She has congenitally high cholesterol. Parent and grandparents died young from heart attacks.
She eats no red meat. Survives basically on salad. Occasionally has a small glass of wine.
She wants to see her grandchildren grow up. She lives her life with that goal in mind. She is in her fifties and as thin as a rail.
I have high cholesterol of the LDL type for 32 years, that I know of. In my mid-50’s I used to get chest pains after eating out and enjoying a good steak. Because of many reasons I retired at age 57, and moved to a smaller city in Washington state and joined a private golf club. Golf was so enjoyable to me, I played 18 holes 4 times every week.
My chest pains disappeared, my hip joint pain disappeared, and my blood pressure dropped to acceptable levels! I was walking 25 miles every week, pushing my golf cart over a slightly hilly course. I did the golf thing for almost 20 years.
Now I am 78 candles, and living in sunny Florida. Now I do beach walks and visit Gym in my condo complex every other day. Knock on wood, no pains anywhere. And omit nothing in my diet, but everything in moderation.
What I have learned is regular EXERCISE is the most important factor to remain pain free and healthy. My body handles red meat much better now than when I was age 55.