The war on cows is a war on us. Meat consumption is correlated with reduced heart disease.
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That's very interesting. I need to study this topic a bit more, but I do keep stumbling over stories and studies that point towards the idea of red meats/healthy fats causing clogged arteries (due to high cholesterol) being a somewhat of a lie. Mega-agriculture with grains/wheat/seed oils and sugar have been pushed so hard over the last 100 years in the USA. With that being said, it sounds like you do have a good diet with mixing in veggies, fruits, some meats, and exercise.
Stan Efferding is a prime example of this as many people follow his Vertical Diet and their overall blood markers and health improve, even dudes well into their 50s/60s. Red meat, white rice, fruits, yogurt, eggs, cheese, fish, olive oil, cranberry juice, spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, nuts, and bone broth is what the vertical diet primarily consists of... and avoid grains, wheat, bread, pasta, cereal, oats, processed vegetable oil, brown rice, high FODMAP foods, sugar, sugar alcohol, legumes.
It may also be worth looking a bit into the role of Vitamin D + Vitamin K2 + Calcium. I have seen some interesting resources about calcification due to being deficient in Vitamin K2.
But like you said, genetics can likely play a huge role here. I also think a balance, such as adding in fruits, honey, nuts, vegetables, and exercise is extremely important as well. I am not a huge fan of the diets like Adkins/Keto where people just start slamming anything as long as its full of fats. Fruits, nuts, honey, and some vegetables are excellent for you. And most important of all - keeping your body moving/exercise/lifting.
And one key factor which IMO makes more of a difference than all of the above - portion control. My primary diet consists of morning juice - beets, carrots, apples, oranges, blueberries, and celery plus protein powder. Snacks are nuts usually. Lunch is small - sometimes a sandwich with a single slice of meat and cheese and more veggies. Dinner is usually a grain, maybe a protein, and veggies. It's hard to avoid bread, but when we eat bread, it better not have more than 4 ingredients in it - fresh bread or I don't eat it. And the once or twice we eat out per week, we split our meals. Also, anyone drinking diet sodas needs to stop now. Same for regular soda too. All toxins.