Hdl. Diet

Question: What is the link between a high fat diet, raised blood cholesterol and the LDL/HDL balance in your blood is? can you help i have to answer this question for my science coursework and im really stuck cause when the class did this i was doing extra science. i dont know how to word it or anything im really stuck. please can you help thanks =]

Answer: ok, I will try to explain it in a very simple way; LDL (low density lipid) is also known as bad cholesterol - these type of fats comes from fatty foods and flows with your causing it to increase your blood cholesterol level. It also causes high BP and CAD (coronary artery disease). HDL (high density lipid) on the other hand is the good cholesterol, it helps to decrease fats in the blood. Fish oil and omega-3 oil is an example of it. Bookmark or subscribe in this site, it will help you a lot http://www.promdinurses.com

Question: how can a heart patient control HDL and LDL with a balanced diet?

Answer: Low fat diet can lower LDL. HDL improves with regular exercise, only if permitted by the treating physician.

Question: Question regarding lipid tests - all numbers improve except HDL with diet,exercise and weight loss, any ideas? After 3 months of diet and exercise - loss of 30 lbs, old #'s col - 207, triy - 111, HDL - 41, LDL 144, Ratio , 3.5 , VLDL 22 new #'s col - 173, triy - 76, HDL - 39, LDL 119, Ratio, 3.1 , VLDL 15 weight is 220, exercise appx 60-80 min a day, 7x a week HDL should have increased based on what I read with the exercise and weight loss, any idea's why HDL would decrease?

Answer: I'm not sure why your HDL is lower, except perhaps that you are consuming less fat overall. However, I consider it's a good thing that it only dropped two points, in comparison to everything else. Certain changes in lifestyle can have a positive impact on raising HDL levels: Aerobic exercise Weight loss Smoking cessation Removing trans fatty acids from the diet One to two drinks of alcohol a day Adding monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats to the diet, and reducing or eliminating saturated fats. Adding soluble fiber to diet Other suggested lifestyle changes include Using supplements such as omega 3 fish oil Limiting intake of dietary fat to 30–35% of total calories Taking Niacin I'd stress the Niacin bit -- make sure you are getting all the right nutrients. Also, you might be taking too many antioxidants, which are known to impair niacin absorbation (did I spell that right?) by up to 33%.

Question: What is the link between a high fat diet and the LDL and HDL BALANCE IN YOUR BLOOD?

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Question: Where can I buy a Jojoba Supplement. The book You On A Diet states they may in crease HDL levels. Mine are low HDL is your good cholesterol. I'm looking for an oral supplement that will raise mine.

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Question: how do i improve hdl cholesterol by diet?

Answer: Stay away from food high in saturated fats. Here is a healthy eating plan that you can follow: If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. Here are the golden rules: Initially cut down to 1200 calories. Exercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. Don't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. Drink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. Limit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. Never eat dinner after 6pm. Adopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life! Make low fat dairy choices Follow this menu plan as a suggestion: Breakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon 20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR fruit salad w low GI soy yogurt Snack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI) Lunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter) Snack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt Dinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato Snack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry) Exercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. You can do a circuit class but this counts as one weights session. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. Cardio needs to include running, boxing and spin. If your classes are less than 1 hour top it up with cardio before and after classes. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. To maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. Good luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.

Question: What is best diet to lower LDL and raise HDL for a diabetic ?

Answer: Avoid all fried stuff ,use groundnut or canola oil if you must and not more than 2 spoons per day. Be sure to use clarified butter (ghee) 2 spoons per day. Use plenty of fresh fruits and vegtables-- ideally 5 servings per day. And all dibetics must take a statin and aspirin pill a day to keep lipids normal and ward off stroke and heart attack.

Question: What diet and lifestyle increase levels of HDL? --36 years old --6'1" tall, 182 pounds (BMI: 24) --don't smoke --exercise 3 times/wk (high-rep, med.-weight lifting; ~3.5-mi. run each workout) --avoid foods high in fat (~twice a week eat w/o regard to fat content) --not very discriminating in foods w/ regard to taste

Answer: Things that tend to raise HDL levels are: 1) One glass of red wine per day with dinner. 2) Smoking cessation!! 3) Omega-3 fatty acids).Fish that are rich in these kind of fatty acids are ling,salmon,sardines,fish oil etc. 4) Regular outdoors activity, 1/2 hour of brisk walking 4 times/week been the most commonly recommended. 5) Weight loss to a BMI of 18.5-24.9(body-mass index,ask your cardiologist about that).Calculate yours at http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ People in "need" to lower their HDL levels ie those who have a somehow raised cardio-metabolic risk should also consider the "famous" Mediterranean diet, rich in fresh vegetables and fruit,fish and poultry. Bear in mind that its not just the lowering of HDL that matters; its a whole life-habbit change concept towards lowering fat-carbs intake, body excercice, smoking cessation, loss of weight. If other health problems coexist or u have a prior history of heart attack,diabetes,hypertension or if there is a strong tendency in your family for these kinds of health problems u should speak with a cardiologist for further info. Cardiologist.

