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<blockquote data-quote="serenity648" data-source="post: 1130151"><p>do you know what the breakdown of your cholesterol is? </p><p></p><p>My figure is 5.2, but 3.8 of that is HDL, so thats good. If my figure goes up next time, after trying the LCHF diet for 3 months, I will ask for the breakdown. If it had raised my LDL I will be having a think about my fat consumption. It it has gone over 5.2, but the raise is in HDL, I wont be concerned as that is an improvement in my cholesterol over all.</p><p></p><p>Thats the problem with a cholesterol reading with no breakdown. We could be trying to reduce what is actually a good healthy figure if the HDL is good.</p><p></p><p>As i said up thread, my LDL only caused concern when it was higher than my HDL when I used to eat margarine, transfats and the like, and tried to avoid naturally occurring fats in foods. Because of the genetic family cholesterol problem I get/got tested every 6 months to a year.</p><p></p><p>I avoid as many foods with additives, and ones which have been through processing unessential to food safety, as much as possible. That appears to have helped my HDL levels too, and reduced my LDL ones.</p><p></p><p>There is something about triglycerides too, but I have to rush out and I cant remember the info, I am sure someone else will fill you in on those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="serenity648, post: 1130151"] do you know what the breakdown of your cholesterol is? My figure is 5.2, but 3.8 of that is HDL, so thats good. If my figure goes up next time, after trying the LCHF diet for 3 months, I will ask for the breakdown. If it had raised my LDL I will be having a think about my fat consumption. It it has gone over 5.2, but the raise is in HDL, I wont be concerned as that is an improvement in my cholesterol over all. Thats the problem with a cholesterol reading with no breakdown. We could be trying to reduce what is actually a good healthy figure if the HDL is good. As i said up thread, my LDL only caused concern when it was higher than my HDL when I used to eat margarine, transfats and the like, and tried to avoid naturally occurring fats in foods. Because of the genetic family cholesterol problem I get/got tested every 6 months to a year. I avoid as many foods with additives, and ones which have been through processing unessential to food safety, as much as possible. That appears to have helped my HDL levels too, and reduced my LDL ones. There is something about triglycerides too, but I have to rush out and I cant remember the info, I am sure someone else will fill you in on those. [/QUOTE]
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