and I have questions about his cholesterol readings. His total cholesterol was 193, which is good. The triglycerides were 243, and the VLDL was 49. Both of those were high. . However his hdl was 54 (good) and his ldl is 90 (good).... How can his total cholesterol be lower than the triglycerides? I looked on the AMA website and couldn't find what I am looking for.
2006-09-30 05:45:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Would the food you eat dirrectly before having the blood drawn affect the results of the tests? We had to drive 4 hrs to get to the appointment and he munched on raisins, peanuts and chocolate, drank coffee and some water with apple cider vinegar in it.
2006-09-30 05:58:35 · update #1
I am a Registered Nurse, and he should repeat the test because he was eating before he had the lab drawn and he has some high tryglycerides which can be affected by his snacking before the blood draw. He should have been fasting from midnite until after the lab was drawn.
Sorry to be the bad news in this.
2006-09-30 10:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cholesterol can be worsened by eating white flour. Foods that contain white flour are bread, pasta, rice, cakes and biscuits. If you cook rice and pasta, don't cook it too long, rice should be cooked in boiling water for no longer than 12 minutes. The flour leaches calcium from the bones and places it in the arteries where it ends up as cholesterol.
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2006-09-30 06:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should always be fasting for several hours prior to having your cholesterol and other blood fats checked, and it is most important for his triglycerides. If he had been fasting, his triglycerides would have been much better, and I suspect that they would have been in the normal range of less than 150. His total cholesterol could be better especially if he has family history of heart disease (heart attack, angina) or stroke, or if he is diabetic. His HDL is excellent and so is his LDL. Tell him to keep up the good work with diet and excercise, and to make sure he is fasting when he gets these rechecked in a couple of years.
2006-09-30 07:24:29 · answer #3 · answered by jdfj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is good cholesterol and there is bad cholesterol so just keep believing the ads and rip up the DoctOrs report.
We all gonna die of something, just dont let it be from worrying about cholesterol!
Docter?.......pft probably has a Phd in Muppetry?
2006-09-30 06:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a healthy guy tanner S says so and he's a docter! lol But, he's worrying about nothing - or his real doctor would have told him so. Just forget it and stop feeding him so many chips.....
2006-09-30 05:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For God's sake don't trust Tanner (above), he can't even spell Doctor!
2006-09-30 05:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by blaarts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can`t he do a fasting test,where you eat and drink nothing for 12 hours beforeyour test
2006-09-30 09:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is a healthy guy
2006-09-30 05:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by tanner s 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