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Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:12 pm

Does anyone know much about high levels of Tri-Glyceride? What foods/drinks should be avoided and what is best for lowering levels?
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby A Mum » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:22 pm

No - but I have often wondered the same thing.

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Re: Cholesterol

Postby smac » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:25 pm

Isn't that sugar related? My old man had high levels and stopped drinking a litre of coke each day at work and it was all sorted.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Hondo » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:50 pm

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.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:51 pm

It's the "bad" cholesterol, fatty acids.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:54 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.


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.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:54 pm

smac wrote:Isn't that sugar related? My old man had high levels and stopped drinking a litre of coke each day at work and it was all sorted.


I drink sh!tloads of it, I've cut that out immediately, and beer.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Hondo » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:56 pm

Sh!!t. 9.5! I was about 7.5.

I feel for you mate. For me, I just accepted the genetics and decided a daily tablet was better than a heart attack. My dad is on Lipitor too. It's just how our bodies are wired.

I maintain a pretty good diet and don't eat much fast food or sugar.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:06 pm

Hondo wrote:Sh!!t. 9.5! I was about 7.5.

I feel for you mate. For me, I just accepted the genetics and decided a daily tablet was better than a heart attack. My dad is on Lipitor too. It's just how our bodies are wired.

I maintain a pretty good diet and don't eat much fast food or sugar.


Yeah, I was pretty devastated yesterday but have now accepted I have to change a lot of things, I went out and brought heaps of health food yesterday afternoon and began working on it straight away, I have a 5 and an 8 year old, I don't want them to not have a dad.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:15 pm

Heres a website we use at the Dome when recomending dietry advice to clients. Its in pretty basic simple terms.

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholester ... rides.html
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:20 pm

whufc wrote:Heres a website we use at the Dome when recomending dietry advice to clients. Its in pretty basic simple terms.

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholester ... rides.html


I tried looking through some of them yesterday but they send me on a wild goose chase. I'm simly after do's and don'ts. Thanks for the link though.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby JK » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:24 pm

Maybe change your butter to something like the Flora one which treats cholesterol, and cut down on oils or use Canola oil instead.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby FlyingHigh » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:25 pm

whufc wrote:Heres a website we use at the Dome when recomending dietry advice to clients. Its in pretty basic simple terms.

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholester ... rides.html


Where do you work whufc?
Is this list right? I didn't realise there were so many negative-calorie fruits.

Asparagus
Beet Root
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery Chicory
Hot Chili
Cucumber
Garden cress
Garlic
Green Beans
Lettuce
Onion
Radish
Spinach
Turnip
Zucchini

Negative Calorie Fruits
Apple
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cranberry
Grapefruit Honeydew
Lemon/Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaya
Peach Pineapple
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tomato
Tangerine
Turnip
Watermelon
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:26 pm

Constance_Perm wrote:Maybe change your butter to something like the Flora one which treats cholesterol, and cut down on oils or use Canola oil instead.


Not using margarine at all, not cooking in oil either, a drip of olive oil if absolutely necessary.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:27 pm

DO's
-Exercising regularly
-Losing weight, if a person is overweight
-Improving control of diabetes
-Limiting alcohol

Foods To Avoid for high triglycerides

Diet for high triglycerides
-Consume less food rich in saturated fats. Avoid coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, food made with margarines, coffee whiteners and nondairy creamers made with these oils, butter, cream, sour cream, whole milk, cheeses made from whole milk, etc.

-Use unsaturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatsin moderation. Moderately use foods made in canola oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, peanut oil, margarines, mayonnaise, etc.

-Reduce intake of sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, jam, jelly, preserves, honey, syrup, molasses, pies, candy, cakes, cookies, pastries, colas, fruit drinks, soft drinks and punches. Sugar in our food goes rapidly to your blood. When there is excess sugar in blood, the liver uses it to make more triglyceride. Use complex carbohydrates like whole breads, rice, potatoes and cereals.

-Increase dietary fiber intake like brown rice, whole grains, lentils/legumes, beans, vegetables and fruits.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:28 pm

FlyingHigh wrote:
whufc wrote:Heres a website we use at the Dome when recomending dietry advice to clients. Its in pretty basic simple terms.

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholester ... rides.html


Where do you work whufc?
Is this list right? I didn't realise there were so many negative-calorie fruits.

Asparagus
Beet Root
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery Chicory
Hot Chili
Cucumber
Garden cress
Garlic
Green Beans
Lettuce
Onion
Radish
Spinach
Turnip
Zucchini

Negative Calorie Fruits
Apple
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cranberry
Grapefruit Honeydew
Lemon/Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaya
Peach Pineapple
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tomato
Tangerine
Turnip
Watermelon


Cheers Striker, I would've gone big on apples, oranges and tomatoes.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:29 pm

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.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:29 pm

whufc wrote:DO's
-Exercising regularly
-Losing weight, if a person is overweight
-Improving control of diabetes
-Limiting alcohol

Foods To Avoid for high triglycerides

Diet for high triglycerides
-Consume less food rich in saturated fats. Avoid coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, food made with margarines, coffee whiteners and nondairy creamers made with these oils, butter, cream, sour cream, whole milk, cheeses made from whole milk, etc.

-Use unsaturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatsin moderation. Moderately use foods made in canola oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, peanut oil, margarines, mayonnaise, etc.

-Reduce intake of sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, jam, jelly, preserves, honey, syrup, molasses, pies, candy, cakes, cookies, pastries, colas, fruit drinks, soft drinks and punches. Sugar in our food goes rapidly to your blood. When there is excess sugar in blood, the liver uses it to make more triglyceride. Use complex carbohydrates like whole breads, rice, potatoes and cereals.

-Increase dietary fiber intake like brown rice, whole grains, lentils/legumes, beans, vegetables and fruits.


That's handy.
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Johno6 » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:31 pm

reminds me of when i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,
massive shock to the system, was hell worried how it would effect my lifestyle n sprting n what i could eat
its been just over 2 years now and im used to it
hate it with a passion but have no choice so has become second nature
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Re: Cholesterol

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:33 pm

Johno6 wrote:reminds me of when i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,
massive shock to the system, was hell worried how it would effect my lifestyle n sprting n what i could eat
its been just over 2 years now and im used to it
hate it with a passion but have no choice so has become second nature


My 15 year old son is a type 1 mate, there seems to be a lot of similarities in what we should be eating. At least the whole house will end up eating healthier now.
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