We were put off diets in the Hippie days by people obsessed with food who only talked about what they ate ..
These days (in our seventies) we eat what I 've seen described as a Mediterranean Diet. Lots of veg, pasta and a little meat to flavour. Stir fries made up of what's in the garden or pantry.
Despite this my Partner had excessive Cholestorol. Turned out her love of cheese was the culprit. She stopped eating cheese and her cholesterol dropped into the normal range.
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(I 'm jealous of Troutman's private fishery!)