June, 2009
What is the difference between LDH and LDL cholesterol levels?
Are they both bad cholesterol levels? I seem to find more info on LDL’s and not so much on LDH, but LDH is listed on my cholesterol chart. Should the levels be read the same when comparing numbers?
Yes, LDL is the bad cholesterol and HDL is the good cholesterol.
Please see the links below…. it [...]
What foods can my husband eat to lower cholesterol?
My husband has just found out he has very high cholesterol.
Can anyone help me with what to eat and what not to eat and maybe link me to a recipe place for high cholesterol??
Thanks!
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg [...]
Are potato chips cooked in Peanut Oil bad for your cholesterol?
I know "Tim’s Cascade" brand potato chips and some of the kettle cooked varieties are made with peanut oil. I also read that peanut oil doesn’t affect cholesterol in a bad way.
Does anyone have any information on this? thx.
Peanut Oil is much better for you, as it has very little trans fat compared [...]
What foods are safe to eat if you have high cholesterol?
I am 25 years old. I recently had a routine physical with a blood test and my doctor told me after the results came in that my cholesterol is a little high ( a little he said)
What are some foods i can eat to help me lower it? I am confused because alot of the [...]
Physicians and Cardiologists – do you think that Total Cholesterol (TC) is a better risk marker than TC/HDL?
I've been monitoring my serum cholesterol levels for some time now. I find that Physicians like to focus on the Total Cholesterol number while sometimes ignoring the HDL numbers – which are obviously atheroprotective – and thus reduce CHD risk. There's been a lot of work done (Framingham Study, etc.) which show that [...]
what should I do to get my cholesterol values to normal levels? Should I worry with the values given here?
I have a cholesterol of 235, triglycerides of 224, hdl chjolesterol 33, ldl cholesterol 162, vldl cholesterol 44.8, ldl/hdl 4.91, and cholesterol/hdl 7.12. What should I do to bring to normal levels?
you have a very high LDL level compared to your HDL… you could be at risk of hypertension or worse atherosclerosis which could cause [...]
How can I find a "Free" diet plan on the web to help lower my Cholesterol and is also low sodium?
I have several health problems and need to lower my Cholesterol and Blood Pressure. I would like to know a good diet plan that will help me with this.
cut down on sodium and packaged foods/canned foods.
Eat fresh fruits and veggies
ease up on meats and cheeses
Eat Oatmeal
Use Olive oil instead of veggie oil
Exercise daily (walking [...]
What do you have to eat in order to lower your bad cholesterol, and raising your good cholesterol?
You can greatly impact your cholesterol reading with lifestyle changes, not medication. If you would like to raise your HDL levels (the "good" cholesterol), avoid refined carbohydrates (white flour stuff, high sugar sweets) and be sure to work-out. This link summarizes the findings of a Georgetown University exercise physiologist who studied [...]
How did I get high cholesterol?
I'm 5 10 and 127 pounds. Does that mean that I ate too much high cholesterol foods? Can I rule out saturated fat because i'm not overweight?
I'm age 16 by the way
my cholesterol is 5.48 which is above 4.80 which is the average for teens
I eat 2 eggs per day
Lots of meat
My parents are fine
Sounds [...]
Tips That Doctors Know That Teach You How To Lower Cholesterol
High cholesterol is one of the leading causes of heart disease and heart attacks in the world today. Millions of people are afflicted with high cholesterol whether it is because of heredity or diet.
Cholesterol is the fatty molecule that is produced by the liver and dispersed throughout the body through the bloodstream. It is [...]
