The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet

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This was only observed in 3 of 100 women, but was also associated with other types of pre-cancer in 6 others. These citations are interesting and are consistent with the idea that insulin resistance accelerates the development of cardiovascular disease, but they don’t support the book’s claim that high LDL cholesterol on a carnivore diet is not harmful.

high LDL predicted a higher overall risk of dying relative to normal LDL (Tobias summarized her findings on Twitter here). The amount of cholesterol carried by these particles (LDL cholesterol) is also a good predictor of risk over long periods of time. Many will try their best to ignore the earlier chunks, which rail against the vegetarian diets so many other people swear by – this one has the idea that since we evolved to eat meat we ought to, well, eat meat.Case series are at much higher risk of bias for several reasons, which is why they’re usually viewed as a way to generate hypotheses rather than test them. Our ancestors may have enjoyed their meat-based diets, but as we continue to evolve, human needs change. I’m obsessed with understanding what is needed for optimal health, and what is making us so sick in the world today. Page 137: “How anyone can claim that plant fiber benefits constipation is beyond me… I would go even further to suggest that plant fiber is worsening constipation in many individuals.

The picture of ancient human diets is more uncertain and complex than painted in The Carnivore Code.

Obviously, a person who has high LDL cholesterol and smokes cigarettes is at higher risk than a person who has high LDL and doesn’t smoke.

The conclusion: “a genetic predisposition to high LDL-C levels contributes to mortality throughout life, including in the oldest old, and a beneficial LDL genetic risk profile is associated with familial longevity.

These studies are consistent with the commonly-accepted observation that high total cholesterol isn’t a strong predictor of death risk in older people, and can sometimes even predict lower risk.