by Johno6 » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:35 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:39 pm
by FlyingHigh » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:54 pm
by FlyingHigh » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:58 pm
whufc wrote:Flying High,
i will find out for you, i work at the Aquadome in Elizabeth as well as the pools we also have a very large Health Club. Im a membership service officer but have alot of chats to the personal trainers etc etc.
Give me a couple of days and ill get one of the qualified nutritonists to have a look at your list and ill get back to you.
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:05 pm
FlyingHigh wrote:LM, are more general lifestyle rather than necessarily related to diabetes or cholesterol, but some changes I made a couple years ago:
- like you mentioned, cut out virtually all butter or marg, especially where you don't really need it, such as on sandwiches.
- similarly, I now virtually only drink water. Heaps of unneccesary calories and sugar in soft drinks, packaged fruit juices and cordials, especially when you aren't have a drink for any special reason. Would be lucky to average one of these a week.
- Take a piece of fruit to work for morning and afternoon smoko.
These have helped keep the weight down and found they have given me more energy and better attitude to work.
by FlyingHigh » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:45 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:52 pm
FlyingHigh wrote:Good work mate, keep it up
Like anything, will take a bit of willpower, but after a few weeks will become routine. Good luck.
by GirlPower74 » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:50 pm
Hondo wrote:Have you seen your doctor?
My cholesterol was through the roof and the cause was mainly genetic so even if I cut all fat out of my diet I would still likely have a problem
So I am on Lipitor which took my levels down to acceptable and that's how I manage it. I will be on them for my whole life probably.
by Mickyj » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:34 pm
GirlPower74 wrote:Hondo wrote:Have you seen your doctor?
My cholesterol was through the roof and the cause was mainly genetic so even if I cut all fat out of my diet I would still likely have a problem
So I am on Lipitor which took my levels down to acceptable and that's how I manage it. I will be on them for my whole life probably.
I'm exactly the same. I was told I have familial hypercholesterolaemia (which is basically a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol). My total cholesterol was 8.4 when I was 16 (about 20 years ago). I've been on Lipitor for I reckon at least a decade now; and because of that, my total cholesterol is now around the 4.0 to 4.5 mark.
by Psyber » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:12 pm
by Barto » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:14 pm
by whufc » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:17 pm
by mal » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:47 pm
by JK » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:15 am
mal wrote:Whats the difference between Cholesterol and fat ?
Have you ever woken up with a Cholesterol
by Psyber » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:42 am
Cholesterol is a waxy steroid metabolite found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals.[2] It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes, where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. In addition, cholesterol is an important component for the manufacture of bile acids, steroid hormones, and Vitamin D. Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals, but small quantities are synthesized in other eukaryotes, such as plants and fungi. It is almost completely absent among prokaryotes, which include bacteria.[3] Although cholesterol is an important and necessary molecule for animals, a high level of serum cholesterol is an indicator for diseases such as heart disease.[4]...
Since cholesterol is essential for all animal life, it is primarily synthesized from simpler substances within the body...
Given the well-recognized role of cholesterol in cardiovascular disease, it is surprising that some studies have shown an inverse correlation between cholesterol levels and mortality.
A 2009 study of patients with acute coronary syndromes found an association of hypercholesterolemia with better mortality outcomes.[44]
In the Framingham Heart Study, in subjects over 50 years of age they found an 11% increase overall and 14% increase in CVD mortality per 1 mg/dL per year drop in total cholesterol levels. The researchers attributed this phenomenon to the fact that people with severe chronic diseases or cancer tend to have below-normal cholesterol levels.[45] This explanation is not supported by the Vorarlberg Health Monitoring and Promotion Programme, in which men of all ages and women over 50 with very low cholesterol were increasingly likely to die of cancer, liver diseases, and mental diseases. This result indicates that the low-cholesterol effect occurs even among younger respondents, contradicting the previous assessment among cohorts of older people that this is a proxy or marker for frailty occurring with age.[46]
Triglycerides, as major components of very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and chylomicrons, play an important role in metabolism as energy sources and transporters of dietary fat. They contain more than twice as much energy (9 kcal/g or 38 kJ/g ) as carbohydrates and proteins. In the intestine, triglycerides are split into monoacylglycerol and free fatty acids in a process called lipolysis, with the secretion of lipases and bile, which are subsequently moved to absorptive enterocytes, cells lining the intestines. The triglycerides are rebuilt in the enterocytes from their fragments and packaged together with cholesterol and proteins to form chylomicrons. These are excreted from the cells and collected by the lymph system and transported to the large vessels near the heart before being mixed into the blood...
Diets high in carbohydrates, with carbohydrates accounting for more than 60% of the total caloric intake, can increase triglyceride levels.[3] Of note is how the correlation is stronger for those with higher BMI (28+) and insulin resistance (more common among overweight and obese) is a primary suspect cause of this phenomenon of carbohydrate-induced hypertriglyceridemia.[4]...
There is evidence that carbohydrate consumption causing a high glycemic index can cause insulin overproduction and increase triglyceride levels in women.[5]
Adverse changes associated with carbohydrate intake, including triglyceride levels, are stronger risk factors for heart disease in women than in men.[6]
Triglyceride levels are also reduced by exercise, omega-3 fatty acids from fish, flax seed oil, and other sources.
by Mickyj » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:10 am
by Lightning McQueen » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:51 pm
Barto wrote:Eat healthy food and you shouldn't have a problem. It concerns me that people dont realise that drinking a litre of coke a day isn't exactly OK. Our bodies aren't meant to fuel themselves on this rubbish.
An interesting one that I've come across in the last few years is people who drink not only the sugary soft drinks, but think nothing of having 2-3 600ml Iced Coffees per day, then wonder why they're overweight and then claim "but I eat healthy food!"
Beer gets a bad rap. A six pack on the weekend shouldn't cause too many issues.
BTW: I've worked in a few gyms as a PT and I've studied nutrition at uni.
by Mickyj » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:50 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:Barto wrote:Eat healthy food and you shouldn't have a problem. It concerns me that people dont realise that drinking a litre of coke a day isn't exactly OK. Our bodies aren't meant to fuel themselves on this rubbish.
An interesting one that I've come across in the last few years is people who drink not only the sugary soft drinks, but think nothing of having 2-3 600ml Iced Coffees per day, then wonder why they're overweight and then claim "but I eat healthy food!"
Beer gets a bad rap. A six pack on the weekend shouldn't cause too many issues.
BTW: I've worked in a few gyms as a PT and I've studied nutrition at uni.
the worst thing is that eating healthy seems more expensive than eating something that is easily prepared, I have 4 kids, everyone in our house plays sports, we are constantly doing something. It's the fact I'll cook a steak and some chips when I finally get home that probably doesn't help.
Yes, I drink a fair bit of coke, I'm not overweight, I'm around 90kg and about 5"10. I don't fill myself full of sh!t, I eat bugger all junk food, I'm not questioning my weight.
by mal » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:02 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:Hondo wrote:Have you seen your doctor?
My cholesterol was through the roof and the cause was mainly genetic so even if I cut all fat out of my diet I would still likely have a problem
So I am on Lipitor which took my levels down to acceptable and that's how I manage it. I will be on them for my whole life probably.
Yes, took the body in for a long over-due service because I had felt crap for about two months. My Tri-Glyceride level came back at 9.4 where anything over 5 is extreme and high risk, I have a month to drag it back or the tablets might be the option, only thing is once I'm on them, that's it.
by Hondo » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:09 am
mal wrote:QUESTION
Once someone starts taking the tablets , can they come of them if the levels drop
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