Sentences with phrase «on our cholesterol numbers»

I tried that and it sure worked on my cholesterol numbers but did it work on the arteries.

It's also known that cholesterol from diet has little effect on our cholesterol numbers anyway so why all the fuss about what we are eating?

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You often hear doctors tell you to «know your numbers» when it comes to your health; your cholesterol, your blood pressure, and so on.

I ran the nutrition numbers using a program I have available through my work called Nutritionist Pro and based on 12 bars made with chicken eggs the numbers are: Calories 164; Carbohydrate 25 g; Fat 5 g; Cholesterol 31 mg; Sodium 46 mg; Fiber 3 g; Protein 5.5 g

A number of studies have shown that LDL (low - density lipoprotein)-- the «bad cholesterol» — with apoC - III on its surface is particularly harmful, leading to higher incidence of plaque buildup in artery walls.

The CTT numbers, he says, are based on extrapolations of cholesterol reductions greater than those achieved in reality.

This segregation is achieved in a number of ways, including the formation of domains based on particular lipids such as cholesterol or sphingomyelin (SM).

For those with cholesterol problems though, it seems there are a number of exciting new developments on the horizon.

Over the past two years Feldman, a software engineer with a strong interest in science, has performed several dozen experiments on himself and collected data from a number of other keto and low - carb dieters whose cholesterol levels have increased far beyond the «optimal» range.

You said in this post that being on the ketogenic diet is what caused your cholesterol numbers to take a turn for the worse.

Well, I went on a strict plant - based diet w / exercise, my cholesterol, glycemic numbers went down, but triglycerides went way up... (also had bloating / gas / heartburn / gastro disorders)??? My breakfast was made of a bowl of regular oats w / grapefruit, lunch steamed veggies w / garlic / onion, diner brown rice w / red beans, and had 3 green apples as daily snacks w / nuts.

In fact, countless stories abound of embarking on a Paleo diet and cholesterol numbers going down.

Instead, cholesterol ratio is a much better number to focus on.

He has been on a keto diet for a couple months, and his numbers are good, and his cholesterol is way down, even though he says he is getting seventy percent of his calories from butter.

Typically it's not the facts / numbers that are wrong, but the conclusions drawn by either faulty / bias logic (such as the cholesterol myths) or via assumptions based on other «facts» ascertained the same way.

Don't get me started on statin drugs that doctors use to drive cholesterol numbers down.

I realize that this is anecdotal, but I was able to ride my own cholesterol numbers down from 203 to 166 by means of dietary intervention on my journey from omnivore to vegan; which was originally unintended, yet logical destination; by first eliminating beef, pork and lamb; then to chicken skin removal, eliminating chicken altogether, fish off the menu until the only animal products left in my diet were a hard boiled egg, sliced, or 4 oz of poached shrimp, and sometimes both.

And, naturally, the drug companies don't want you to know that part of the science because it would severely limit the number of people going on cholesterol - lowering drugs, since statins do not modulate the size of the particles.

In this booklet, Dr. Lee talks about how heart disease in women is different, and explains why your diet does not necessarily affect your cholesterol level, why cholesterol drugs often don't reduce the risk of heart disease, and why you might not want to put too much weight on blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.

So after strictly being on this diet for 4 months, without stopping the lipid drugs I thought my cholesterol numbers would really drop, but they remained the same.

Don't fixate on your cholesterol, blood sugar, or blood pressure numbers.

The success of the Pritikin diet was probably due to a number of factors having nothing to do with reduction in dietary fat — weight loss alone, for example, will precipitate a reduction in blood cholesterol levels — but Pritikin soon found that the fat - free diet presented many problems, not the least of which was the fact that people just could not stay on it.

After a few weeks of doing this, I checked another lipid panel on 5/9/2013 (The Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on Cholesterol Part 4) and lo and behold, my LDL - C came down to 168 AND my thyroid numbers improved.

Furthermore, positive associations between TSH and LDL as well as total cholesterol levels have been found in cross-sectional studies in euthyroid healthy subjects, and the strength of these associations seems to depend on an individual's insulin sensitivity.We therefore hypothesize that the KD has diminished the production of T3 from T4, thereby reducing the number of LDL receptors and thus reducing LDL particle clearance which might be further impaired due to the missing stimulating effect of insulin on LDL uptake into cells.

I would encourage you to reread Chapter 8 of Deep Nutrition, and the Doctor's Order's section of Food Rules to understand why doctors like myself, who understand that the cause of heart disease is oxidized lipoproteins and not «total cholesterol» or normal LDL, and why we would not treat you like a number (ever) and especially not based on those lab tests.

