So my triglycerides are high?

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    melonaulait wrote: »
    ogmomma2012 wrote: »
    xtina315 wrote: »
    Are you eating a lot of meat?

    Current research shows that dietary cholesterol has veeery little impact on our overall numbers. :)

    Can you link the most current study? I can't find it, but I read the recent ones are supposedly very short term studies and not really comparable to the actual studies showing dietary cholesterol's effect on our health.

    Dietary cholesterol is no longer a concern, and probably should never have been one.

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/02/why-you-should-no-longer-worry-about-cholesterol-in-food/
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
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    yarwell wrote: »
    Dietary cholesterol is no longer a concern, and probably should never have been one.

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/02/why-you-should-no-longer-worry-about-cholesterol-in-food/
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012

    I have yet to see a study.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    edited March 2016
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    melonaulait wrote: »
    yarwell wrote: »
    Dietary cholesterol is no longer a concern, and probably should never have been one.

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/02/why-you-should-no-longer-worry-about-cholesterol-in-food/
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012

    I have yet to see a study.

    of what ? the effect of dietary cholesterol on something ? If the great and the good of the US Nutritional Guidelines panel have given up on it I don't feel the need to look personally as they were pretty invested in the concept previously. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683816/table/tbl3/ is one of their references that shows no outcome effect of egg consumption (a proxy for dietary cholesterol).

    Do you have a study that shows the effect of a dietary cholesterol intervention on some health outcome ?
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
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    yarwell wrote: »
    of what ? the effect of dietary cholesterol on something ? If the great and the good of the US Nutritional Guidelines panel have given up on it I don't feel the need to look personally as they were pretty invested in the concept previously.

    Do you have a study that shows the effect of a dietary cholesterol intervention on some health outcome ?

    If the population's cholesterol levels are already higher than optimal for health, adding or subtracting dietary cholesterol is not going to make a difference.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11416056

    Cholesterol and saturated fat cause Atherosclerotic plaque in animals such as rabbits and monkeys.

    http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(10)01954-5/abstract

    I haven't yet found anything to suggest dietary cholesterol has no effect on healthy individuals.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9036757
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20165863

    But, I'll keep looking out for it! :)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    edited March 2016
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    I added a link to a Meta analysis used by the DGA panel http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683816/
    In comparison with those who never consumed egg or ate egg less than once per week, individuals who ate egg once per day or more did not have significantly higher risks of overall CVD, IHD, and stroke.

    most of yr links appear to be about serum cholesterol, rather than dietary
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
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    yarwell wrote: »
    I added a link to a Meta analysis used by the DGA panel http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683816/
    In comparison with those who never consumed egg or ate egg less than once per week, individuals who ate egg once per day or more did not have significantly higher risks of overall CVD, IHD, and stroke.

    most of yr links appear to be about serum cholesterol, rather than dietary

    There's also this one on eggs from later in the same year: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23643053
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,522 Member
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    Has it been a proper blood test or one done similar to a mobile blood sugar test? Those tests can easily go wrong. Mind you, we once had a health check at the office and they did a couple of quick blood tests. Almost everyone on my office floor tested for too high triglicerides. I don't know if the ladies doing the test didn't know how to do it properly, if the test strips were too old, or if standing in a queue without breakfast in the full sun at over 40C in the shade for half an hour played a role there, but it's unlikely were all had too high triglicerides. I had a proper test done a bit later, and all was ok.
  • choppie70
    choppie70 Posts: 544 Member
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    I started here on MFP (again!) in May. When I had my blood work in late August - 20ish lbs. lighter - my blood work was all out of whack. My liver enzymes were elevated and my triglycerides were up as well. When I had blood drawn a month later it was perfect! Dr. said that sometimes the results of blood tests can be inaccurate for various reasons.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
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    lifeguard23 wrote: »
    High triglycerides can be associated with insulin resistance. To combat insulin resistance, you would want to build muscle and eat carbs with protein.

    Your doctor would be able to tell you if this is the case.
    Yes, if you have insulin resistance cutting back on carbs would help.
    Also, have you had your A1C checked?

  • Khovde07
    Khovde07 Posts: 508 Member
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    ForecasterJason wrote: »
    lifeguard23 wrote: »
    High triglycerides can be associated with insulin resistance. To combat insulin resistance, you would want to build muscle and eat carbs with protein.

    Your doctor would be able to tell you if this is the case.
    Yes, if you have insulin resistance cutting back on carbs would help.
    Also, have you had your A1C checked?

