I've found that when I lower my homocysteine
my LDL drops as well.
LDL drops, total drops, total: HDL ratio drops.
As
the LDL drops, it is normal for the HDL to go down too.
Those kinds of
LDL drops are realistic, at least in the short term.
Also,
their LDL dropped more significantly more than that of the people in the low - fat group.
The second group will, I think, tend to see
LDL drop if fasting because intracellular cholesterol synthesis will drop faster than cholesterol (re) absorption will increase.
My LDL dropped by 100 points!
I ate a large bowl of oatmeal each morning hoping to see
my LDL drop from 220.
My total cholesterol dropped from 243 to 207, and
my LDL dropped from 173 to 149.
Not exact matches
In a 12 - week study on the role of garbanzo beans in reducing blood cholesterol, healthy adults consumed 728g of chickpeas or garbanzo beans per week and showed a significant
drop in both
LDL cholesterol and blood insulin levels.
One medical study found that if you eat three 4 - ounce portions of bison a week, for 24 weeks, your
LDL (bad cholesterol) level would
drop by 45 %.»
That analysis of published large randomized trials calculated that each 77 - point
drop in
LDL cholesterol (a 2 millimole per liter
drop) reduced the risk of a major cardiovascular event — heart attack, stroke or the need for a coronary - clearing procedure — by 45 percent.
So can a genetic predisposition and even menopause: As estrogen levels
drop, we make less HDL, and more
LDL and triglycerides.
Their
LDL cholesterol levels
dropped by 10 points (the control group
dropped just 1/2 point) and their triglycerides
dropped by incredible 23 points (while the control group's decreased only by 5).
The FDA said that the study may not have been long enough to demonstrate a benefit, and noted that patients taking Vytorin in the study had a 56 %
drop in
LDL, or bad cholesterol, compared to 39 % in those taking simvastatin.
The patients in Dr. Becker's study received a dose of monacolin K roughly five times smaller than the typical lovastatin prescription, yet the reduction in their
LDL levels was comparable to the average
drop patients see on a statin.
Blood pressure
dropped to normal levels (chronically high), lost 60 pounds in 3 months, and cholesterol
dropped from upper 200s / lower 300s to 120 total (
LDL and Triglycerides were both around 70).
After eight weeks, the MCT - oil group lost more weight, body fat, and subcutaneous fat while experiencing a 15 percent
drop in triglycerides and
LDL («bad» cholesterol).
Also, your levels of bad (
LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides are most likely to
drop, while the levels of good (HDL) cholesterol become elevated, additionally enhancing the health of your heart.
The reason for this is simple — when you minimize or eliminate the amount of cholesterol that enters your mouth, your
LDL cholesterol level often
drops significantly.
An exhaustive look at the literature reveals something very important — eating a low - fat, plant - based, whole - food diet containing cholesterol lowering foods not only reduces your
LDL cholesterol level, but can
drop your heart disease risk to effectively zero (28 — 31).
To put it plainly — your
LDL cholesterol level can
drop when eating a low - carbohydrate diet, but only if you lose weight in the process.
However, people eating full - fat dairy didn't experience a rise in
LDL cholesterol, and the low - fat group noticed a
drop in beneficial HDL cholesterol.
This is consistent with the keto pattern; this evidence clearly shows that
LDL divergence is related to burning a high % of fat, and not to eating it, which is to some extent a confounder with keto (as shown by the cholesterol
drop protocol and the possible different effects of different fat types and amounts).
Could I expect that
LDL will continue to
drop over the next couple of years (without niacin)?
I have found that a relatively low dose of niacin (250 to 500 mg) can
drop my
LDL to around 80.
I was just hopeful that others in the vegan community who were taking cholesterol medications that lowered their lipids, and who switched to a plant based program that did not result in cholesterol and
LDL reductions while still on these medications, found that by
dropping those medications the cholesterol and
LDLS remained acceptably low.
Recently I
dropped my total cholesterol by 27 %, my
LDL by 37 % and my CRP by 54 % — in TWO months, simply by going vegan.
And your
LDL of 71 is great... that kind of
drop usually takes a high potency statin to go from 142 to 71.
For patients in the 24 - week study,
LDL cholesterol
dropped the most dramatically during the first eight weeks.
In case you didn't preemptively notice that I posted a more thorough description of my experiment and blood work a little bit further down this page: as a result of switching from semi-vegetarian to vegan, my total cholesterol
dropped but this
drop was due exclusively to a reduction in HDL (my
LDL didn't decrease at all).
The
drop in HDL is not a problem, but I agree that the rise in
LDL is concerning.
Both groups still saw a
drop in total and
LDL cholesterol levels over the course of the study.
Results was a bit discouraging to me: my HDL
dropped from 90 to 60;
LDL rise up from 80 to ~ 100.
One study noted how people who were given a 20 servings of fruit a day diet for several weeks achieved an amazing 38 point
drop in their
LDL cholesterol levels.
Both groups still saw a
drop in total and
LDL cholesterol levels over the course of the study.2 Choi, I. H., et al. «Kimchi, a fermented vegetable, improves serum lipid profiles in healthy young adults: randomized clinical... continue
So I decided to give a plant - based diet a try and guess what -
LDL level had a significant
drop!
In a new study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, subjects who ate a fermented cabbage dish daily saw
drops in total cholesterol,
LDL cholesterol (or «bad» cholesterol), and fasting blood glucose levels after just one week.
Her total cholesterol
dropped from 340mg / dL to 130 mg / dL, and her
LDL cholesterol lowered from 227 mg / dL to 59 mg / dL.
The control group achieved a 15 point
drop in their
LDL cholesterol level.
In just the first 3 months, the average cholesterol
dropped to 174, with
LDL cholesterol
dropping 34 points.
Another more recent study that again fed participants with 20 servings of fruit a day diet for several weeks came to similar conclusions and also found that the participants achieved an amazing 38 point
drop in their
LDL cholesterol levels.
In sum, you may be low in copper or too low in carbs (below 50 - 100 grams net per day and your thyroid levels
drop to the point of being unable to clear out
LDL, as Masterjohn here shows).
By manipulating his dietary intake, he
dropped LDL from 200ish to 100ish in SEVEN days.
But now, because of my high
LDL - C over the last 2 - 3 years, I'm
dropping the saturated fats (eggs, cheese, butter) that are in the PHD.
All my thyroid numbers normalized and there was a slight
drop in my
LDL - P to 2470 and
LDL - C to 166.
I suspect if you keep carbs under 100 gm per day, or less if you need to lose weight (30 - 70 is ideal), your
LDL will
drop.
Glad to see your
LDL - P
dropping — but what do you think is the explanation of the HDL - P as your sat fat remained constant + HDL
dropped nearly 20 %?
Women consuming conventional yogurt also experienced a significant
drop in
LDL cholesterol, although their HDL did not rise.
He shed 21 pounds, his fasting glucose decreased by 10 mg / dL (104 to 94 mg / dL), his serum triglycerides
dropped by nearly 50 %, his HDL cholesterol increased slightly, and his calculated
LDL cholesterol
dropped by a stunning 41 % (142 to 84 mg / dL).