Hey Leo,
After watching your recent video, I just wanted to direct you to a couple of resources that might quell your fears about the long-term effects of carnivore on cholesterol and coronary artery calcification. I have not tried carnivore myself as I have always been a pescatarian, so I am struggling with the ethical implications of the farming industry, but I find the overwhelming evidence, both anecdotal and scientific, to be too much to ignore, particularly on the journey to resolve my own health issues.
Firstly, Ken D Berry MD, author of 'Lies My Doctor Told Me' talks about how he no longer believes cholesterol to be an important signifier for determining long-term health after doing extensive research and finding out that these age-old notions do not contain a lot of substance. He posts a lot of videos on YouTube, and I first came across him on the channel 'What I've Learned'. The video 'High Carb to Low Carb to Keto to Carnivore' details his own exploration and results with diet, and it is a good introduction and summary of his experience in the medical profession and his current views on health.
Secondly, Mikhaila Peterson recently posted a video interviewing four people about their experiences with the carnivore diet. One of the interviewees, Kelly Hogan, has been on the carnivore diet for 10 years, and on her recent CT scan, she got a perfect 0 for calcification, suggesting that there is no link between a carnivore diet and heart attacks etc. This could be monitored yourself by scan results as time goes on, as I don't think we know much about what actually causes it.
Finally, as you mentioned believing that a plant based diet consisting of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables is the best for long-term health, I would advise looking into the effects of fructose. Although fruits contain nutrients, there is a lot of evidence that fructose is worse for the body than glucose; an abundance of fructose can produce a fatty liver identical to one caused by alcoholism. Of course, in moderation it may be okay, but I don't think that our genetics have evolved to eat fruit most of the time, particularly if you are from somewhere relatively cold, so your body may not be able to tolerate much fructose at all.
I think that there is a lot still unknown in the field of health, particularly diet related, and as you mentioned, something that works for one person may not work for another. But if you follow your intuition and your own experience and carnivore is really working for you, it may be worth looking into some of these things so you can thrive and feel good without being worried about your long-term health.
Wishing you the best of luck!
