Twelve months into a strict low-GI, fish, plenty vegs, NO refined carbohydrates at all, RARE consumption of four-legged protein, has resulted into a 50% triglyceride fall -from 100 to 50-, but total cholesterol was unchanged in the same period.
How to account for this ?
All else being equal shouldn't both values have declined ?
Finally, on a relative-scale, which of the two is more significant in terms of risk ?
Thank you for your informed opinion.
2006-09-20 05:29:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
tom5551, thank you for the very informative
answer. I assume HDL+ LDL+ VLDL= total chol.
2006-09-20 21:15:10 · update #1
Thank you Doctor SN for your input.
(I've e-mailed you LDL details).
;?)
2006-09-20 21:18:48 · update #2
The triglyceride level was due to absorption from the bowel, but the body manufactures cholesterol as well as absorbs it. High cholesterol is bad, but the heart attacks I have seen in young men was due to high triglycerides. In some cases both are elevated. There are 4 categories of elevated lipids one cholesterol, one triglycerides and two mixed.
2006-09-20 11:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cholesterol and triglycerides are two differnet substances and diets or medication that affects one does not neccesarily affect the other. There are also genetic factors that affect both some togethor aothers individually. Finally, a total cholesterol value really doesn't tell you much as the total includes HDL, LDL and VLDL and the ratio of all of these is far more important than the total, for example if your HDLs hvae increased and LDLs decreased, you could still amintain the same total cholesterol but still be a much less risk for cardiac problems.
2006-09-20 05:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by tom5551 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Natural Cholesterol Guide?
2016-05-17 21:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an MD. Current studies show that the real villain in all this is your LDL. Did it decline? I feel certain that it did. If your total cholesterol remained the same, then your HDL likely increased, which is a good thing. High HDL protects you against your LDL, and one of the ways to measure your cardiovascular risk is the ratio between the two. That is usually given on the lipids profile as well. You need complete data in order to correctly interpret a lipids profile. But I think you are doing great!! Keep up the good work.
2006-09-20 05:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