Happy about diet effects... Shocking changes from eating cheese every day

Source=JAMA

A man in his 40s who developed yellow rashes all over his body after consuming up to 4kg of animal-based high-fat foods such as cheese daily is causing shock. This patient's case was published on the 22nd (local time) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

The man, who visited Tampa General Hospital in Florida, USA, adopted a meat-centered low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet eight months ago. Every day, 6 to 9 pounds (about 2.7 to 4 kg) of cheese, stick butter, and hamburgers were on his table. He claimed that after starting this enormous diet, he experienced weight loss, increased energy, and clearer mental focus.

However, diagnostic results showed that his body was already damaged. His cholesterol level reached 1000 mg/dL, five times the normal level (below 200 mg/dL). A cardiologist diagnosed him with xanthoma.

Xanthoma is a condition in which excessive blood lipids leak from blood vessels and form localized lipid deposits. Generally, lipids leaking from blood vessels are absorbed by circulating white blood cells (macrophages). However, when the amount of lipids is too high, macrophages transform into foam cells with excessive cholesterol and form deposits. Xanthomas appear yellow or orange and frequently occur in patients suffering from hyperlipidemia.

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