Should have the HDL/LDL tomorrow , will ask for the LDL partical size as well as the number.@Rog what I neglected to explain to you last night is that there are two opposing views of what causes heart disease: 1) the "cholesterol hypothesis" that cholesterol is the primary cause of heart disease and 2) a more current, science-based view that inflammation, not cholesterol causes heart disease.
The other book I recommended to you was written by someone who still believes in the cholesterol hypothesis, so all her advice will contradict what Dr. Sinatra's book teaches. The reason I referred you to her book was so you could get a good overview of the tests, lipid profile information used in the UK.
Sinatra's book, The Great Cholesterol Myth, will help you understand why inflammation is the problem, but he will also tell you that high glucose levels in the blood injures the arteries...which leads to inflammation...which leads to plaque build up in the artery walls.
Here's where it gets tricky. When evaluating our heart disease risk, the number of LDL particles circulating in our blood doesn't tell us much. What we need to know is what is the size of those LDL particles.
Why? Because the smaller LDL particles, if I'm understanding Sinatra correctly, are damaged due to oxidation for example, and through a process I don't completely understand, are more likely to end up in the artery wall, whereas the larger LDL particles are less likely to end up there, where we don't want it.
This is why, it's more important to know your LDL particle size, not just your LDL particle number. But here's the catch. Health insurance may not pay to measure the particle number and size of your LDL and HDL, so we may have to pay for that test out of pocket.
If you have a typical lipid profile that's a little high, you're probably okay, and over time, your lipid profile should improve on the LCHF diet. But I like what Tim2000s said in his above post...
"Some people will see increases from eating extra saturated fats and others won't. Generally over the population though, sat fats typically don't directly cause an increase in cholesterol as the mechanism by which cholesterol enters the bloodstream is that it is generated by the liver."
We're all so individual. That's why, after your weight loss has stabilized for a few months, it's important to have another lipid profile to see if you're responding to the increase in healthy saturated and monounsaturated fats in a healthy or unhealthy way. We want triglycerides to go down, LDL to eventually go down, and HDL to go up on the LCHF diet. Your next lipid profile, again, after your weight loss has stabilized for a few months, in 3 to 12 months will give you more information.
The first 13 minutes of the documentary "Statin Nation":
It's worth a watch.
@Rog that's great! It will be interesting to hear your cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol results from your lipid panel.Should have the HDL/LDL tomorrow , will ask for the LDL partical size as well as the number.
You are very lucky to live in a country where such advanced testing is available. As far as I'm aware, those kind of tests simply aren't available in the UK (or Australia in my case).@Rog that's great! It will be interesting to hear your cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol results from your lipid panel.
Dr. Sinatra writes in chapter 9 that there are a number of different "particle size" tests: NMR LipoProfile; Lipoprint; Berkeley (from Berkeley HeartLab; Vertical Auto Profile (VAP); Lipoprotein Particle Profile (LPP). I haven't had this test done yet, but would like to after I've been exercising and on the LCHF diet and nutritional supplements for at least 6 to 12 months.
I'll be very surprised if it's available on our health scheme, but I'll ask the GP. Thanks for the linkIndy51, I did a quick search. I wonder if this test would be comparable... http://www.imupro.com.au/take-the-test/liposcan/
Hi Winnie got the info, they were done when I was diagnosed nearly four weeks ago so hopefully it's all downhill from here, break it to me slowly, here goes. HDL 0.9 LDL 4.7I'll be very surprised if it's available on our health scheme, but I'll ask the GP. Thanks for the link
Yes, I still have 20 or so pounds to go and have been losing steadily 2/3 pounds a week since last October.He is probably panicking because of high TC and LDL. Are you losing weight at the moment? This can cause raised LDL and TC levels because that fat has to be ejected from the shrinking cells and artificially increase your values.
Yes, I still have 20 or so pounds to go and have been losing steadily 2/3 pounds a week since last October.
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