eggs and high chloesterol

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  • happymum37
    happymum37 Posts: 95 Member
    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    happymum37 wrote: »
    I have to be honest and say I didn't really ask very much, I had some general blood tests done as routine as I've been unwell following a head injury. She said my cholesterol was 5.9 mmol

    If that's the only number they gave you, get another appointment and more detailed information. Total cholesterol is not enough information for anything.

    I definitely will do, from reading all the replies I can see it's much more complex than I originally thought.
    Thanks
  • Kellyfitness128
    Kellyfitness128 Posts: 194 Member
    I honestly have no idea whether eggs will contribute to your high cholesterol, but one option is just sticking to the egg whites. Not as many nutrients, but you still get the protein without the cholesterol and they're super low in calories.
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  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    I eat three (whole) eggs almost every day and my cholesterol is better now than when I was younger and eating lots of carbs (especially sugar) and low fat. Total cholesterol is meaningless. Only the small particle LDL and triglycerides (which come from eating carbohydrates) are relevant to heart disease. (Ask a cardiologist.) Statins are very bad drugs for people and very good drugs for increasing the bottom line of pharmaceutical firms. The old, "take this statin drug and reduce your consumption of cholesterol" bunk is just that--bunk. As others have stated before, eating cholesterol has almost no affect on serum cholesterol AND, they have known since the Framingham study that high serum cholesterol is not correlated with cardio-vascular disease. Some people have very low cholesterol and have CVD. Others have high serum cholesterol and have no evidence of CVD. Your doc needs to get more up to speed on the issue. And if he tries to push statin drugs on you, I would ask him if he understands the very serious side effects that they cause. For one, they deplete the body's supply of Co-enzyme Q10 and ironically, that, in itself, can cause a heart attack, if it gets severe enough. There was some discussion of forcing the pharmaceutical giants to supplement their statin drugs with Co-enzyme Q10 but when Big Pharma found out how much it would cost, they whined to the FDA and the FDA let them off the hook. Big Pharma also influenced the decision to lower the "acceptable" level of serum cholesterol so that even more people would be put on the very profitable drug. Modern medicine is, unfortunately, held hostage to the big pharmaceutical firms. But doctors are starting to realize that they are being used and are speaking out.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    ShannonMpls wrote: »
    Perhaps OP's doctor is trying to verify whether she is one of these hyper-responders.

    That's what I assumed. My father did this to see if he could get his cholesterol down by changing diet. It seems to be the usual thing to try first. (My father has always been a normal weight and quite fit.)
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Eggs are a whole food. They do not add chloresterol to your system.
  • captmiddy
    captmiddy Posts: 147 Member
    edited November 2014
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    Eggs are a whole food. They do not add chloresterol to your system.

    This is a generalization, be careful with generalizations because they aren't true always. Eggs can actually add cholesterol to certain people and therefore without all the information such statements are lacking in foundation. For most people, eggs are healthy and will have minimal impact on cholesterol levels, and when part of a healthy diet will not impact overall levels in a negative way and in fact can have a positive impact. But for some people this can be very different.
  • Tortitudekitty
    Tortitudekitty Posts: 67 Member
    I had elevated LDL and the doc threatened me with statins if I couldn't reduce the level. I flatly refuse to take statins and said to the doctor that I would reduce through exercise and dietry changes.
    Started cardio and lifting regimen to reduce my abdominal fat (I'm middle-aged and hypothyroid) and added daily porridge oats for breakfast.
    Six months later blood test and my doctor was amazed at the reduction in LDL, greatly reduced triglyceride levels and healthy levels of HDL. I thought he was overdoing the impressed bit to be honest but no, he genuinely meant it!
    I eat a daily hard boiled egg....I love 'em, post work-out with raw vege batons and houmous.
  • RibStabsHeart
    RibStabsHeart Posts: 71 Member
    I eat 3 hard boiled eggs a day -- one when I get up to start my metabolism going and get me ready to hop on my bike, and two after my workout. I love 'em.

    I sure hope they don't become bad for us again anytime soon, LOL. It seems like every 6 months doctors change their minds. As long as I keep eating healthy stuff (on a whole) and working out, I'm gonna stick with it.
  • corybretz
    corybretz Posts: 1
    My cholesterol was high and my doctor wanted to put me on a statin. Instead I found some better quality supplements that reduce and control my cholesterol with no nasty side-effects. With exercise and a better diet my cholesterol is back to normal. Contact me if you want some specifics.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    RibStabsHeart wrote: »
    I eat 3 hard boiled eggs a day -- one when I get up to start my metabolism going and get me ready to hop on my bike, and two after my workout. I love 'em.

    I sure hope they don't become bad for us again anytime soon, LOL. It seems like every 6 months doctors change their minds. As long as I keep eating healthy stuff (on a whole) and working out, I'm gonna stick with it.

    eggs are great but nothing, including an egg is needed to "start...metabolism" your metabolism never stops until they lower the box
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,009 Member
    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    happymum37 wrote: »
    I have to be honest and say I didn't really ask very much, I had some general blood tests done as routine as I've been unwell following a head injury. She said my cholesterol was 5.9 mmol

    If that's the only number they gave you, get another appointment and more detailed information. Total cholesterol is not enough information for anything.

    ^This...
    Total C is not enough...

    HDL
    LDL
    VLDL
    Trigs

    These numbers will give you a better idea of total C really looks like.

  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    Eggs are a whole food. They do not add chloresterol to your system.

    What does that mean? Can you clarify?

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