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Exercise and cholesterol

andcol

andcol

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Found this interesting piece of information. So no more 2 hour runs ending at the doctors for my blood tests (no wonder I scored a high LDL but good trigs & HDL)

In a study published in "Journal of Atherosclerosis," researchers studied marathon runners after a four-hour, high-intensity run. They performed blood tests before and after exercise and found that the runners had greater levels of LDL in their bloodstream afterwards than before. The high-intensity and long duration of the exercise may change the body's fat metabolism, temporarily increasing LDL levels to provide fat in the bloodstream to be broken down for energy. Because of these results, high-intensity exercise just before a cholesterol test may actually cause a blood panel with temporarily elevated levels of LDL cholesterol.
 
Good to know, although I don't run for much more than an hour at a time and definitely not just before a blood test.
 
you miss the point. Exercise before a blood test will elevate your LDL levels temporarily (not sure how long that is) so dont exercise prior to your fasting blood test (as I did for 90 mins or so and finished at the surgery for my blood test).
 
@Wurst - just wondered if you had seen Andrew's thread. I seem to recall you're a serious lover of exercise.
 
AndBreathe said:
@Wurst - just wondered if you had seen Andrew's thread. I seem to recall you're a serious lover of exercise.
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@AndBreathe , seen it many thanks. If i understood correctly LDL can be temporarily raised after exercise but it doesn't quite specify how long LDL can be raised for. My doctor's won't omit me if I turn up in my cycling gear so haven't done any exercise prior to the last blood test.
 
Wurst said:
@AndBreathe , seen it many thanks. If i understood correctly LDL can be temporarily raised after exercise but it doesn't quite specify how long LDL can be raised for.
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From Andrews opening post:

''temporarily increasing LDL levels to provide fat in the bloodstream to be broken down for energy.''

@Wurst, my own Endo is always singing the praises of exercise to reduce cholesterol levels.
 
noblehead said:
From Andrews opening post:

''temporarily increasing LDL levels to provide fat in the bloodstream to be broken down for energy.''

@Wurst, my own Endo is always singing the praises of exercise to reduce cholesterol levels.
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I exercise every day and it's done little to reduce my LDL levels. May have resulted in the higher HDL levels though!
 
Wurst said:
I exercise every day and it's done little to reduce my LDL levels. May have resulted in the higher HDL levels though!
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But didn't you say in another thread you have a family history of FH, I'd imagine it would be extremely difficult to get normal cholesterol levels with this condition without the intervention of a drug like statins.
 
noblehead said:
But didn't you say in another thread you have a family history of FH, I'd imagine it would be extremely difficult to get normal cholesterol levels with this condition without the intervention of a drug like statins.
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That's correct, it gives false hope to people with similar genetics to me :-(
 
Wurst said:
That's correct, it gives false hope to people with similar genetics to me :-(
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But think of the other benefits that exercising brings.........
 
Andrew Colvin said:
you miss the point. Exercise before a blood test will elevate your LDL levels temporarily (not sure how long that is) so dont exercise prior to your fasting blood test (as I did for 90 mins or so and finished at the surgery for my blood test).
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I understood your post that exercise may temporarily raise LDL. But someone can think that, in general, exercise is good to lower LDL levels, which may not be true. But weight loss, no matter if from exercise or diet, can lower LDL.
 
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