The Truth About Dietary Cholesterol | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Now we probably manage to destery 10 to 15% of our dietary cholesterol . So in other words , there are small amounts of dietary cholesterol that do make their way into our circulation , but it represents a small fraction of our total body's pool of cholesterol . Again , this was known even by Ansel Keyes , the , the the guy who turned fat into the biggest boogeyman of all time , Ansel Keyes acknowledged this in the 19 sixties , dietary cholesterol plays no role in serum cholesterol .

The Truth About Dietary Cholesterol | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Then let's talk about those cholesterol . Can you get cholesterol in your diet ? Yes , you can eat foods that are rich in cholesterol , what was known in 1960 but somehow escaped everybody's imagination until finally , the American Heart Association acknowledged this a few years ago is that the cholesterol you eat does not really make it into your body .

The Truth About Dietary Cholesterol | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

The cholesterol you eat is esterified and , and a ster cholesterol molecule simply can't physically pass through that Nieman Pixie one like one transporter . Now we probably manage to destery 10 to 15% of our dietary cholesterol . So in other words , there are small amounts of dietary cholesterol that do make their way into our circulation , but it represents a small fraction of our total body's pool of cholesterol .

The Truth About Dietary Cholesterol | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

What's the reality around LDL ? Uh HDL dietary cholesterol , saturated fat , uh at least in your view . Uh So first , let's differentiate between cholesterol and fat just for the listener .

The Truth About Dietary Cholesterol | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Can you get cholesterol in your diet ? Yes , you can eat foods that are rich in cholesterol , what was known in 1960 but somehow escaped everybody's imagination until finally , the American Heart Association acknowledged this a few years ago is that the cholesterol you eat does not really make it into your body . And the reason for that is it's a terrified .