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.
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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