2 Questions about tofu and shrimp

[T-Narg]

I have two questions.

1. If a person has kidney disease, should he avoid
eating tofu?

2. Would eating shrimp increase cholesterol?

[markd]

As always, many variables are involved, but in general no and
no. A recent study showed benefits for kidney disease folk for
eating soy protein as compared to animal sources. Animal
sources of lipids can raise blood levels to some extent, I
recall figures up to 12 percent in typical instances of the US
diet. A few shrimp should have little effect, a very animal
fat laden meal from any source more. The majority of blood
lipids are made in the body.

>I have two questions.
>
>1. If a person has kidney disease, should he avoid
> eating tofu?
>
>2. Would eating shrimp increase cholesterol?

[Tcomeau]

"T-Narg" <tnarg@untouchable.net> wrote in message
news:<2o7vj7F7uvolU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> I have two questions.
>
> 1. If a person has kidney disease, should he avoid eating
> tofu?
>

In every circumstance avoid tofu. Soy is one of the most
refined foods sold. It is not a health food.

> 2. Would eating shrimp increase cholesterol?

No. And it doesn't matter anyways. Cholesterol indicates
nothing about your health except what you cholesterol
leves are.

TC

[markd]

Here is a news article about the benefit of soy, as compared
to milk, protein on kidney disease status:

"Soy protein helps diabetics with kidney problems"

http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=1!gid1=6170

In short, a protein marker for kidney disease improved when
eating soy and became worse when eating milk protein products.
Hdl, the good lipid marker, increased with soy and decreased
with milk protein.

>I have two questions.
>
>1. If a person has kidney disease, should he avoid
> eating tofu?
>
>2. Would eating shrimp increase cholesterol?

[Robert]

"tcomeau" <tunderbar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b550f406.0408160634.637b7ea6@posting.google.com...
> "T-Narg" <tnarg@untouchable.net> wrote in message
news:<2o7vj7F7uvolU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> > I have two questions.
> >
> > 1. If a person has kidney disease, should he avoid eating
> > tofu?
> >
>
> In every circumstance avoid tofu. Soy is one of the most
> refined foods sold. It is not a health food.
>
> > 2. Would eating shrimp increase cholesterol?
>
> No. And it doesn't matter anyways. Cholesterol indicates
> nothing about your health except what you cholesterol
> leves are.

9. Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
10. Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful
cholesterol (LDLs).

No comment needed. No more to say here.

>
> TC