IF and Bloodwork Changes
cianag
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I was wondering if anybody has done Intermittent Fasting (IF) and seen positive affects on their cholesterol and triglyceride levels? I haven't found much here on IF, so I don't know if it's against rules or something. I've been doing IF, after watching those Youtube videos by the nephrologist, for 3 days and lost 9.6 pounds, so I'm really optimistic at this point. I'll probably wait 6 months before checking my lipid values. Just wondering anybody else has seen good results in bloodwork short term.
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If one loses weight, it's not unusual for triglycerides and cholesterol to change for the better. But really the only way you can tell is for you to have your blood tested before and after.
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Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.1
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I was wondering if anybody has done Intermittent Fasting (IF) and seen positive affects on their cholesterol and triglyceride levels? I haven't found much here on IF, so I don't know if it's against rules or something. I've been doing IF, after watching those Youtube videos by the nephrologist, for 3 days and lost 9.6 pounds, so I'm really optimistic at this point. I'll probably wait 6 months before checking my lipid values. Just wondering anybody else has seen good results in bloodwork short term.
I don't think anything magical happens with your bloodwork from IF specifically...generally weight loss, a healthier diet, and regular exercise can make a significant difference.
I used to do IF before it had a cool name like that and we just called it skipping breakfast. I spent at least a good decade not eating breakfast or consuming anything other than black coffee until lunch. I also gained about 40 Lbs during that time and my cholesterol and triglycerides were through the roof.
IF isn't a magic bullet for anything.11 -
joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?1 -
Low carb also drops trigs whether in a deficit or not. maybe the OP is going lower carb as well as IF, they tend to be connected at the hip. I do both and my trigs though I haven't checked for about a year are in the 40's generally. Studies are showing up more frequently on the benefits of improved metabolic markers from IF with the most promising in longer fasting protocol's like alternative day fasting. Same day IF where you restrict eating for an 18 hr period (18:6) for example does show some metabolic improvement which is mostly seen in Ramadan studies but researchers are easily finding grants for IF so I suspect better controlled studies will come out more frequently. IF is like CR and in that respect will show similar outcomes but IF is showing improved outcomes in the absence of CR. It's a wait and see game for now.2
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kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?
About 40 lbs. There were many days I didn't eat in a deficit though. I also, think the person who posted above about low carbs being key is also correct because, not that I did low carb per say but I ate less. In effect low-carbing-it is what you're doing in the fasting window.1 -
joyanna2016 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?
About 40 lbs. There were many days I didn't eat in a deficit though. I also, think the person who posted above about low carbs being key is also correct because, not that I did low carb per say but I ate less. In effect low-carbing-it is what you're doing in the fasting window.
I didn't refer to low carb as key to lowering trigs, I said that trigs are reduced in an isocaloric state when in a low carb diet. Calorie restriction reduces trigs but not as much, that is all. Like cwolfman13 said, after he put on 40 lbs his trigs were through the roof, which is typical and why MetS has elevated trigs as a marker to watch because it comes with associated unhealthy other markers by default.1 -
joyanna2016 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?
About 40 lbs. There were many days I didn't eat in a deficit though. I also, think the person who posted above about low carbs being key is also correct because, not that I did low carb per say but I ate less. In effect low-carbing-it is what you're doing in the fasting window.
I think the weight loss part is key.4 -
neanderthin wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?
About 40 lbs. There were many days I didn't eat in a deficit though. I also, think the person who posted above about low carbs being key is also correct because, not that I did low carb per say but I ate less. In effect low-carbing-it is what you're doing in the fasting window.
I didn't refer to low carb as key to lowering trigs, I said that trigs are reduced in an isocaloric state when in a low carb diet. Calorie restriction reduces trigs but not as much, that is all. Like cwolfman13 said, after he put on 40 lbs his trigs were through the roof, which is typical and why MetS has elevated trigs as a marker to watch because it comes with associated unhealthy other markers by default.
Sorry I misquoted you! 😀 I didn't read it closely enough!1 -
kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »joyanna2016 wrote: »Yes! My yearly triglycerides level was always about 200, several years in a row (like 12), some of those times I was eating in a deficit, but not doing IF. The last 2 years I've been doing IF 18:6. The first year they were 99, just recently 86. My cholesterol has dropped a few points but wasn't affected all that much.
If you also lost weight during those two years of IF, how much did you lose?
About 40 lbs. There were many days I didn't eat in a deficit though. I also, think the person who posted above about low carbs being key is also correct because, not that I did low carb per say but I ate less. In effect low-carbing-it is what you're doing in the fasting window.
I think the weight loss part is key.
Maybe so. All I know is I like whats happening here and I'm going to keep doing it!1
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