Today's mirror

[Molsmum]

Hi everyone

Interesting article in Mirror today. Dr Stoppards page, title....Have we been wrong about cholesterol?

Cholesterol no longer nutrient of concern. Worth a read, maybe things are changing at long last regarding cholesterol. Yippee

[kate2604]

There are lots of articles floating around lately that have misleading information.

"High-density lipoprotein or HDL: This is the "good" cholesterol that helps keep cholesterol away from your arteries and remove any excess from arterial plaque, which may help to prevent heart disease.

Low-density lipoprotein or LDL: This "bad" cholesterol circulates in your blood and, according to conventional thinking, may build up in your arteries, forming plaque that makes your arteries narrow and less flexible (a condition called atherosclerosis). If a clot forms in one of these narrowed arteries leading to your heart or brain, a heart attack or stroke may result."

The truth is there is no difference in cholesterol. Why does our body make cholesterol?

The fat soluble minerals and vitamins need to be transported into our cells. Cholesterol is its vehicle for transporting these essential nutrients. Our Liver governs how much cholesterol we need. When we eat fat, we absorb more cholesterol from our diet, the liver produces lower amounts of cholesterol because it recognises the bodies cholesterol limit. So what is LDL and HDL. LDL is the transporter and HDL is how the blood gets rid of all the free LDL. When the LDL doesnt attach itself to the nutrients it floats around the body potentially sticking to arteries etc the HDL is the same cholesterol but comes along sweeping up the free LDL stopping it attaching to places it shouldnt be and forms "clumps" of cholesterol to be transported back to the liver. The trouble is if we dont have the correct nutrients in our diets the liver becomes over loaded and can not break down the too much cholesterol and flush it out of our bodies. This is why we get fatty livers and high levels of cholesterol in our readings.

It is more important that we concentrate on micro nutrients in our diets but these typically get ignored by the medical profession. A well balanced diet will go a long way to fixing most of us. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, meat lovers or anything else. Variety is the spice of life.

[Anne76 in reply to kate2604]

Should I take a supplement as well as having a good diet. I had a coronary artery test and came out as high risk. My cholesterol is 4.9 but my LDL is 2.6. The Cardiologist said I should get this down to 2.0. I go to the gym three times a week and get my heart rate up with no breathlessness, I take a garlic tablet and Vitamin D. I eat mostly fish, oily and white plus vegetable. Practically no fat. Any suggestions appreciated. Due to have a treadmill test in December. Was on 20mg simvadtin but since this test now take 40mg.

[lillywhites in reply to Anne76]

niacin b3 if your worried take care now

[seasider18 in reply to Anne76]

I've had three treadmill tests and a stress echocardiogram that all proved to have given false positives when I later had angiograms.

The first false positive was in 1993 and the last one in 2011.

[seasider18 in reply to kate2604]

"The truth is there is no difference in cholesterol. Why does our body make cholesterol.....etc.

I'm not sure if that is your conclusion or a quote from an article.

[kate2604 in reply to seasider18]

Conclusions from interesting readings

zoeharcombe.com/the-knowled...

drmalcolmkendrick.org/

[seasider18 in reply to kate2604]

Thank you for that.

Re the Blatter and Coca Cola picture in the Kendrick link there is one of Prince William on the Mail web site today with prominently placed Coke cans on a table.

[sandybrown]

Would it be possible to provide the link to this story as I am unable to find it!

[Molsmum in reply to sandybrown]

Bala hi

I read it from the newspaper. Page 38, [e-mail] hope that helps

[jillysaffron]

hmmmmmm-----------sounds to good to be true

[sandybrown in reply to jillysaffron]

Did you get the to article to read?, I am unable to find the article?

[jillysaffron in reply to sandybrown]

Sorry Bala, I too read the article in papers

[seasider18 in reply to sandybrown]

I've never managed to find articles of hers online that have been quoted on this site.

[Molsmum]

No Bala I bought the paper, Dr Stoppard has her own page in the mirror.

[sandybrown]

Polyunsaturated fat foods is the way forward for healthy eating

[vincend]

Cholesterol in our diet has little effect on the body's cholesterol levels. The liver determines the cholesterol levels. So, for example, it is now deemed safe to eat eggs which are high in cholesterol.

[sandybrown in reply to vincend]

How do you explain high cholesterol in some humans?

Why is the liver producing more cholesterol?

[seasider18 in reply to vincend]

Yes, and for years I stuck to just two eggs a week

Eggs from what I have read are now regarded as an ideal breakfast for diabetics.

[Hidden]

Indeed. My liver is very naughty & deserves to be punished! All due to dodgy genetic heritage.

In my case, only a very small part of my CH is from diet. For instance, at one stage 30 years ago I became vegan as I'd had glandular fever which inflamed my liver and I just couldn't cope with many fats. It was at the end of that period that my total cholesterol was 18.9 and as I wasn't eating fats, it must have come from somewhere else.