Cholesterol Levels
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My pressure was running high for awhile. I got so nervous and started writing down soduim counts for the day. I gave up regular coffee for decaf. cheese bacon sausage, hot dogs and can veggies i also started walking… never looked at soduim contents in products before really was an eye opener. i bought a blood pressure moniter and would check a few times a day it finally went back to normal.. :-) now to work on my cholestrol …
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As you can imagine, my Consultant (for my hypertension which is unchanged <dammit by 2.5 years of LC eating) is *extremely* pleased My bp dropped to low-end normal after about 9 months on LC. Interesting that this doesn’t seem to hold for everyone, but I am a bit curious — Do you eat dairy products?
No. After 12 months on LC I dropped them, which cleared my chronic sinusitis, but did nothing to break the stall, and did not change my bp. Do you use artificial sweeteners?
Rarely I will use Splenda tablets – never more than 2 a day, most days none. I don’t use any others (allergies) and don’t drink sodas or indeed anything except weak black tea or herb tisanes, or water (lots and lots and lots of water – at least 3 litres/day) Do you eat canned meats?
Never! Can’t stand them or most deli meats either. I like my meats fresh and home-cooked. Even in the current seriously hot weather we’re experiencing I can cook in bulk at night once or twice a week and freeze in single-serve portions. I don’t use ‘LC Bars’ or other fake food products either – just fresh meats, poultry, eggs, vegetables, oils and so forth. Minimal salt, too, because I lost the taste for it a long time ago. Do you supplement with Mg, K, and Ca?
Yes Do you supplement with omega-3 oils?
Yes Do you take any other supplements?
C, selenium, multivitamin, b-complex, milk thistle (to support liver function). I have also tried garlic, and a few different mineral supps (at least 2 months at a time in trial) but have found no help thus far in supplements. Isn’t it interesting how different bodies react differently? Aramanth I have had to cut out all meats with sodium nitrite, and I have found that dairy products tend to stall me. I currently supplement with 4g of EPA/DHA/fish oil, 6g of C, 1000mg Ca, 500mg Mg, and 300mg potassium (1/8th teaspoon of Morton’s No-Salt). The last item unexpectedly and completely cured my nocturnal myoclonus (a sleep disorder caused by leg twitches, sometimes called Restless Leg Syndrome), which had bothered me for nearly ten years. Howard 330/265/220 Abandoned Low-Fat vegan fad in 1998 Started Healthier Low-Carb Dec 1999 50/42/38 (pants size) Grossly obese/Chubby but muscular/Nothing jiggles
– There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all time. Voltaire
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As you can imagine, my Consultant (for my hypertension which is unchanged <dammit by 2.5 years of LC eating) is *extremely* pleased as this puts me at a low risk for heart disease. He has also done a visual examination of my blood vessels (in my eyes) and says they are unusually clear for a woman of my age (37 as of last Wednesday) and degree of obesity.
Congratulations and Happy Birthday, Aramanth! I hadn’t recalled that we had the same birthday… — Scott yosemite at accesscom.com Tanita: 352/228/205 Atkins 2/99 TKD 4/00 "Jiji, if nobody comes in, I’m going to have to eat pancakes forever, and I’m going to be fat, fat, FAT!!" - Kiki in "Kiki’s Delivery Service"
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Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
In Australia, we use mmol/l rather than mg/100ml as you do in the US. My cholesterol before LCing was always around 5 – 5.5 (5.5 is around 215), with HDL (good) around 0.9. After 12 months on LC, my total cholesterol was the same BUT my HDL had risen to 1.2. After 2 years, it was now 1.9, with total cholesterol unchanged still. As you can imagine, my Consultant (for my hypertension which is unchanged <dammit by 2.5 years of LC eating) is *extremely* pleased as this puts me at a low risk for heart disease. He has also done a visual examination of my blood vessels (in my eyes) and says they are unusually clear for a woman of my age (37 as of last Wednesday) and degree of obesity. Aramanth — There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all time. Voltaire
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I don’t have my "before" numbers, but I’ve been low-carbing for over 18 months. Had a work-up a couple months ago: Total Cholesterol: 182 Triglycerides: 53 LDL (the bad guys): 90 HDL (good guys): 82 Ratio: 2.2 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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Hi Jason , I also am new to this group. I have been on a low carb diet for about 2 months. I have lost over 10 pounds. Before I started on this diet my cholesterol was 296. Recently my doctor tested my cholesterol and it was 220. I think that proves that the lc diet brings down cholesterol. Nancy K. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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Although for the first few months, your chloresterol levels may rise, most people on this diet find that after that point they fall. If after 6 months, they haven’t fallen, then you may need to make some minor adjustments to your diet (eat more oily fish like tuna and salmon). It does seem odd that chloresterol usually falls on a diet that is relatively high in fat but Dr Atkins makes the point that carbs are a greater cause of rises in Chloresterol than fats. Experiences of people in this group certainly seems to bear that out. — Ev 20/06/2000 168/154/147 (only 7lbs to go!!!) If you want a carb counter and a progress chart and have Excel95 or + I have them free at my web site at http://www.znet.freeserve.co.uk/ Ev – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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I’m one of those wierdos whose cholesterol wasn’t lowered by low carb. Good news is it wasn’t raised either. My stats: Beginning low carb – 273 1 year and 2 months into it – 269 After two months of red rice yeast extract – 213 — Nancy S+13 Atkins Since 7/1/99 167/125/125 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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I was worried when I first started the diet. However, my hdl increased and the ldl decreased. Accordingly, although my cholesterol remained the same the ratio improved. Now that I am on maintenance the ratio has remained the same – despite eating cheese, eggs, steak, etc. — Jim Pirretti Manchester, CT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I am new to this forum. I’ve been low carbing for about 3 months and have lost about 30 pounds! I have some friends that are considering doing it, but they have doubts about it’s affect on Cholesterol levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!! Jason Before you buy.
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I’m one of those wierdos whose cholesterol wasn’t lowered by low carb. Good news is it wasn’t raised either. My stats: Beginning low carb – 273 1 year and 2 months into it – 269 After two months of red rice yeast extract – 213
as I understand the current literature, your overall ratio is more important then the absolute number and the triglycerides and homocystine (no doubt misspelled) are big red flag for heart disease — Dragon Mom
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http://lowcarb.50megs.com/bw.jpg Click the link above to view my blood work results that represent eating the "Low Carb" way for 1 year. I did not get any blood work done prior to starting low carb. For description of each test – go to http://www.healthcheckusa.com GN – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – levels. So I was wondering if you guys/girls now what your cholesterol levels were before and after being on the diet. Thanks for any input!!
