Eggs and cholesterol. Weird blood results.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

I was on a deficit at the time, ketogenic diet, and losing weight. I feel your research might be incomplete. I'm assuming you've heard of Lyle McDonald? There's a free link to his book on high fat diets below. That's one of the places where I got my information from that only 80% of the population can handle high fat diets, ketogenic in my case. I also have 5 pharmacist and a doctor in my family that i speak to with regularly, and they've all been taught that eggs can contribute to higher cholesterol levels.


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CC8QFjAB&url=http://aaron.emascc.com/diet/ebooks/Lyle_McDonald_-_The_Ketogenic_Diet.pdf&ei=1pyCUoK8BeP72QWpooGgBQ&usg=AFQjCNG-v1Ej-_pi6zYzj65KNkuA2Oyeew&bvm=bv.56146854,d.b2I&cad=rjt

I would venture to say that the medical folks in your family need to get some more recent information and do some modern research.......

This Dr (both MD and PhD) has had many many papers published. I have been researching his work for the past couple of years and has been an eye opener.

http://www.ravnskov.nu/uffe.htm

http://www.ravnskov.nu/myth1.htm

http://www.thincs.org/links.htm

ksuh999

Accutane raises cholesterol, not a thing you can do about it unless you stop taking accutane. Close thread now.

Even for being on roaccutane, the number is rather high.

Yeah hey I also took accutane ages ago and my cholesterol skyrocketed to "you're going to die tomorrow" levels while I was on it. So stop pooing your pants over it.

Did they keep you on it?

Yes, but it was a fairly short dosage time (3 months), so they weren't too concerned.

Accutane totally screws up your body's production of cholesterol, really the only way to get it down is to stop taking it.

Thanks for the insight

I don't know if the protocol is the same anymore but after your first big round of Accutane you can have one more big dosage and after that you can never take for longer than one month.

SnicciFit

Interesting little tidbit...

"Compared to commercially-produced eggs, eggs from pasture-raised hens have been shown to contain:

1/3 less cholesterol
1/4 less saturated fat
2/3 more vitamin A
2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
3 times more vitamin E
7 times more beta caroten"

From:
http://bodyunburdened.com/understanding-egg-cartons/

So... where you source your eggs could have something to do with how they effect your health

jonnythan

Interesting little tidbit...

"Compared to commercially-produced eggs, eggs from pasture-raised hens have been shown to contain:

1/3 less cholesterol
1/4 less saturated fat
2/3 more vitamin A
2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
3 times more vitamin E
7 times more beta caroten"

From:
http://bodyunburdened.com/understanding-egg-cartons/

So... where you source your eggs could have something to do with how they effect your health

Have been shown? By whom? When?

PRMinx

Accutane raises cholesterol, not a thing you can do about it unless you stop taking accutane. Close thread now.

Even for being on roaccutane, the number is rather high.

Yeah hey I also took accutane ages ago and my cholesterol skyrocketed to "you're going to die tomorrow" levels while I was on it. So stop pooing your pants over it.

Did they keep you on it?

Yes, but it was a fairly short dosage time (3 months), so they weren't too concerned.

Accutane totally screws up your body's production of cholesterol, really the only way to get it down is to stop taking it.

Thanks for the insight

Yeah, all of this. It's the accutane. Accutane is effective but it is an extremely harsh drug on the body. I was all ready to take it and then freaked out last minute after hearing about the side effects on the liver, cholesterol levels and even depression. I decided to go back on Yaz (also terrible for me but not as scary).

How much longer do you have to take it?

rml_16

Went to the doctors today and received my liver test results.

Everything was low, except for my cholesterol which sat at 7. I was shocked at this result because I work out 6 times a week, vigorously and I eat clean religiously.

Riddle me this, I eat for breakfast 3 egg whites with one full egg each morning I have read numerous studies in dictating the cholesterol in eggs is actually quite good for you.

Thoughts?

Sometimes high cholesterol is just genetics. If all your other numbers are low, I wouldn't worry about it.

My cholesterol was very high (my HDL was 76, though) and I started eating more eggs and it went down. But even my doctor and a dietician said my diet and lifetyle were not contributing to my cholesterol level and there wasn't much I could do about it.

PRMinx

Here's at least some good news from studies. When you are done with your course, your levels should return to normal.

Accutance and Changes in Blood Levels

Those problems included a 44% rise in triglyceride levels among patients with normal pretreatment levels, a 31% rise in total cholesterol, and an 11% rise in liver enzyme levels.

No significant changes were seen in levels of infection-fighting white blood cells, oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, or blood clotting platelets.

Liver enzyme levels returned to normal within three months after treatment in 92% of the patients who continued to be monitored. Cholesterol levels returned to normal during the same period in 79% of patients, and triglyceride levels returned to normal in 80% of patients.

JosieB2014

Here's at least some good news from studies. When you are done with your course, your levels should return to normal.

Accutance and Changes in Blood Levels

Those problems included a 44% rise in triglyceride levels among patients with normal pretreatment levels, a 31% rise in total cholesterol, and an 11% rise in liver enzyme levels.

No significant changes were seen in levels of infection-fighting white blood cells, oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, or blood clotting platelets.

Liver enzyme levels returned to normal within three months after treatment in 92% of the patients who continued to be monitored. Cholesterol levels returned to normal during the same period in 79% of patients, and triglyceride levels returned to normal in 80% of patients.

Thanks!!! That is great news! Went to the derm today and he wasn't worried. He said that was a normal elevation to have on to accutane and I can continue my treatment. Cheering!

Thanks for the awesome insight guys, it's been an interesting thread