Sat, Jun-02-01, 13:23
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Plan: LC paleo
Stats: 241/188/140
BF:
Progress: 52%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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(Forgive me, I had to look the numbers up, since we use a different numeric measuring system in Canada .. , someday I'll learn these by heart ... no pun intended)
Although your LDL (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) is "higher" than some clinicians like to see (> 130) --- getting your triglycerides down, and increasing the level of HDL (the "good"l) are more important factors. Plus, the fact that your LDL is on the way down is also a good indicator of improvement. I'm assuming you're not taking any cholesterol-lowering drugs. (You don't want to take those, they make your numbers "look" better at the cost of your liver, and an empty wallet --- just my opinion of course) By the way, you meant for the normal value of triglycerides to be <200, not >200, right??
Also, keeping the total cholesterol:HDL ratio greater than 5 is protective as well.
Way to go!
Check out "The Cholesterol Myths", by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD. Very interesting indeed.
Doreen
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