My cholesterol numbers.?
My cholesterol numbers.?Your triglycerides are high either from an omega-3 versus omega-6 imbalance or due to an overconsumption of highly refined carbohydrates and not enough of the healthy fats. The best way of predicting your risk of coronary artery disease using a cholesterol profile is by dividing your triglycerides by your HDL. (TG/HDL) It should be a one, or less than two, with this ratio. The Japanese, who have a very low incidence of coronary artery disease, average a 1.5 with this ratio.
Your triglycerides (309 mg/dL) divided by your HDL (47 mg/dL) equals 6.57
This needs improving. And you need to raise your good HDL preferably to 50 or 60 mg/dL.
Try to give up all forms of sugar including high fructose corn syrup. Any sugar you eat, or any carbohydrate you eat that turns to sugar in your body, will increase your triglycerides, your bad VLDL, and lower your good HDL. A high level of saturated fatty acids in the blood is reflective of high carbohydrate intake and subsequent synthesis of fatty acids from excess carbohydrates. Saturated fatty acids are not an appropriate marker of dietary fat intake, but are rather a marker of carbohydrate intake. Start eating more foods high in omega-3 fatty acids like “wild caught” salmon, (and other fish), free-range (cage-free) eggs, organic butter from grass-fed cows, walnuts (and other nuts), avocados, organic yogurt (without added sugars), organic peanut butter, hard cheeses like Parmesan, Gouda, or Feta, “cold pressed” 100% pure extra virgin olive oil, or virgin coconut oil. These healthy forms of fat will help to raise your good HDL, thus improving your overall cholesterol profile. The American Heart Association recommends you consume between twenty-five and thirty-five percent of your calories from fat at a range between 50 and 70 grams of total fat each day. The body needs fats to properly digest carbohydrates, and without fats a persons blood sugar levels can easily run amuk.
Avoid fast-foods and highly refined oils that contain trans-fats like “hydrogenated” or “partially hydrogenated” oils, margarine, and highly refined polyunsaturated vegetable and seed oils which are high in omega-6 fatty acids. Focus on eating whole natural foods instead of the highly processed synthetic stuff.
EDIT: It sounds like it is the candy, breads, flour and sugars that are ruining your cholesterol profile by raising your triglycerides and lowering your good HDL. Furthermore, they are empty/nutrition-less calories. Try eating some real cheese each week too (instead of sugar). Highly refined sugary cereals are not good. Try some steal-cut oatmeal without all that sugar. Foods to try to avoid include sugar, HFCS (or “corn sugar”), cookies, crackers, cakes, pastries, candies, breads, loads of pasta, refined flour, lots of alcohol, soft drinks, and even large amounts of fruit juices. French Fries from a fast-food place are terrible also.
I see the LDL is at a very good level. What’s the try triglycerides number that is high? Is that total cholesterol? Isn’t all that really matters is making sure the bad LDL cholesterol is low?
Cholesterol: 181 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 309 mg/dL This is high but your ratio below is normal )
HDL Cholesterol: 47 mg/dL
LDL Cholesterol: 72 mg/dL
Cholesterol/HDL ratio: 3.85
This is going to be difficult. I do eat all of the healthy things like salmon, almonds, walnuts, olive oil, eggs but not cage free I’ll start getting those again. Whole grain brown rice and quinoa and 100% whole grain bread I eat.
Then cereal is bad too I assume. I looked on my wheat chex and the second ingredient is sugar. Jarred spaghetti sauce has a lot of sugar and I eat that I’ll have to make my own with tomato sauce. Then those reeses mini’s I’ll throw away. I only eat stuff like that once a month. It’s so challenging to cut out all of the sugar but I’ll do the best I can. So many people around me like to encourage me to eat sugar. Like the church has cake often and pot lucks with horrible fatty and sugary foods.
Well the food at the church is is delicious but horrible as in unhealthy. It’s almost like a social thing to eat junk these days.
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