Re: Advice on cholesterol? Effect of taking "extra" olive oil?

In article <oOs5f.2603$Ix3.1832@dukeread05>,
Peabody <waybackKILLSPAM44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I got the following lab results yesterday:
>
> TOT 222
> HDL 71
> LDL 136
> TRI 71
> TOT/HDL 3.1
>
> I get a lot of exercise, have low bodyfat, eat a pretty good diet,
> drink one glass of red wine every day, and have a flat stomach, so I
> think I'm already doing the usual suggested lifestyle things.
>
> My doc isn't ready to put me on a statin yet, I think mainly because
> of the high HDL, and I'm not ready to start taking them yet, but I
> wondered if there are other things I might do to lower LDL,
> particularly with respect to diet, or supplements.
>
> One thing I've wondered about is olive oil. I know that there are
> benefits of replacing other fats/oils with olive oil, but have there
> been any studies about eating "extra" olive oil on top of the
> regular diet. I mean, what if you just drank a tablespoon of olive
> oil, by itself, a couple times a day? Do we know what the effect
> would be on LDL and HDL?
>
> Well, I guess I need to go from 1% milk to skim (a quart a day),
> and maybe cut out that ounce of Dove dark chocolate that I eat with
> the red wine (ouch!), but otherwise I don't know that there's all
> that much saturated fat or cholesterol to cut out.

Mar's candy claims LDL reduction of 10 %. I see you mentioned Dove dark
chocolate.

Cocoa flavanoids.

https://www.cocoavia.com/

Cost is not cheap about a dollar a day.

Olive oil as a supplement? I don't know.

Bill

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