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Hey boys, i recently found out i have a genetic disorder that prevents my body from breaking down "bad cholesterol". My cholesterol values are a bit over the normal limit because of this and my doctor said i would not have to take medicine if I changed my diet to include more fatty fish like salmon, tuna and mackarel and less beef and fatty chicken like the thighs. No pork obviously. Unfurtunately im a student and pretty poor. I live near the sea so i can get herring and mackarel cheap, but fresh tuna and salmon are incredibly expensive.

Should I turn to more canned tuna and salmon or should i try to improvise using herring and mackarel? Do you know any good stir fry recepies with mackarel or something you could do with fresh herring?

>> No.17466697

Doctors always say you have high cholesterol. It's their way of having something to say when there's nothing to report. Fuck doctors.

>> No.17466702

>>17466697
I literally have a genetic condition that gives me a high cholesterol tho. I have had this since birth. I would just like to lower it a bit since i dont want to drop dead at 55 like my dad did

>> No.17466703

Tuna is not considered a fatty fish nutritionally speaking

>> No.17466715

>>17466703
But its crazy high in omega 3

>> No.17466718

>>17466686
Go with the herring and mackerel. Sardines too, and canned salmon is totally fine.
Canned tuna is okay occasionally but shouldn’t be made into a near-daily staple due to mercury levels. When you do get it, go for light tuna instead of albacore (which had roughly 3x the merc level of light).

>> No.17466724

>>17466715
Well, no, it isn't
https://www.wcrf-uk.org/our-blog/fresh-tuna-no-longer-counts-as-an-oily-fish/
But non-fatty fish is still a fair choice in the sense that it's better than fatty land meat

>> No.17466781

>>17466724
At least link the actual research instead of a blog-tier article written on the level of some “fun fact of the day” thing.
The summary actually has a great chart.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/167921/Nutrient_analysis_of_fish_and_fish_products_-_Summary_Report.pdf

Relevant quantified analysis starts on p.14
Mackerel is the king of Omega 3, sardines/salmon are close behind.
And I honestly had no idea Calimari was the God-Emperor of Omega 6

>> No.17466851

>>17466686
Is there evidence that high cholesterol is necessarily an indicator of impending atherosclerosis? We know that fat people tend to have high cholesterol and fat people are more likely to have arterial plaque but how do we know cholesterol causes plaque? There are a lot of unstudied factors.

Additionally, most studies about whether artificial LDL reduction improves health outcomes are done in men who are already high risk, e.g. obese and smokers. I don't see it as necessarily conclusive that high LDL in a thin, fit person with a genetic mutation is necessarily dangerous.

>> No.17466862

>>17466686
https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

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17468305

y r u ignorin deenz

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>>17466686
These will change your life opie

>> No.17468772

>>17468305
You will never be White

>> No.17468905

>>17466686
you ever try smoking fish?

>> No.17469499

>>17468905
I don’t think OP should be smoking with high cholesterol