Low carb question

[donnad]

I had triple bypass about year ago and want to loose weight. My cardiologist is not keen on the healthy fat part of the low carb programme. Very confused as really don’t know what to eat. Any help welcomed especially if you have been in same position. Thanks

 

[Goonergal]

Perhaps have a look at the Pioppi diet which was constructed by Dr Aseem Malhotra - a cardiologist - and discuss further with your specialist?

 

[TriciaWs]

I had elevated triglycerides when I went low carb - three months later they were fine, and my HDL, total and ratio cholesterol levels are good.
I was having 3 monthly blood tests, now 6 monthly.
I have double cream every day, full fat milk, real full fat Greek yogurt - and eggs or cheese (or sometimes both) most days.
You don't need to eat huge amounts of fat, unless you are underweight, but make sure they are 'good' quality unprocessed fats, is no vegetable oils.

 

[TriciaWs]

I had elevated triglycerides when I went low carb - three months later they were fine, and my HDL, total and ratio cholesterol levels are good.
I was having 3 monthly blood tests, now 6 monthly.
I have double cream every day, full fat milk, real full fat Greek yogurt - and eggs or cheese (or sometimes both) most days.
You don't need to eat huge amounts of fat, unless you are underweight, but make sure they are 'good' quality unprocessed fats, is no vegetable oils.

I should point out that although I eat pork, fish and poultry, I don't eat beef or lamb - but this is a personal preference.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351995/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/low-carbohydrate-diets/

 

[ianf0ster]

Hi donnad, I had a triple bypass about 4 yrs ago and was diagnosed as T2D in April/May last year.
I'm doing Low Crab High(er) Fat and Time restricted Eating, but did not need to lose weight as such - being a TOFI.

Until my T2D Diagnosis I was happy to just go along with the medical establishment advice which is why I have T2D !
I was eating Ultra Low Fat and High Carb for around 10yrs.

Since my T2D I have devoted several hundred hours to looking into the whole Lipid/Cholesterol/healthy heart hypothesis and it is my opinion that Hyperinsulinemia and/or Oxidised/Glycated LDL particles are much more likely to be significant than is normal 'good' LDL (i.e. that which is required for life to exist).

I'm happy that Saturated fat doesn't (in my opinion) cause atherosclerosis, but I'm a little more sceptical about the highly processed seed oils (falsely called Vegetable Oil), so at the least I try to avoid those high in Omega 6 rather than Omega 3- since the evidence is that the balance in modern diets is way out of whack.

So do your own study, come to your own conclusions and then realise that whatever you do with that you are doing the best that you personally can do.

 

[Pasha]

I had a quadruple bypass surgery 18 years ago, heart attack 30 years ago. I found that with the LCHF diet blood glucose fell, triglycerides were much reduced and HDL increased dramatically. Just remember that your cardiologist most probably doesnt know much about nutrition and may still be anchored in the low fat era. In any event you will be having plenty of blood analysis in the near future so that you can keep your eyes open for anything that may be out of specification. Learn as much as you can because here knowledge really is power. Nobody cares as much about your health as you do, and only you know how you feel.

Been there and am still here, wishing you all the very best for a smooth transition back to normal very good health.