Thu, Sep-29-16, 16:17
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Senior Member
Posts: 161
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 182/175/155
BF:
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Originally Posted by jude
I've never had it checked before, so I'm wondering why its high. I thought low carb would, if anything, lower the bad and increase the good. Plus the specialist (endocrinologist) I saw yesterday kept harping on too much saturated fat being bad for my heart. I wanted to say, "Haven't you watched all those documentaries about sugar?" but I knew it wouldn't change his beliefs.
I guess I'm looking for is a little reassurance that low carb is good for cholesterol.....and perhaps some insight into why it would be high.
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It is quite possible that your cholesterol HAS gone down-if this is your first test you have no idea what it was when you started? To answer your question though: My HDL (healthy cholesterol)went from the bottom of the range (32) to a 'heart protective' 67; triglycerides are below 50 and LDL (lousy cholesterol) has decreased.
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