LDL goes up with body mass.
The fatter/heavier you are the higher the LDL.
I have had genetically high cholesterol my entire adult life. One of my older brothers has it too. The others don’t.
However, I have always had proportionally high good cholesterol too(HDL). So, it was never really an issue until I got in my fifties then sixties and gained too much weight.
I tried five different statins. They all had the same bad side effect. Leg muscle weakness. So, I stopped taking them.
I even tried the Red Yeast Rice. Which is what they originally synthesized Lipitor from. Same results.
The only thing that has ever worked for me was intermittent fasting.
Which I started a little over a year ago. I have lost about 30+ pounds. My total cholesterol dropped from 265 to 205.
My method is to not eat from Sunday night after dinner until Tuesday morning. I repeat that from Wednesday night until Friday. I eat normally all other days.
I dropped from 38” pants to 36”.
Maximum weight was 213. I have been as low as 179. I was 182 yesterday. I have to fast weekly to NOT put the weight back on.
Pretty much the same here. I’m going to try the intermittent fasting as well.