Cholesterol Levels: Which one improved your trigliceride level the most?

Jamesever

AnnPT77

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Weight loss to a healthy weight was pretty much the only change. My cholesterol and triglycerides dropped into the normal range about halfway through weight loss and have stayed there for around 9 years since. I didn't dramatically change the range of foods I eat, or the amount/intensity of exercise to lose weight. AFAIK, I don't have familial hypercholesterolemia. That can make a difference.

SafariGalNYC

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My cholesterol was borderline. My dr said stress and poor sleep habits were main aggravating factors in my cholesterol. Which I actually never knew could raise cholesterol. So I had to remedy those..

rileysowner

Eating Keto dropped my triglycerides majorly.

neanderthin

All of the above, 2 & 3 are connected. Decreasing added sugars is what I'm assuming but you said sweeteners which can include sugar free and if that's what you meant then no they're not going to do anything and I'll say 1 & 3

neanderthin

Yeah, keto drop trigs by far more than any dietary intervention, with maybe carnivore the exception.

Lietchi

For me it was losing weight and/or exercising more (both happened at the same time) - I didn't change my diet in any significant way.
To be fair: the difference wasn't very big: my values were already within normal range - from 72 to 54 mg/dL.

neanderthin

Lietchi wrote: »

For me it was losing weight and/or exercising more (both happened at the same time) - I didn't change my diet in any significant way.
To be fair: the difference wasn't very big: my values were already within normal range - from 72 to 54 mg/dL.

That's damn low, good for you. Low carb and ketogenic diets generally get people well below the 100 mark, mine have been in the 40's for years and I'm not saying your on that particular strategy, just mentioning it. The 150 mg's is in my opinion too high and think 100 is a better standard, but suspect that standard won't change.

Lietchi

neanderthin wrote: »

Lietchi wrote: »

For me it was losing weight and/or exercising more (both happened at the same time) - I didn't change my diet in any significant way.
To be fair: the difference wasn't very big: my values were already within normal range - from 72 to 54 mg/dL.

That's damn low, good for you. Low carb and ketogenic diets generally get people well below the 100 mark, mine have been in the 40's for years and I'm not saying your on that particular strategy, just mentioning it. The 150 mg's is in my opinion too high and think 100 is a better standard, but suspect that standard won't change.

And I am nowhere near keto or low carb, for anyone wondering 🙂 (between 210 and 270gr of carbs per day on average)
But I probably have some good genetics helping me on top of exercise (new since 5 years) and eating a lot of vegetables (not new).

muchioknights

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Alcohol consumption massively impacts my triglycerides. I can blast them up or down in meer days depending on if I drink or don’t. These days I barely drink at all and they hover around the 90’s. Sometimes they’d be in the 200’s a few years back before I discovered the impact of alcohol on them.

FibroHiker

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My triglycerides and cholesterol were high for the first time iny life last year. I cut out egg yolks, highly refined sugars, and highly refined gluten grains from my diet. I eat meat about 1-2 times per week. Then incorporated more fiber through fruits and vegetables. My most recent visit to the MD showed both levels were back in the normal range.