Re: Decent cholesterol, high triglycerides, what am I doing wrong?

Jim Chinnis wrote:
: Mirek Fidler <cxl@xxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
:: Preston Crawford wrote:
::: So I used to be 400lbs., like 5 years ago. I started cycling and
::: went on a pretty strict vegetarian diet and I lost 170lbs. I stuck
::: there for a year or so, but started to drift back up. So at my
::: lowest I was 230lbs. (I'm 6'2"). Now I'm 275lbs. When I was at 230
::: I was 4 years younger, so that may make a difference, but my
::: cholesterol was perfect. 120, great ratio. Now it's 139 with high
::: triglycerides. Just barely over what they consider high, but still
::: high.
:::
::: Aside from the weight gain, which I need to get a handle on, are
::: there any specific foods I need to be thinking about that could
::: have caused the rise?
::
:: High TG is caused by high glycemic load. Reduce your glycemic load
:: and your TG will go down (as will your hunger and weight).
::
:: Without going into details, you need less grains, less sugar and more
:: fat (and/or protein) (ideally, no grains and no added sugar).
:: Depending on what you believe, choose your fat sources. Anyway, as
:: long as you do not have any heart related problems, increase your
:: saturated fat to get your TC level higher - 140 puts your at risk of
:: cancer. Ideal TC is around 200, with HDL > 70 (you can check online
:: risk calculators based on real data). You can do that even without
:: increasing animal products consumption - just use tropical oils like
:: coconut or palm oil.
::
:: Mirek
:
: I recall that the average vegan's total cholesterol is 128 (in at
: least one report). And I know I've seen evidence of *lower* cancer
: rates for vegans.
:
: I also believe that there is some evidence that human hunter-gatherers
: have/had cholesterol levels that are/were similar.
:
: I think I would suspect a problem with a cholesterol of 120 only if
: it was in a person eating a diet containing non-negligible amounts of
: feed-lot meat, dairy, processed grains, and trans-fats.
:
: Otherwise agree with your comments.

I agree. Possibly Mirek gets this ideal cholesterol value 200 from the Seven
Countries Study where the Cretan people had an average total cholesterol of
200. I think that one can not generalize those results as the Cretan diet is
so unique.

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Juhana


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