Question: What is the link between a high fat diet raised blood cholesterol and the LDL/HDL balance in your blood? ?

Answer: Hey Charlotte. Ok the link is very long and drawn out, but I'm going to try and simplify it for you. Ok so after a meal your food is processed and so on, and in your liver it makes these particles rich in fats, cholesterol, and tryglycerides called chylomicrons. Through a series of chemical reactions in your body you're left with a smaller particle called a chylo remenant. There will be more chylo remenants if you have a higher fat diet. This particle goes back to the liver where it is converted to a very low density lipoprotein. And again a series of reactions make it into a low density lipoprotein. With many of these in the blood they can penetrate into your blood vessel walls, which with enough they can make your vessel wall swell into the area where blood flows, the lumen. This decreases blood flow in your arteries. So if you have high LDL you have a larger probability that it will get into your arteries. Cholesterol is the count of all the cholesterol in your blood. LDL(should be below 130) is the bad cholesterol. HDL(should be above 35 in men, above 40 in women...above 60 is optimal) is the good cholesterol. I hope that answers your question!

Question: what foods can i include in my diet that will increase my good cholesterol "HDL" level?

Answer: Oatmeal!!!

Question: What will increase HDL(Good) Cholesterol? Statins? Exercise? Diet?

Answer: The first thing is to REPORT "ALEX" the spammer to get him out of this forum. Getting rid of BAD fats and oils like vegetable oils -- soybean, canola, cottonseed, and corn oils; ALL TRANS FATS (they lower HDL); all fried foods; and all hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. Eating good fats is important, but realize that diet does not affect your cholesterol very much. If you don't get enough in your diet, the body just makes more to compensate. The way drug companies and doctors are using cholesterol as a villain is simply to increase profits, not help your health. Inflammation is the problem with heart disease; cholesterol is just an indicator of that inflammation that is going on and a very small part of the problem. Cholesterol is NOT A FAT, but a form of an alcohol that transports fatty acids through the body as part of the healing process. Statin drugs are NOT the answer to cholesterol issues. Lipitor lowers cholesterol by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. In many cases these drugs activate the Atrogin-1 gene that plays a key role in muscle atrophy. Three separate tests showed that even at low concentrations, statin drugs led to Atrogin-1 induced muscle damage. As the concentrations increased, the damage increased as well. This is why many people have muscle cramps and aches when taking these drugs. Since the heart is a muscle, does it make sense to activate the Atrogin-1 gene that causes muscle atrophy? Additionally, the production of Coenzyme Q-10 is greatly reduced by 50% in just 30 days from taking statin drugs. This co-enzyme is vital to good heart function, making collagen for structural integrity, and most importantly every cell in the body needs this coenzyme to produce ATP for cellular energy. There are some disease consequences from having low Coenzyme Q-10 such as rhabdomyolysis, hepatitis, myopathy, neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, vertigo, and congestive heart failure. Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially fatal disease where muscle tissue deteriorates as a result of a deficiency of Coenzyme Q-10. This is in addition to the activation of the Atrogin-1 gene. In addition to these problems from taking statin drugs things like cognitive loss, neuropathy, anemia, acidosis, frequent fevers, cataracts, and sexual dysfunction have also been reported as side effects. Statin drugs used to lower cholesterol are the best-selling drugs in the United States. In 2008 alone, they brought in $14.5 billion in sales. Now that is incentive to promote heavily, don't you think? Exercise will help you far more than any drug. But, the bottom line is to not worry so much about cholesterol that doctors are pushing so greatly. A man's total cholesterol should be in the range of between 200 and 240; a woman 240 to 300. This has been shown that these ranges result in better longevity. Listen to the experts, not doctors and drug companies that are promoting a PROFIT agenda. good luck to you

Question: I'm supposed to be fasting for an HDL test tomorrow. Can I drink diet drinks and/or coffee? Or water?

