High cholesterol surprise

[fencer]

Has had my cholesterol blood test back shock it was high can you please advise if changing my diet which i believed has health with help lower this is a relativley short time please

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Forgive me if I am telling you things you already know, but...

- newer research shows that problematic cholesterol is not a high / low thing. There is good and bad cholesterol, the bad cholesterol is low density lipoprotein. This is well understood now, but not all family doctors & tests allow for this nuance. If it’s possible, you should ask your doctor to be tracking this, not just overall cholesterol levels

- the received wisdom for several decades on cholesterol is to eat a low fat diet. More recent research show that it’s the excess sugar & carbohydrate we eat that turns into those baddie low density lipoproteins. This is emerging & has yet to become generally understood by all the medical community though

- If you want to look into the science, I can recommend a book...

- short answer, cut right back on sugar & carbs.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello and welcome, fencer

There's plenty you could read about cholesterol so you can have a useful discussion with your doctor. I think this is a good starting point zoeharcombe.com/2015/03/wor...

If you're interested in eating well and losing weight, this is the place for you. We have many activities, clubs and challenges which you can find in Pinned Posts, along with a Welcome message healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... I recommend joining a weekly weigh in and using the Daily Diary, and coming her as often as possible to get the most out of the information and support on offer.

All the best

[Slimforsummer Visitor]

British Heart Foundation do a free online course on how to lower the “ LDL “bad” fats .and have healthy cholesterol levels, Very easy to do and understand. I followed the easy steps and my blood fats levels where so improved (that my doctor sent me a text congratulating me on the impressive improvement in my blood test results and health. No fad diets or dietary advice that went against the current NHS guidelines and I easily lost weight at the same time. I trust the British Heart Foundation information.