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1. Dietary cholesterol is only weakly correlated to blood cholesterol.

2. Most people eat wayy too much. Calories are calories, consume less calories and run your body in calorie deficit if you wanna lose weight and surplus if you wanna gain weight.

3. LDL aka bad cholesterol might not be that bad. There are some new studies which claim that people who had low LDL suffered more from heart issues. What gives?

4. People who eat more sometimes do so to comfort themselves (they've deeper psychological issues), they'll benefit from eating less.

5. Polysaturated fats are good fats, monosaturated fats are bad fats.

6. Carbs are not bad, consuming too much carb is bad for you. Want to lose weight? Reduce your calorie intake (preferably dinner). Reduce feeding window, do not eat after 7pm, eat only after 10am.

7. Lift weight and perform cardio.

That's your current nutritional knowledge.

Want to increase muscles? Much better to start from skinny state and consume protein, workout and slowly build lean mass through progressive overload. Eat more protein will not build muscle faster, body will only use what it needs, not what's given

Most guys/gals on fitness YouTube channels and magnize have achieved that physique through use of drugs. So do not compare yourself to them and be disappointed.



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