Answer: Ditto answer #1. Water only for 8 to 12 hours before the test, if you want the test to be as accurate as possible.

Question: What are all the ways to raise HDL.. I already know about exercise...what more can I do or add to my diet? I am 40 yrs old and have always been against synthetic man made chemicals. To me they only cause more problems. I have had issues with elevated cholesterol levels since the age of 15. My father has high cholesterol and my maternal Grandmother had Atherosclerosis. I went to donate blood just after the recent 75 car pile up on I4 and they told me my iron was low. My hair is thinning badly. I sometimes feel like my BP is skyrocketing and I want to get all this in check before I end up with a stroke or heart attack! I've joined Jazzercise (haven't been there in a month!) but had been going there regularly since November of 07. I am back on a low cholesterol diet and trying to avoid salt. I am extremely over weight. like 228 lbs. and only 5'2". Everyone is SHOCKED when they hear my weight. Every tells me that I don't look that heavy. A few weeks ago (before I ran into some heavy stress & came down with the flu) I was exercising and down to a loose fitting size 16 and 220 lbs. Back in November my size 18 clothing was getting tight. I want to be back into a size 14 and healthy! I have a large frame and have always been muscular and built. I can't seem to be disciplined enough to diet properly. No matter what. I've been trying very hard my whole life. However, I still think there's hope. I just WISH there was something like a little pocket menu for my particular diet needs. I need to know how to naturally lower my possible plaque build up in my arteries. I just learned that some health experts believe that raising your good cholesterol can actually help the removal of the build up. Exercise is the only way I know how to raise the HDL... do you know any other way? I truly need to bring down my BP too. I'm going back to Jazzercise class tonight after nearly a month off . I have a fear of a stroke though.. or heart attack... it's just the way I've been feeling lately. Yesterday, I was dizzy for about 4 hours and experienced a short feeling of disorientation while driving - whew- that was scary!

Answer: The common recommendations to raise your HDL's are lose weight, stop smoking, eat no trans fats, increase monounsaturated fats, add soluble fibers to your diet, drink cranberry juice, and increase Omega 3. Good health and good luck!

Question: Diet to lower bad cholesterol and raise the good? Any body have a simple diet and/or exercise plan with which you have had personal success lowering ldl, raising hdl, or both? I don't want to take more meds and my numbers are only slightly problematic.

Answer: eat a diet rich in brightly colored, high fiber fruits, vegies, berries, soy products, and fish sauteed in a little bit of olive oil and garlic. eat high fiber, whole wheat, whole grain, breads, tortillas, lowfat crackers, cereals and oatmeal. and beans. Olive oil and garlic will help lower your bad cholesteral, raise your good cholesteral, and protect your heart. Exercise also helps lower your cholesteral. You should strive to get 30-45 minutes of cardio exercise 4-6 days a week. Some natural rememdies you can add to your diet besides garlic would be Tumeric, Green tea, Pau d' Arco, and a good quality red wine with dinner...about 3-4 ounces. good luck.

Question: can someone give me a really healthy diet to keep cholestral down? hi im 18 and i run lots like 6 miles a day and but would like a proper healthy eating plan , i dont want to loose weight i just want my ldl to lower and hdl to increase , when i got checked last time i was 4.3 but i want a diet to get me down to 3.3?

Answer: Eat Cherrios ^_^

Question: How to Raise HDL Level Naturally? I've tried everything suggested to raise my HDL level (diet, exercise, avoiding trans fats, etc), and my HDL level is still too low and has been for at least 15 years. The dr. wants me to take prescription medcation, but I don't want the side effects. Some have suggested Policosanol/Gugulipid or no-flush Niacin. Is one better than the other? I am currently trying Policosanol/Gugulipid but have not been taking it long enough to have my cholesterol rechecked. I 've read this formula works, and I've read that it does NOT work. Has anyone had success with a natural remedy to raise their HDL level?

Answer: The Policosanol you are currently taking is good for lowering the ldl cholesterol. It works in the gut by binding with bile salts and forcing your body to produce more cholesterol. It take it and it works, but it will not raise HDL. Niacin is very good at raising HDL, as niacin works in the liver partly by blocking the liver from making an intermediate particle called the VLDL. the no flush is not very effective at doing this, and the time release is liver toxic, so the best is the straight stuff. I take 300mg three times daily and now I rarely flush you actually get used to it. Or try taking an aspirin 30 minutes before the niacin and that will reduce the flushing. So bottom line is that you can take both types of products because the site of actions are different.