    Ok I'm going to try to answer as many questions as I can so LOOK HERE for answers. This was a mobile testing company that came in and drew a vial of blood, tested urine, tested hearing and eyesight and did a quantitative fit test.

    I have no medical conditions that I know if that would effect my levels

    I'll post all my results here and normal normal range.

    Glucose: 87 - (70-99)

    Urea Nitrogen: 11 - (8-22)
    Creatinine: 0.66 - (0.60-1.10)
    Sodium: 139 - (136-146)
    Potassium: 4.0 - (3.5-5.1)
    Chloride: 106 - (100-110)
    Calcium: 8.9 - (8.9-10.5)
    Magnesium: 1.59 - (1.50-2.30)
    INorganic Phosphorus: 3.2 - (2.3-4.5)
    Total Protein: 7.2 - (6.4-8.3)
    Albumin: 3.9 - (3.5-5.0)
    Globulin: 3.3 - (1.9-3.6)
    GGTP: 15 - (0-50)
    AST (SGOT): 19 - (10-40)
    ALT (SGPT): 15 - (10-50)
    Uric Acid: 4.7 - (2.5-6.5)
    Iron: 89 - (30-160)

    Triglycerides: 568 (Classified as very high, optimal range is <150)
    Total Cholesterol: 208 (Desirable is <200)
    HDL Cholesterol: 36 (Slightly low)
    LDL Cholesterol couldn't be calculated accurately

    Hope this helps clear up some questions!
  • Khovde07
    Khovde07 Posts: 508 Member
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    Also!

    My blood pressure was 100/50 (but I think something was wrong with his machine, my normal blood pressure is about 116/68) and my pulse and EKG were normal.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
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    Birth control pills? Hypothyroidism? I would check in with your primary care physician (who is aware of your medical history)...
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,179 Member
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    Khovde07 wrote: »
    ForecasterJason wrote: »
    lifeguard23 wrote: »
    High triglycerides can be associated with insulin resistance. To combat insulin resistance, you would want to build muscle and eat carbs with protein.

    Your doctor would be able to tell you if this is the case.
    Yes, if you have insulin resistance cutting back on carbs would help.
    Also, have you had your A1C checked?

    Ok I'm going to try to answer as many questions as I can so LOOK HERE for answers. This was a mobile testing company that came in and drew a vial of blood, tested urine, tested hearing and eyesight and did a quantitative fit test.

    I have no medical conditions that I know if that would effect my levels

    I'll post all my results here and normal normal range.

    Glucose: 87 - (70-99)

    Urea Nitrogen: 11 - (8-22)
    Creatinine: 0.66 - (0.60-1.10)
    Sodium: 139 - (136-146)
    Potassium: 4.0 - (3.5-5.1)
    Chloride: 106 - (100-110)
    Calcium: 8.9 - (8.9-10.5)
    Magnesium: 1.59 - (1.50-2.30)
    INorganic Phosphorus: 3.2 - (2.3-4.5)
    Total Protein: 7.2 - (6.4-8.3)
    Albumin: 3.9 - (3.5-5.0)
    Globulin: 3.3 - (1.9-3.6)
    GGTP: 15 - (0-50)
    AST (SGOT): 19 - (10-40)
    ALT (SGPT): 15 - (10-50)
    Uric Acid: 4.7 - (2.5-6.5)
    Iron: 89 - (30-160)

    Triglycerides: 568 (Classified as very high, optimal range is <150)
    Total Cholesterol: 208 (Desirable is <200)
    HDL Cholesterol: 36 (Slightly low)
    LDL Cholesterol couldn't be calculated accurately

    Hope this helps clear up some questions!

    I am not dr but HDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides are all at alarming levels. Call your dr. Do not postpone this, you do need at the very least lifestyle and diet changes, probably more tests too.
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
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    concordancia wrote: »
    Have you been eating low fat? Ironically, that can make your triglycerides spike.

    Try limiting your starches, using whole grains when you do have any, and incorporating healthy fats like avocados, olive oil and nuts.

    I didn't read through the whole post so if someone already I said this, I apologize for the redundancy:

    On the topic of eating "low fat", are you eating a lot of pre-made products labeled as "low fat"? I am the last person here that's going to demonize "processed foods" or convenience foods because I love them, but I've noticed that a lot of the "low fat" convenience foods are packed with sugar. You might not have a sweet tooth, but the sugar can come from other places.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
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    Too many carbs. Keep below 100/day.

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