Eating more carbs for training

Sounds like you are doing enough exercise to be able to burn off the additional calories! Are you are taking a statin? If yes, the extra carbs are unlikely to make any lasting or meaningful change to your triglyceride levels. My limited understanding is that you need to carbo load ahead of long distance running events. If you are fit enough to do them at all, I suggest you take the advice of the running community, and take the carbs. You can always stop again afterwards!

Steve

Being a Type I diabetic I have read a lot about carbs/fats/cholesterol. There are a couple of points:-

i) If you eat more carbs (calories) than you need you will put on weight and raise your cholesterol (this sounds like it would be unlikely for you)

ii) Carbs that have a low glycaemic index raise your blood sugar rapidly and can also raise your cholesterol. So sweets, biscuits, white bread, highly processed food, etc. are bad. Those with a high glycaemic index are far better, e.g. most fruits (not avocados as they have natural cholesterol), wholemeal bread, brown rice and wholewheat pasta.

Hope this gives you a start...

Thanks Michael,I do eat a few advacados thou ,as they are good for raising levels of Hdl cholesterol.I might try some carb powders and Bananas .

Being a marathon runner i understand what carbo loading means week before a marathon.

I do run more than 30K a week but i don’t pay attention to the quantity of carbs i would take. I have been careful with my diet all along (default if you are a marathon runner) but still ended up with CHD and had two stents put in around 8 months ago.

I would also recommend carbs with high glycaemic index, I start my day with a bowl of porridge and follow the day with high glycaemic index food.

Hope this helps.

Mr Heartbypass, I run regularly ( only around 20-25k a week) play squash and swim. I also take statins and beta blockers(bisoprolol). Depending what time i run after taking the Bisoprolol I find dictates whether i have a good run or not. I'm also around 10lb overweight which I gained prior to my quad bypass when exercising became a chore so I've cut down on the carbs. If i cut down too much however i find myself so tired and end up missing a run i guess what I'm saying is, changes need to be so gradual these days.

Good luck with the training

Phil