/r/Cholesterol/

r/Cholesterol

61k members
r/Cholesterol is a subreddit with 61k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses cholesterol, ldl, diet, statins, and statin, and they frequently recommend/review sugar, beverage, and yogurt.
Welcome to r/Cholesterol! Please read the sticky for general rules before posting. Many questions can be answered in this subreddits wiki, link as a button on the main page, or within the sticky near the top.

Popular Themes in r/Cholesterol

#1
Advice Requests
: "Is anyone else flabbergasted in retrospect how much saturated fat there is in various things and how little people cared about it?"
14 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why is the reduction of heart disease risk so low when taking a statin? Only 20%?"
9 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Alternatives to Atorvastatin? (Diabetes risk)"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Cholesterol

#1

Cholesterol

: "Eating Oatmeal For Just Two Days Reduces LDL Cholesterol by 10%"
219 posts
#2

Ldl

: "Lowered Ldl from 156 to 75"
115 posts
#3

Diet

: "Dropped my Cholesterol by 39 points and LDL by 41 points through Dietary Hacks (Without Psyllium, Oats)"
72 posts
#4

Statins

: "37 male, Doc told me to go on Statins but I tackled it with diet."
71 posts
#5

Statin

: "If you are young and afraid of starting a medication but also afraid of a heart attack in your 40’s, please take my advice. A Statin could be all you need."
51 posts
#6

Struggling

: "I’m Struggling"
38 posts
#7

Triglycerides

: "High LDL but normal Triglycerides?"
30 posts
#8

Health

: "From High-Risk to Normal: Dramatic decrease in levels across entire lipid panel - my progress and process"
30 posts
#9

Results

: "Discontinued My Statin…Surprising Results"
30 posts
#10

Lipoprotein

: "It’s time to test all adults for Lipoprotein(a)"
27 posts

Products Discussed in r/Cholesterol

Sugar

15 reviews
#1
Coconut Sugar
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Allulose
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Erythritol
2.0 from 1 review

Beverage

13 reviews
#1
Vital Zing
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Vitaminwater
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Pure Coconut Water
5.0 from 1 review

Yogurt

11 reviews
#1
Greek Yogurt
5.0 from 4 reviews
#2
Fage
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Oikos
4.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/Cholesterol

#1
Lab Result
: "Eating Oatmeal For Just Two Days Reduces LDL Cholesterol by 10%"
99 posts
#2
Question
: "Found this at Trader Joe’s. Is this a good product?"
39 posts
#3
General
: "Is anyone else flabbergasted in retrospect how much saturated fat there is in various things and how little people cared about it?"
31 posts
#4
Science
: "A single dose of a gene-editing drug reduced LDL by 62% for 18 months in a trial of 35 participants"
13 posts
#5
Cooking
: "Say hello to my breakfast"
11 posts
#6
Meds
: "Cholesterol Problems FIXED - Birth Control Pills"
6 posts

Member Growth in r/Cholesterol

Yearly
+20k members(47.8%)

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Last updated: May 29, 2026