LDL cholesterol levels have nothing to do with weight loss. They have everything to do with how healthy you are.

Separating the two is extremely important when educating the masses, and most people, like you, refuse to do so. That is why I used capital letters. Not because I'm close minded.

When you separate the two, you are able to have people understand why certain diets work, and why they might not work. You can't just do Keto, for example, and expect to lose weight if you eat 3000 calories of chicken a day. (I'm just using Keto as an example, regardless of it's health benefits).

Then diets are easily understood. You have two parts:

Part 1: How do I lose weight? Consume fewer calories than I burn.

Part 2: How do I be healthy while losing weight and beyond? [insert whatever research you have]

Right now, people advocate mostly for Part 2. Then people trying to lose weight are confused when they don't and give up.

> Anecdotally, I did a 3 month experiment where I increased my calories (lots of olive oil, avocado, nuts, butter, etc) but consuming almost no carbs (and mostly carbs from vegetables) and I lost 8 notches off my belt.

Congrats, you consumed fewer calories than you burned.