaHoole on Anitschkow's rabbits (1913)

@SBakerMD on the Padala 2012 study

Wrath and Remedy on the Minnesota Coronary Experiment

Mark Kaplan on LDL of 110 and statin advice

Cary Kelly on GRAS and saturated fat

Tucker Goodrich on HDL and oxidized LDL

Ken Berry on the portfolio diet and cholesterol

@KenDBerryMD svarer US Canola (Sydney Diet Heart)

@SamaHoole om kolesterol

@KenDBerryMD om CARBFUNC

Also mentions the topic (17)

Nick Norwitz on Petersen 2026 and AHA dietary advice

Leakiness, aging, and cancer

Unsaturated Vegetable Oils: Toxic

Membranes, plasma membranes, and surfaces

Immunodeficiency, dioxins, stress, and the hormones

BSE ("mad cow"), scrapie, etc.: Stimulated amyloid degeneration and the toxic fats