insufficient cholesterol?

[virtualcyber]

I have cross-posted this message on anabolics discussion board, but I am reposting it here, as it is probably more relevant to this forum. I hope this is not a bad posting etiquette.

My quetsion is: Is it possible that a person is not taking in enough cholesterol?

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Now, I am talking about this while on slightly-below average caloric intake diet, so that one would not be overeating. In other words, I am not talking about overconsumption of fat, but about repartitioning caloric intake between protein, carb, and fat, in such way that cholesterol is emphasized.

I was looking at the chemical pathway (not that I know much about chemistry) of the production of _testosterone_, and it seems that its production begins with cholesterol. Perhaps, consuming more of it will help testosterone production?

I understand that high cholesterol levels in blood indicates "underuse" of LDL. It is collecting in bloodstream, and thus, coagulating in blood vessels.

But if one is using up most of that, then, the body would need to exert itself to produce more. Especially for those who are trying to gain muscle and produce more _testosterone_, wouldn't emphasizing cholesterol intake help the body?

Basically I am wondering if low levels of cholesterol is _not_ an indication of one's health, but rather its deficit. Of course, I know that high cholesterol level is not good.

Is there any study or work on this subject matter?

 

[Par Deus]

The liver manufactures its own cholesterol, so dietary intake is pretty unimportant, unless perhaps your fat (saturated to be specific) intake is drastically low, such as might occur if you only had protein shakes and flax oil.

It has occurred to me that the cholesterol might be the reason some people report good results with Methoxy-7

 

[Dryloch]

If you look at the danger charts for cholesterol levels they usually get lower until about 180. They don't show you the other side. Once you go below 180 it starts spiking back up into the unhealthy range. The main thing to watch is how much good HDL cholesterol you have versus the supposed bad LDL. Some people take drugs to lower their total cholesterol and then don't notice that their good went down MORE then their bad did. That means they are less healthy.
Additionally they don't tell you that the main thing that causes problems is oxidized LDL cholesterol. If your cholesterol is kept in it's natural state it does not cause a problem. People at risk make really tightly packed LDL cholseterol. This kind of cholesterol is more likely to be oxidized. People that make "fluffy" non tightly packed cholesterol have almost nothing to fear because it is damn near impossible for this kind to be oxidized. How do you know which you make? Well people who eat tons of garbage carbs like pizza and donuts etc are proven to make more of the the tightly packed ones. People who eat healthy vegetables and fruits and protein etc make fluffy ones. I know this sounds kinda wierd but I am trying to keep it simple. It is 100% true though.