In the second part of that series, The Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on Cholesterol Part 2, I went over my numbers and came up with 4 possible explanations to what the hell was going on:

If you look at the study (available free, full text), you'll see that diabetes risk depends on a number of factors, including your age, weight, smoking status, alcohol consumption, exercise, meat intake, fruit and vegetable intake, saturated fat intake, trans fat intake, polyunsatarated fat intake, your family history of diabetes, and a medical history of high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Dr. Spencer Nadolsky has found many Paleo Bulletproof coffee followers have developed high numbers on their cholesterol panels.

Some say its a numbers game, the more LDL particles crashing the walls of the arteries... some say the LDL is only a sign of vascular damage, but if my LDL goes down on a low fat diet, then that is bs, some say that it may be a problem metabolizing LDL, intake / production is outpacing LDL receptor activity, some say its not LDL but LDL that stays in the blood too long and oxidizes, some say about 20 % carbs (I was less than 5 %) will produce just enough insulin to help metabolize cholesterol, but the hard core low carb guys, say the whole cholesterol thing is a scam and cholesterol under 500, without insulin resistance is nothing to worry about.

``... the disturbing story of nutrition science over the course of the last half - century looks something like this: scientists responding to the skyrocketing number of heart disease cases, which had gone from a mere handful in 1900 to being the leading cause of death by 1950, hypothesized that dietary fat, especially of the saturated kind (due to its effect on cholesterol), was to blame.

A month after the exposé in Science, the NHLBI responded by lowering its recommended «at risk» cholesterol level and increasing the number of people it wants to put on cholesterol lowering drugs.

There are a number of potential deficiencies and imbalances that could develop on a diet devoid of nutrient - dense animal foods: some people may become deficient in cholesterol if they do not make enough of their own; plant goitrogens, some of which require vitamin B12 and sulfur amino acids for their detoxification, could contribute to thyroid problems; deficiencies of vitamin B6, long - chain omega - 6 and omega - 3 fatty acids, zinc, and fat - soluble vitamins A, D and K2 could also develop.

We know that this sort of food intake increases cholesterol numbers and plaque on the arteries.

For example, if I've been on a starch based diet a number of years there is no concern for cholesterol so no need to eat lots of foods to reduce cholesterol.

Remember, the scale number may not budge, or it may go up, but the way you FEEL combined with results of other measurements can reinforce that you are succeeding in so many ways — you might be gaining muscle mass, losing fat, losing inches, fitting into your clothes better, feeling more energized, sleeping better, improving your sex life, lowering your cholesterol, bettering your overall health, etc. — the list goes on and on.

by regulating number of nuclear receptors such as histone deacetylases (HDAC) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR) that control glucose, fatty acids and cholesterol and have significant effects on the brain cholesterol homeostasis and amyloidosis.

Dietary fibre modifications that are low in fat and glucose reduce the risk for AD by not only effecting cell membranes and nutrient sensing G coupled receptors but also by regulating number of nuclear receptors such as histone deacetylases (HDAC) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR) that control glucose, fatty acids and cholesterol and have significant effects on the brain cholesterol homeostasis and amyloidosis.

A few good places to start are his articles on why low carb diets aren't a great plan if you're training a lot, using caffeine to boost athletic performance, the optimal number of sets for muscle growth, and why cholesterol does not cause heart disease.

The authors go on to highlight a number of facts about cholesterol and cardiovascular health.

My doctor even wrote the numbers on my report in caps, which read like this: CHOLESTEROL TOO HIGH.

Just a short testament: Have been trying for years to get my cholesterol numbers to be on the healthy side.

The startling numbers in this report only confirm the key health benefits we are already aware of that are associated with owning a pet, including findings that demonstrate a positive impact on infection control, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cholesterol, allergies, stress, blood pressure and mental health.

You will discuss your exact total cholesterol numbers, your HDL ratio, the rest of your treatment plan, and any medications that you are on.

Some people seem more likely to have high cholesterol numbers based on their genetics or other lifestyle factors.

Some companies are more lenient on cholesterol requirements, but proof that your numbers are high strictly due to pregnancy will be helpful.

Part of proving that you are healthy is having good cholesterol numbers, so performing well on the life insurance cholesterol test is important.

If you have slightly higher than normal blood pressure or cholesterol reading you may also do better off applying with Voya as they are more lenient on the numbers.

Especially if you are young, you could apply for a term life insurance policy now, then begin to work on lowering your cholesterol numbers and then apply for a more expensive (but longer benefit period) permanent policy once you improve your health condition.