Do you know yur cholesterol count? Are you even concerned about it?

[Chryso]

All my life my mother has been on my case because I eat a lot of meat and not many vegetables. I recently had mine checked and it was in the 170s. I think mom was actually disappointed it wasn't higher.

 

[dennilfloss]

MIne was a little high a few years ago but it's normal now (and I do take 40mg of Simvastatin daily to keep it that way).

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: BAMAVOO

Originally posted by: Soviet
If you aint fat, you'll be fiiiiine.

WRONG!

Yup. Genetics plays a big role in cholesterol levels.

 

[Oceandevi]

Do skinny people worry about these fat people problems? NO

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
MIne was a little high a few years ago but it's normal now (and I do take 40mg of Simvastatin daily to keep it that way).

Have you tried just plain old cinnamon? It is much cheaper than drugs.
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[hzl eyed grl]

It used to be high. I don't remember what it is now, but my doc said it's fine.

 

[mundane]

No and no. I'm in my mid-20s, so I guess it's about time I start to pay attention to it.

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
MIne was a little high a few years ago but it's normal now (and I do take 40mg of Simvastatin daily to keep it that way).

Have you tried just plain old cinnamon? It is much cheaper than drugs.
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I don't pay for this drug. It's covered by my provincial disability benefit.

 

[Severian]

Originally posted by: Soviet
If you aint fat, you'll be fiiiiine.

We used to have this girl probably around 23, who worked in my clinic, and had a type of familial hyperlipidemia. Thin as a rail, looked hale and hearty. Occasionally we would draw a tube of blood from her and spin it down in a serum separator.
After separation, her serum looked like a few drops of liquid around a large plug of wax. Her blood was essentially the consistency of warm toothpaste.

To look at her you wouldn't think she had a thing wrong with her, but she was frequently hospitalized for hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis. Very painful and destructive, and potentially fatal.

My point is, cholesterol isn't anything to be ignorant of, particularly in this day and age of preventative treatment.

My last cholesterol was 140, and my LDL's are ~70s. It's likely that as we all get older, the AHA will lower the target for LDL to 70 and below, because in all the studies done to date regarding cardiovascular disease risk, there is no lower level plateau at which risk of CV events levels off.

Just my .02.....

 

[TXHokie]

I'm shooting to nail the high score just as I kick the bucket.

 

[state 08]

Is there a correlation between high cholesterol and physical performance?

I have high cholesterol and I run 5 times a week, but I get tired way to fast. I do on average 4 miles, but after 2.5-3, I feel like I maxed out.

I just assumed that my clogged arteries doesn't let the blood flow effieciently - or something like that... I dunno, I'm no doctor. Anyone care to explain?