Bottom line: don't worry so much
about your total cholesterol number.
Your Dr. should know that, and if he wants to make a big deal
about your total cholesterol, I would look for a different Dr!
I'm not really worried
about total cholesterol in general, but that's really, really high.»
Not exact matches
Serving Size:
about 1 cup (149g), Calories: 277, Calories from Fat: 94,
Total Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0g,
Cholesterol: 11 mg, Sodium: 114 mg,
Total Carbohydrate: 44g, Dietary Fiber: 5g, Sugars: 2g, Protein: 12g, Vitamin A: 2 %, Vitamin C: 7 %, Calcium: 11 %, Iron: 17 %
«This extra intake of
cholesterol,
about 58 milligrams per day, accounts for 20 percent of the recommended upper bound of
total cholesterol intake of 300 milligrams per day.»
Abnormal
cholesterol is a known risk factor for heart disease, but doctors usually worry more
about high numbers — both LDL and
total cholesterol — than low ones.
About one - third of women have high
total cholesterol.
It can reduce
total cholesterol levels by
about 7 %.
It has been shown to reduce
total cholesterol levels by
about 7 %.
And although more clinical trials
about the benefits of curcumin for humans are needed, it's been linked to lower
total cholesterol levels and improved liver function after liver disease or damage.
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It's also important to know that having high
total cholesterol or high LDL are not necessarily anything to worry
about.
Consuming
about 50 — 100 g of oat bran daily can reduce
total cholesterol by
about 20 %.
A
total cholesterol of 157 mg / dl while eating a LCHF diet is something I would worry
about not celebrate...
If your physician is urging you to check your
total cholesterol, then you should know that this test will tell you virtually nothing
about your risk of heart disease, unless it is 330 or higher.
The first things that come to mind... keep saturated fat to
about 1/3 of your
total fat intake, avoid trans fat completely, keep sodium and
cholesterol intake in their healthy ranges, get enough fiber, and try to get most of your calories from higher quality, nutrient - dense foods while keeping the typical junky crap to a sane (yet enjoyable) minimum.
and my
total cholesterol has dropped
about 20 points.
For those who'd like to lower their LDL
cholesterol, the American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat to 6 percent of
total calories (that's
about 13 grams of saturated fat if you're eating 2,000 calories a day).
About a year ago, the numbers were TC around 9 mmol, ldl around 6 and hdl around 3; trigs were around.9 Several years ago my
total cholesterol was 6.5, so it has always been a bit high, now it has literally doubled since then; my HDL was always good, and my LDL was always a bit high even before switching from SAD to high fat / low carb diet.
Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 1oz (
about 10 chips) Servings per container 2 Calories 110 Calories from fat 0
Total Fat 0g (0 %) Saturated Fat 0g (0 %)
Cholesterol 0 mg (0 %) Sodium 210 mg (9 %)
Total Carbohydrates 19g (6 %) Dietary Fiber 6g (24 %) Sugars 1g Protein 6g Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 0 % Calcium 2 % Iron 6 % * Percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Blood pressure,
total cholesterol and LDL («bad»
cholesterol) stayed
about the same for people in each group.
I had a
cholesterol total score of 241 LDL of 128 HDL of 104 VLDL of 9 and triglycerides of only 43 I have worried alot
about this but am trying not to any advice?
Another study examining the effects the different lipids in terms of heart disease risk found that «triglyceride concentration was not independently related with CHD risk after controlling for HDL - C, non — HDL - C, and other standard risk factors, including null findings in women and under nonfasting conditions.21, 22 Hence, for population - wide assessment of vascular risk, triglyceride measurement provides no additional information
about vascular risk given knowledge of HDL - C and
total cholesterol levels, although there may be separate reasons to measure triglyceride concentration (eg, prevention of pancreatitis).»
My
total cholesterol rose
about 60 % above the previous normal (210 mg / dl) over a period of 12 months after reducing carbs to
about 100 - 150gm / day.
Dr. G talks
about lower
total cholesterol numbers when people consume large amounts of plants.
Replacing meat and dairy with soy would also lower
total cholesterol intake by
about 125 milligrams per day and saturated fat by
about 2.4 grams per day.
Researchers even called BMI «the
total cholesterol of lipids» because, like
total cholesterol, BMI is far too vague to tell you much
about your heart health.
Cookie - cutter doctors will run a standard panel that measures TSH (pituitary response, which is a weak proxy for thyroid function) and
total T4 (which is
about as useful as
total cholesterol).
Those who took the carob fiber lowered their
total cholesterol levels by
about 18 percent and their LDL levels by approximately 23 percent.
The score I most care
about is Remnant
Cholesterol which is calculated by subtracting both HDL - C and LDL - C from
Total Cholesterol.
His
total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides were high, and his HDL was
about average.
Studies of atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and properties have raised questions
about the benefit of lowering saturated fat intakes by increasing carbohydrate intake, which can induce atherogenic dyslipidemia, and the benefit of increasing monounsaturated fat intakes, which does not lead to improvements in the properties of LDL particles that are associated with atherosclerosis in animal models, although substitution with monounsaturated fat rather than carbohydrate has been shown to reduce the ratio of
total and LDL
cholesterol to HDL
cholesterol.
If you have concerns
about high
cholesterol and heart disease, this is going to measure particle size, fibrinogen, Lp (a) and other cardio markers (since looking at only high
total cholesterol is not particularly useful).
For example, a
total cholesterol - to - HDL ratio of 5 is
about average for an adult male, so if you have ratio of 6, you may automatically be placed in a lower health classification by the insurer.