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<blockquote data-quote="fatbird" data-source="post: 448722" data-attributes="member: 51273"><p>What about cholesterol?</p><p></p><p>Diabetics are right to be fearful of the risks of heart disease, since rates are many times higher than those of non-diabetics. </p><p>Since around 80% of the cholesterol in the body is actually manufactured by the liver and the cells, relatively little comes directly from the diet. Total cholesterol is however now widely recognised as a very poor indicator of heart disease risk. </p><p></p><p>Far more meaningful are the individual components of total cholesterol, known as high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides. Trig. / HDL ratio is perhaps the single most significant measure of heart disease risk.</p><p>The lower the triglycerides and the higher the HDL, the better. </p><p></p><p><strong>Insulin and glucose combine to raise triglycerides and lower HDL</strong>, which is why a low fat, high carbohydrate diet may actually increase heart disease risk. It’s commonly reported that those on low carb diets have lower cholesterol levels and certainly much improved trig. / HDL ratios.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9427" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9427</a></p><p></p><p>FB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fatbird, post: 448722, member: 51273"] What about cholesterol? Diabetics are right to be fearful of the risks of heart disease, since rates are many times higher than those of non-diabetics. Since around 80% of the cholesterol in the body is actually manufactured by the liver and the cells, relatively little comes directly from the diet. Total cholesterol is however now widely recognised as a very poor indicator of heart disease risk. Far more meaningful are the individual components of total cholesterol, known as high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides. Trig. / HDL ratio is perhaps the single most significant measure of heart disease risk. The lower the triglycerides and the higher the HDL, the better. [b]Insulin and glucose combine to raise triglycerides and lower HDL[/b], which is why a low fat, high carbohydrate diet may actually increase heart disease risk. It’s commonly reported that those on low carb diets have lower cholesterol levels and certainly much improved trig. / HDL ratios. [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9427]viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9427[/url] FB [/QUOTE]
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