I've made it through most of the articles referenced in this meta-analysis, and overall this is quite a poorly written article with significant biases.
The authors have formed a strong conclusion and then very selectively chosen topics that suit their agenda. Additionally there are some downright misleading methods of presenting information. I am not a PCP, but I am a qualified expert in cancer and the way they present this is deceptional
It has been suggested that inverse causation explains the inverse association between mortality and LDL-C; for example, that cancer and infections lower LDL-C. A more likely explanation is that CVD may be caused by infections and that LDL directly inactivates almost all types of microorganisms and their toxic products [
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the latter possibly because microorganisms have been linked to almost 20% of all cancer types
Of course we know that roughly that percentage of cancers is caused by microorganisms but this has absolutely NO correlation with LDL-C. It is so far fetched that it is not even worth mentioning that statistic because it has absolutely no tie in with LDL-C. But the authors present it as something that is relevant to their review.
What I will continue to eat-
heavy on vegetables and fruit, dals, etc (etc including plant based foods heavy in protein), occasional meat, very low grains (more of a treat type food), regular exercise. I do enduro and trail mountain biking, some light downhill and like to stay in shape in the off season so I remain fast, of course as well for my overall health.