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Re: [Re: Cholesterol]Kristina
From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:47:46 -0500 (CDT)
Not to add fuel to the fire here,
but in some of the books I have read they suggest that high blood
cholestorol is linked more to high carb intake (too much Insulin) than
high dietary cholestorol or fat intake, and the arguments are pretty
convincing, to me anyway.
At 7 Jun 00, Amy Crowe wrote:
>
>No offense at all - just wanted to clarify what I ment...
>My Dad is 54 Years old and has already had 3 heart attacks and bypass...
>Scares me horribly
>
>anonymous@obgyn.net (Kristina) wrote:
>> Amy...I hope it didn't seem like an attack when I mentioned cholesterol.
>> Your post just reminded me of a lot of people I have talked to (women
>> especially) who have the same concerns so I thought I'd share the good
>> news of my mom. Hope I didn't offend:) I can understand your
>> hesitance...I would be a bit nervous, too. It's just always encouraging
>> to hear about or see other situations where things turn out positive!
>> God bless!
>>
>> At Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Amy wrote:
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>> >I hope you guys didn't think that I ment that if you eat meat then you
>will
>> >deffinately have high cholesterol - I was just saying that it runs in the
>> >family and if I can avoid it, then I would like to. (: Amy
>> >
>> >anonymous@obgyn.net (Janice Wheeler) wrote:
>> >> I have to add my two cents' worth...I agree with Kristina. Since I have
>> >> been eating fewer carbs, my cholesterol has gone down (and it was okay
>> >> to begin with) even though I have been eating some high cholesterol
>> >> foods. My dad's cholesterol level would make anyone sick...this
>> >> 77-year-old man has eaten two eggs and two slices of fatback every
>> >> morning at breakfast for most of his life. His cholesterol level was
>> >> checked back in March -- and it was 120!!
>> >>
>> >> I've read that if a person eats too few calories, the body goes into
>> >> "starvation mode". I wonder if it does the same thing with cholesterol?
>> >> Just a thought...
>> >>
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