Hi, my first post here, I am a regular listener of the youtube videos and podcasts.
I was made aware of Apo (a) and Apo b thanks to your video a couple of years ago. My apo a was normal, my LDL and apo B was slightly high, and I managed to reduce it with by adding fiber to my diet, thanks to reading fiber tips from you. So that has been excellent value addition from your podcasts/forums.
As a background, I am 49, male, Indian descent, VO2 max 44 (as per Garmin and treadmill test with mask). My squats reached 110 kg and Sumo deads 130kg, so not strong by your standards but I do regular workouts. I can run 5k in 24 minutes.
Now – my LDL has come down from 7.5 to 5.8 on the UK scale (above 5 is flagged as high) and apo B from 1.29 to 1.08. No other issues on sugar, blood pressure, TGL, etc.
I think my LDL went up when I started Paleo, because to eliminate carbs I eliminated grains and legumes, and veggies alone were not giving me sufficient fiber. I was always active in exercise, my HDL is at max level, and Triglycerides are low.
I added psyllium husk, barley, oats, bulgur, rye, beans, and chickpeas to my diet (the leafy veggies and one or two fruits a day continued) and my LDL and apo B lowered.
Questions
Now – there seems to be some mild noise about fiber reducing absorption of some nutrients – is there any truth to this – are key nutrients like proteins and vitamins absorbed less, or I need not worry
My HDL keeps going up. 1.6 is considered max, mine is now on 1.7. Never read about dangers of high HDL, but is there any issue here?