So what's the truth about Cholesterol

[m1dpq]

Well lets give everyone something to think about...

2 cups of Earl Grey tea has the same effect as a statin, so do you drink tea? I drink Earl Grey and I take simvistatin, however my cholesterol levels are as follows:-

LDL 1.9

HDL 1.8

total Negligable normally but 3.2 at present..

I'm T2 injecting Insulatard MR 26units am & 34 units pm..

Bs levels of between 8.2 & 16.8 ( hosp ok with my levels as they will never go below 8.2)

regards

Peter

 

[Brunneria]

Bump

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ns-at-fighting-heart-disease-study-finds.html

I'll take my tea with a pinch of salt - but that is mainly because I detest Earl Grey!

 

[noblehead]

Bump

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ns-at-fighting-heart-disease-study-finds.html

I'll take my tea with a pinch of salt - but that is mainly because I detest Earl Grey!

Not forgetting green tea also:

http://cholesterol.about.com/od/cholesterolloweringfoods/a/tea.htm

 

[Brunneria]

Yup, green tea is vile too!

Not really a surprise to discover that I dislike what is good for me. Lol

 

[borofergie]

By all means drink Earl Grey if you think it tastes nice (I don't) but don't do it do cut your Cholesterol unless you are a rat:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/04April/Pages/Earl-Grey-unproven-as-replacement-for-statins.aspx

The NHS is proving to be a really excellent source for unbiased (and unsensational) reviews of the latest nutritional "science". Not often I say it, but "well done NHS".

 

[noblehead]

Yup, green tea is vile too!

Not really a surprise to discover that I dislike what is good for me. Lol

Some green tea is awful, the brand Clipper is one of them. I get my green tea from Holland & Barrett, it's a brand called Double Dragon and it is really delicious and refreshing, not cheap at £1.93p for 20 but well worth it in my opinion