logoalt Hacker News

rubiquitylast Sunday at 6:23 AM1 replyview on HN

There isn't. I'm 15% body fat, eat healthy (avoid saturated fats, prioritize fiber), exercise 5-6 times per week, and have hypercholesterolemia. I, along with my parents, have very high LDL and ApoB and nothing I can do about it in terms of diet, exercise, or weight.

I'm also not uncommon. They suspect as much of 30% of the population could be like this. There's a lot of ignorance in this thread.


Replies

jghnlast Sunday at 6:52 AM

There's a difference between always being hypercholesterolemia as a fit person and being obese and losing a bunch of weight when it comes to these conversations.

It's one f those things where some people's "I can't help it!" claims are true, but many are not. That doesn't invalidate the first category even though most people in the category are in the latter.