How long does it take to reduce cholesterol levels by diet only.?

Question

I reduced my fat intake and increased fiber significantly for 1 month.And had little or no improvement does it take more time?

Answer 1

There is some truth to being able to drop one's cholestrol levels by diet, but there may be more behind the scene that you aren't seeing.

The cholestrol levels that you should be focusing on are the LDL cholestrols. Those are the ones that get clogged in the arteries and cause all the nastiness that we have in our older ages.

However, when you change your diet to reduce the intake of your LDL cholestrols, you should also add into your diet those foods that increase your HDL cholestrols. The HDL cholestrols are actually good for your body and they do clean out and lower LDL even farther.

Unfortunately, for the person who has been working so hard to do this pattern, the transition period in between your cholestrol levels will seem to be the same as one rises and the other lowers. Even more detrimental to their confidence would be if their HDL jumped up and their LDL hasn't had a chance to lower yet when they get tested again, resulting in a higher numerical level, even though they were doing everything right.

The hard part is that diet alone will only go so far because of our body's unique ability to stay at "homeostasis" or "sameness" when it comes to what we have inside our bodys in the realm of hormones, cholestrols, insulin, etc. Often diet will begin the dropping of LDL and raising of HDL, but to get it over the hump you have to add in moderate exercises. This has many benefits to include but may not be initially available to all persons.

Some people with higher LDL levels earned those levels over time with their previously normal diets. For those people, changing their diet to reduce their LDL levels needs to become a permanent lifestyle and they should not expect it to be "right away" Too often, due to our lifestyle in the US; we want everything "right away" without due regard to the fact that we earned it over the long haul and haven't had the chance to repair the damage yet.

Undue stress will also cause cholestrols to increase. Its a normal body reaction to stress. However, increasing cholestrols isn't what we are looking for. Therefore, meditation, stress reduction exercises, even fervent daily prayer (for those inclince) actually go a long way overall to help reduce the cholestrols that are present as a product of excess stress.

I would suggest, relax. Be patient. The overall levels will drop. If you are really eating right, your weight will also drop some and you will begin to feel better about yourself as well as a added benefit. If after three months, you don't feel that you have made enough headway, then talk with your physician about an exercise routine. Another three months later, if still no headway, then talk with your physician about cholestrol controling medicine. I think that you will find that you will be better off than you consider yourself to be now.

-- ShadowGate

**Lowered his own Cholestrol and dropped 30 pounds in 2 months by following the above guidances**

Answer 2

At least 6 months, sometimes more.