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konstantine | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 interesting option. have you tried clarified butter (or just buying high quality ghee)?

I mainly use tallow, clarified butter and avo for daily use.
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KeithMukai | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I did start switching to ghee for some uses but after doing an advanced lipid panel and getting some pretty bad LDL-P counts, small particle counts, PLA2 inflammation, etc, I want to see how much a diet change from fish-eggs-cheese-nuts keto to high fiber, low saturated fat can have on the numbers.

So for now ghee is just too high in saturated fat. But if this algae oil is a viable option, it's even lower in saturated fat than avocado oil.

~3mo hardcore diet change for now, will reassess after next round of results.
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giuliano | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Chronic low carb might be the culprit of high LDL via thyroid issues. Have you had a thyroid test done recently?
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KeithMukai | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Never AFAIK. Something for me to start googling.

Though my recent tests have a pretty clear story: my saturated fat intake had gotten really high lately. Can't know for sure but my test results are not surprising.