Re: Cholesterol Advice Needed

From: Paul Eaton (peaton_at_pt.lu)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: 16 Sep 2004 12:52:35 -0700

"Alan Wright" <alan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<IISdnbpQA-Iub9XcRVn-rg@giganews.com>...
> Here is some reading material for you:
>
> http://www.thincs.org/

Alan

How widely are some of these issues accepted -

Dangers/side effects of statins?
Mortality generally not improved with statins?
High cholesterol is good for you?

>
> Alan
>
> "Paul Eaton" <peaton@pt.lu> wrote in message
> news:13eed8fa.0409150545.7be479fc@posting.google.com...
> > Hello
> >
> > I have the following results and would appreciate suitable advice:-
> >
> > Chol Tot - 251
> > HDL - 63
> > LDL - 175
> > Chol Tot/HDL - 4.0
> > Triglycerides - 73
> >
> > I am 43, exercise a lot (>7hrs/week), not overweight, diet reasonable,
> > borderline hypertension (not treated). my doctor thinks I should not
> > wait any longer before taking cholesterol lowering drugs. He says
> > there is a high chance that I will have a heart attack/ stroke within
> > 10 years.
> >
> > 1. Is my doctor correct?
> > 2. What are your top 3 suggestions for me to lower my chol. (without
> > drugs)
> > 3. Will increasing excercise help?
> > 4. How long do lifestyle changes take to affect chol. levels)
> > 5. How is tot chol. calculated to get the 251?
> > 6. The above units are mg%, I assume this is the same as mg/dl?

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