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Originally Posted by jamietwo
Three years ago my fasting cholesterol was 104 mg/dl. I always thought the low level was because of my vegan diet (I consume zero cholesterol). I know you said your son isn't a vegetarian, but does he eat a "typical" amount of meat and dairy products?
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Actually for most people dietary cholesterol doesn't have much effect on blood cholesterol. People doing CR (Calorie restriction, intentionally undereating by 20-30% for longevity) have very low cholesterol and count it as a good bio marker. But then again, very ill people can also have low cholesterol. IMHO, it's hard to judge a person's overall health based on their cholesterol.
Here's an interesting site of Cholesterol Skeptics:
http://www.thincs.org/