Numbers Improved

deksgrl

At work they offer an incentive to have a biometric screening done. These are my numbers today compared to what they were a year and a half ago at my last screening. Have been eating LC (but not extremely LC) for 5 months.

BMI: 24.4 (was 25.5)
Heart Rate: 60 (was 68)
Blood Pressure: 110/70 (was 122/80)
Total Cholesterol: 164 (was 194)
HDL: 55 (was 57)
Non-HDL: 109 (was 137)
Triglycerides: 141 (was 79)
LDL: 81 (was 121)
Non fasting blood glucose: 107 (was 98)

I don't have a true baseline though from when I started LC. I know I was heavier then so BMI was 26.6. And this screening was done in the afternoon, not in the morning.

The nurse told me keep doing what you're doing.

wabmester

You're healthy!

The changes in HDL, triglycerides, and LDL are all counter to conventional low-carb wisdom, but it just goes to show that we're all different.

deksgrl

I ate bacon this morning, lots of bacon.

wabmester

That could explain the triglycerides.

Google sez:

post prandial triglycerides remain elevated for several hours

deksgrl

The recommendation on the sheet is "less than 150". And she said it fluctuates depending on what you ate, and when, and on the liver processing it.

wabmester

I think the 150 level is for fasting. Yours are fine, but they usually go down with low-carb.

Triglycerides = fat. 3 fat chains bound to a molecule of glycerol -- the standard way they float around in the blood.

The last thing the nurse said about liver processing is why they go down with low-carb diets. The liver converts excess carbs into fat.

Edit: this thread needs pictures!



So the triglycerides don't actually float around freely, but they come out of the lipoprotein container via centrifuge (I assume) of your blood sample.