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You're probably a "lean mass hyper-responders", a phenotype which is actively investigated, initial paper:

Elevated LDL-cholesterol levels among lean mass hyper-responders on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets deserve urgent clinical attention and further research

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36351849/

A few other more recent papers:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35498420/

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101109

Note: I'm not a doctor.



Wow, this might actually be me. When I was doing a protein-heavy, carb-light diet, my numbers matched up with these ranges exactly. High LDL, high HDL over 80, and low triglycerides. Granted that was a good 15 years ago, but still. Glad to have something specific to look for.




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