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- From: ron.roth@rose.com (ron roth)
- Subject: Re: Triglycerides
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 08:14:01 GMT
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- Date Entered: 01-25-93 03:10
- R(> > There are good (HDL) and bad (LDL) triglycerides just as with
- R(> > cholesterol.
- R(> > The test you had done most likely measured your TOTAL triglycerides,
- R(> > which is as inaccurate as measuring the TOTAL cholesterol only,
- R(> > without distinguishing between the good and the bad types, as in days
- R(> > gone by.
- [....]
- R(> > Reducing your sugar intake in any form or shape is the best insurance
- R(> > to keep your triglycerides under control!
- R(> > ~Ron Roth~
- [....]
- R(> I am a data point for a controlled fat intake approach to lowering
- R(> triglycerides:
- R(>
- R(> [Perhaps we could argue my approach confounds sugar control with
- R(> fat control]
- R(> [......]
- R(> The bad news for me is that my HDL trend is steadily down in this past
- R(> year. Further if two data points of triglycerides constitutes a
- R(> trend (which it doesn't) I'm on the rise there too. February 93
- R(> data will be most interesting.
- R(>
- R(> I was thinking that if trigly has indeed stabilized at the top of
- R(> the normal range, I might try a red wine experimental trial of
- R(> three months to raise the HDL and hope it doesn't pump up the
- R(> trygly. ANy suggestions ?
- [....]
- R(> Bobby - akgua!rjb
-
- There is more to Cholesterol an Triglycerides than controlling your
- fat intake.
-
- I have seen a lot of high chol rejects that had spent more time in
- cholesterol clinics than at the dining room table, yet their LDL's
- were bad enough to give anybody nightmares!
-
- To start with, regardless of your eating habits, the liver produces
- about 3/4 of your TOTAL cholesterol, while your diet supplies the
- rest.
- Whether you use saturated or unsaturated oils, once they are heated
- past a certain temperature, they'll create a low density lipoprotein
- factor in your blood. There are two main factors that affect your
- production of HDL/LDL cholesterol:
-
- 1) One is Diet. Avoid fried foods, pork, processed nuts, dairy pro-
- ducts, margarine, etc... <non-fried eggs are o.k.!!!>
- Just because a food package reads 'No Cholesterol' doesn't mean
- it won't create any LDL problems. HYDROGENATION of any oils will
- produce TRANS-FATTY ACIDS, which are the worst clogging LDL's,
- regardless of their (vegetable) origin.
-
- 2) Few people are aware of the fact that potassium, if high, raises
- TOTAL cholesterol LEVELS. If sodium is too low, the liver will
- produce more of the LDL-type cholesterol, which is the reason why
- many times a diet will not work. I routinely make sodium-raising
- recommendation in those instances with immediate success.
- Despite the raised eyebrows, I have used the same approach with
- high blood pressure on a few occasions with excellent results.
-
- Stick with COMPLEX carbohydrates (see original post) to keep your
- TRIGLYCERIDES to the HDL side, and avoid foods that contain SIMPLE
- carbohydrates (white sugar, brown sugar, honey), to prevent a shift
- to the LDL side.
- ~Ron Roth~
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