Goldberg and colleagues recently shared in this Journal 5 remarkable cases of extreme
hypercholesterolemia associated with increasingly popular very low carbohydrate, high
fat diets.
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The authors concluded by advising caution to those employing such diets, given the
potential for individuals both with and without underlying genetic hyperlipidemia
to develop momentous and potentially harmful increases in cholesterol. We add to that
report by sharing 3 cases of our own.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: May 07, 2021
Accepted:
April 15,
2021
Received:
April 13,
2021
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Disclosures and funding sources: Ms. Schaffer and Dr. D’Alessio report no financial conflicts. Dr. Guyton has received research support and consulting fees from Regeneron, and consulting fees from Amarin.
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