I’d noted a few days ago that I’d changed to a low carb diet for the past year. As it happened, I had to have a physical so I could participate in a Scout camp with the boy in a few weeks. They performed some simple blood tests, including checking my cholesterol levels.
I didn’t get any numbers (frankly- they’d be meaningless to me) but I thought it worth noting that after a year of higher fat, higher protein, lower carb eating my cholesterol levels are “outstanding” with lots of good cholesterol. I also had excellent blood sugar levels and completely normal liver and kidney functions.
Ideally, I would have had something to compare against from when I started the diet change, to see if these numbers started trending in a particular direction. Even so, I think it’s encouraging that after a year, I haven’t messed myself up with a “crazy” diet.