u/HermesGreatGrandson

I'm 25M, otherwise pretty healthy, lean, and exercise regularly. For months, I had been eating 2 eggs every day. Aside from those eggs, I was already essentially plant based.

While eating the eggs, my labs were:

LDL-C: ~119 mg/dL

ApoB: 0.95 g/L

About 3 months ago I stopped eating the eggs completely. I replaced them with legumes and otherwise kept my diet pretty similar.

My latest results:

LDL-C: 69 mg/dL

ApoB: 0.65 g/L

So LDL dropped by about 50 mg/dL (~42%), while ApoB dropped by about 0.30 g/L (~32%).

What makes this interesting to me is that I was already eating a fairly high-fiber, mostly whole-food vegan diet before removing the eggs. I was getting plenty of soluble fiber from legumes, oats, etc., so I don't think the change can simply be explained by suddenly switching from a typical Western diet to a high-fiber diet.

The main difference was removing the eggs, which meant a substantial reduction in dietary cholesterol, and probably some reduction in saturated fat as well.

That said, my saturated fat intake wasn't particularly low even before. I was eating things like olive oil, cocoa powder, nuts and seeds, and was averaging around 10 g of saturated fat per day.

So I'm wondering whether I might simply be quite responsive to dietary cholesterol from eggs.

I know this isn't a controlled experiment and there could obviously be other changes I haven't accounted for. I'm not claiming that eggs are inherently bad or that everyone would see this response.

I'm just surprised by the magnitude of the change, especially the ApoB change.

Has anyone else seen a similar drop in LDL/ApoB after removing eggs while otherwise already eating a predominantly whole-food plant-based diet?

And does a ~30% reduction in ApoB from a dietary change seem plausible?

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated from a dental school in Bulgaria where the entire programme was taught and examined in English.

I am planning to apply for registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC told me that IELTS is the only guaranteed form of English-language evidence, but that they may also accept other evidence, such as a dental degree taught entirely in English.

I hold a C2 English proficiency certificate from Michigan (ECPE), although I am not sure if the GDC accepts it as equivalent evidence.
Has anyone with an EU dental degree taught in English successfully registered with the GDC without IELTS?

If so, what documents did you provide, and did your university issue a letter confirming that the programme was taught and examined in English?

If you have gone through this process, I would also appreciate knowing what documents you submitted for the English language requirement, whether the GDC requested any additional evidence, and whether you eventually had to take IELTS or OET.

Thanks in advance !

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated from a dental school in Bulgaria where the entire programme was taught and examined in English.

I am planning to apply for registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC told me that IELTS is the only guaranteed form of English-language evidence, but that they may also accept other evidence, such as a dental degree taught entirely in English.

I hold a C2 English proficiency certificate from Michigan (ECPE), although I am not sure if the GDC accepts it as equivalent evidence.
Has anyone with an EU dental degree taught in English successfully registered with the GDC without IELTS?

If so, what documents did you provide, and did your university issue a letter confirming that the programme was taught and examined in English?

If you have gone through this process, I would also appreciate knowing what documents you submitted for the English language requirement, whether the GDC requested any additional evidence, and whether you eventually had to take IELTS or OET.

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated from a dental school in Bulgaria where the entire programme was taught and examined in English.

I am planning to apply for registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC told me that IELTS is the only guaranteed form of English-language evidence, but that they may also accept other evidence, such as a dental degree taught entirely in English.

I hold a C2 English proficiency certificate from Michigan (ECPE), although I am not sure if the GDC accepts it as equivalent evidence.
Has anyone with an EU dental degree taught in English successfully registered with the GDC without IELTS?

If so, what documents did you provide, and did your university issue a letter confirming that the programme was taught and examined in English?

If you have gone through this process, I would also appreciate knowing what documents you submitted for the English language requirement, whether the GDC requested any additional evidence, and whether you eventually had to take IELTS or OET.

Thanks in advance

Ξέρει κανείς αν μπορώ να βρω vegan / φυτικές προβιοτικές τροφές στα σουπερμάρκετ ? Πέρα από γιαούρτι / κεφίρ ? Φάση kimchi ή sauerkraut (Έχω βρει sauerkraut αλλά είναι παστεριωμένο οπότε δεν μετράει σαν προβιοτικο) .

Thanks for the heads up 💩

Γεια παιδιά , ίσως noob ερώτηση σχετικά με το streamio . Σκέφτομαι να βάλω VPN . Δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω γιατί να πάει κανείς σε real debrid ? Δεν μπορώ απλά να βάλω vpn και να χρησιμοποιώ streamio ? Και να έχω το vpn και για παιχνίδια κτλπ . Ευχαριστώ :)

Καλησπέρα !

Έχω ένα πολύ παλιό πιάνο περίπου 120 χρόνων στη Θεσσαλονίκη και προσπαθώ να καταλάβω ποιος είναι ο καλύτερος τρόπος να το πουλήσω χωρίς να το δώσω τζάμπα. Λειτουργεί γενικά κανονικά, αλλά κάποια πλήκτρα έχουν θέμα.

Δεν ξέρω αν αξίζει περισσότερο σαν μουσικό όργανο, σαν vintage/αντίκα κομμάτι ή απλά για διακόσμηση. Επίσης δεν έχω ιδέα πού βρίσκεις σοβαρούς αγοραστές για κάτι τέτοιο στην Ελλάδα.

Οποιαδήποτε συμβουλή από κάποιον που έχει πουλήσει παλιό μουσικό όργανο ή ξέρει από αντίκες/πιάνα θα βοηθούσε πολύ !

Hey guys, I signed a 2-year home internet contract with A1 about a year ago, and it expires next February. Since I finished my studies and I’m moving back to my home country, I want to cancel it early.

A1 told me there’s a €100+ cancellation penalty. I asked what happens if I just leave Bulgaria and stop paying, and they said I “probably” wouldn’t have legal issues, but they seemed hesitant, so I wanted to ask if anyone here has had a similar experience.

Also, they told me I can transfer the contract to another person in Sofia. If anyone is interested, it’s 300 Mbps for around €10/month.