So what's the truth about Cholesterol

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

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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!

Brunneria said:

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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!

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Not forgetting green tea also:

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

Yup, green tea is vile too!

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

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".

Brunneria said:

Yup, green tea is vile too!

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

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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