what food to lower cholesterol?

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vlim:

chloecube:

[quote=\"vlim\"]just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

maybe I eat too much roti prata .. ...my dh recent report also shows he has high cholesterol and doc gave him medication... :skeptical: ....Emmm both of us got to look into diet and go exercise more often liao..[/quote]vlim, make use of this time to exercise together :love:

[Sun_2010]

vlim:

chloecube:

[quote=\"vlim\"]just went for blood test this morning...aiyoyo my good and bad chlesterol a bit high le... :scared:

then u have to start taking care now, DH also started with slightly high in cholesterol and now is way too high

maybe I eat too much roti prata .. ...my dh recent report also shows he has high cholesterol and doc gave him medication... :skeptical: ....Emmm both of us got to look into diet and go exercise more often liao..[/quote]vlim,
How is the ratio ? if your HDL is very high like 60+ then good for you .
You can get moer leeway with your LDL :evil:

As b2b3m4 put it, its not just the cholesterol in the food, but our own liver converts all the extra calories into cholesterol , so early and light dinner is a good first step. Remember dont take your worries or your calories to your bed. Otherwise the liver works overtime while we sleep :roll:

And yes, if you are approcing the 40s , roti-parta should become a thing of the past

Enjoy couple time with DH - exercising

[vlim]

eee....my HDL shows 74.88...total cholesterol 220..so belong to low risk gp...

but every time after exercise, I find tt my dh and I eat more then usual ..so back to square one or even worse

[hquek]

Attended a nutrition talk, the nutritionist said that eating more fibrous stuff will help a bit.


It was quite cheem, but apparently, eating fatty foods (not healthy fats) will increase the cholesterol carriers in our body; and then if we eat cholesterol laden foods (eg innards), all the cholesterol will be laden into our bodies via those carriers. IF we don’t have the carriers, and got plenty of fibres, then the cholesterol will be passed out. Please refute this if not correct.

Anyway, the old adage goes - eat light, eat healthy.

[b2b3m4]

vlim:

eee....my HDL shows 74.88...total cholesterol 220..so belong to low risk gp...

but every time after exercise, I find tt my dh and I eat more then usual ..so back to square one or even worse

Risk group is not determine by the level of cholesterol but by your other cofounding condition, age and race. So if you have diabetes, heart disease or stroke, it will put you on the high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk group. Those with a high risk group, the LDL control will be more stringent. When we we look at cholesterol, we usually zoom in at the LDL level, then the triglycerides. HDL is usually a 'good to have' but not so impt.
Target LDL for high risk is less than 2.6mmol/L or 100mg/dl, med risk less than 3.4mmol/L or 130mg/dl and low risk less than 4.1mmol/l or 160mg/dl.

[b2b3m4]

hquek:

Attended a nutrition talk, the nutritionist said that eating more fibrous stuff will help a bit.


It was quite cheem, but apparently, eating fatty foods (not healthy fats) will increase the cholesterol carriers in our body; and then if we eat cholesterol laden foods (eg innards), all the cholesterol will be laden into our bodies via those carriers. IF we don't have the carriers, and got plenty of fibres, then the cholesterol will be passed out. Please refute this if not correct.

Anyway, the old adage goes - eat light, eat healthy.

Maybe one can read up briefly on soluble fibre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

[vlim]

b2b3m4:

vlim:

eee....my HDL shows 74.88...total cholesterol 220..so belong to low risk gp...

but every time after exercise, I find tt my dh and I eat more then usual ..so back to square one or even worse

Risk group is not determine by the level of cholesterol but by your other cofounding condition, age and race. So if you have diabetes, heart disease or stroke, it will put you on the high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk group. Those with a high risk group, the LDL control will be more stringent. When we we look at cholesterol, we usually zoom in at the LDL level, then the triglycerides. HDL is usually a 'good to have' but not so impt.
Target LDL for high risk is less than 2.6mmol/L or 100mg/dl, med risk less than 3.4mmol/L or 130mg/dl and low risk less than 4.1mmol/l or 160mg/dl.

hi b2b3m4,
I had pneumonia before. I also have heart patpitation before. In recent years whenever I fell sick, I will feel breathless and chest uncomfort...My doc did not say tt I have asthma but give me inhalar to relieve breathlessness when necessary.
Last week I went to see my cardiologist again as I felt chest tightness and uncomfort. After the tread mill, doc said tt I have heart murmur. However after the ultrasound scan of my heart, doc said the heart murmur is ok. She said quite a number of pple also has heart murmur but is nothing serious...But I am still a bit worried and puzzled as wondering the chest tightness is due to the heart or the lung.... :sad:

[BeContented]

Not sure if this is appropriate thread.....but just wanted to share.


My total cholesterol (~200 in 2010) and triglycerides (~92 in 2010) has been inching up year by year tho. my chol/HDL ratio has been largely hovering in the range of 2.8 - 3.3 for the last 10 years.

I have high BP and is also slightly overweight.....heard about this GlucosCare - Sugar Blocker Herbal Tea and started drinking 1 teabag a day for a few months now. (Understand this is a SG product). Took my annual blood test 2 weeks ago and even my GP was a little surprised with the improvement cos' my results just got worse year after year, never improved.

Basically, I have not made any significant changes in my lifestyle except drinking the tea daily. Frankly, do not know if the tea reducing/blocking sugar has helped, but just like to share that my cholesterol actually dropped from ~200 to 185 and triglycerides from 92 to 58. A good sign to me
Tho I do see a 2+kg weight loss but think it's more of the muscles I have lost cos' have gotten lazy and stopped my yoga exercise for a few months liao

[hquek]

b2b3m4:

Maybe one can read up briefly on soluble fibre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber

Thanks b2b3m4,

Got this from the wiki link:
\"Soluble fiber binds to bile acids in the small intestine, making them less likely to enter the body; this in turn lowers cholesterol levels in the blood\".

so yes, eat more fibre and cholesterol may go down.

[quirkymum]

I used to have high cholesterol. I am quite thin and so thought I could eat most stuff but

actually I was very unhealthy. Anyway, I cut down by cooking my food in olive oil. Cutting down saturated fat helps a lot. For meat, I ate mostly fish and ate lots of fibre, salads became my best friend.

Finally after months, when I went to test, the level went down to a normal level. I think cutting down saturated fats, eating lots of fibre and white meat helped. I don’t know if this is scientific but it worked for me.