You fat c.................!

[Finless]

.......... hubby person!

Not you, me ............. erm ............. a friend of mine. Yes, a friend of mine has been told he is a fat so and so and has a cholesterol count of 7.3

The poor lambykins was recommended a lifetime of taking statins (sp?) but bravely opted to go for exercising again (the lazy git hasn't done a thing for several years) and modifying the diet.

So, for the sake of my closest friend have you got any cholesterol busting advice or food recommendations. As always, amusing suggestions are gratefully received although, if they are plausible as well, then please make sure my best friend knows this.

Pint of Benecol for brekkie?

My friend is feeling a bit of a clot ............. well several, actually, and is imagining DVT sensations all over his body. He was originally feeling quite happy about having a DVT until he found out that the V stands for 'vein'. Tut, the smutty puppy.

So, suggest away for the benefit of my bestest friend.


Oh, I am also suffering increasing paranoia, I would word any specific replies 'generally' just in case there are any insurance company spies out there .......

Well, it could happen, couldn't it?

[Mark Chase]

Your under the misapprehension that being fat means having high cholesterol and or that being skinny means you have low cholesterol

I am 16 stone and my count was 6.2 my wife is 6 1/2 stone and hers is 6.

If theirs an oz of fat on ling i haven't noticed it


The only way to control it is by avoiding certain foods like prawns and shellfish generally, red meat, liver, crisps peanuts etc. Drink 1 large glass of red wine every day.

Even then its down to your liver how much cholesterol you produce not your level of fitness.

ATB


Mark

[Finless]

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

Your under the misapprehension that being fat means having high cholesterol and or that being skinny means you have low cholesterol

I am 16 stone and my count was 6.2 my wife is 6 1/2 stone and hers is 6.

If theirs an oz of fat on ling i haven't noticed it


The only way to control it is by avoiding certain foods like prawns and shellfish generally, red meat, liver, crisps peanuts etc. Drink 1 large glass of red wine every day.

Even then its down to your liver how much cholesterol you produce not your level of fitness.

ATB


Mark

Not ME, my "friend"!!!

No peanuts? FFS, is life worth living ............... I suppose my friend could manage a glass of red wine a day (so long as it is in 'addition to' rather than 'instead of').

Can you get low fat lager?

[nigelH]

7.3?
Is that bad? Does anybody have a scale?
N.N is good, M.M is bad, P.P is very bad, Q.Q OMG you're going to die?

I was 4.4 and had a heart attack but I tend to put it to a roughed up artery due silly hobbies.

Stop eating and get religion.
That covers both possible outcomes.

[tom]

best way to control it is to take the statins IMHO.
I tried the diet, benecol stuff etc and my levels actually went up!
only issue I've had with the statins is that you're not allowed to eat grapefruit

[Finless]

Originally Posted by nigelH

7.3?
Is that bad? Does anybody have a scale?
N.N is good, M.M is bad, P.P is very bad, Q.Q OMG you're going to die?

I was 4.4 and had a heart attack but I tend to put it to a roughed up artery due silly hobbies.

Stop eating and get religion.
That covers both possible outcomes.

It means I have an elevated risk.

[alistairb]

Hi...im a big boy amd my cholestrel is only 4.7....the recommended is 4.8..so size doesnt matter....big or small u can big pettite and be 7. ????? so its the indervidual....

safe diving
alistair

[Finless]

Don't look at this unless you don't want to have any fun.

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[colinicky]

Get your ( his ) fat arse of the armchair & become a real diver again & then you ( he ) wont worry because you'll ( he'll ) be enjoying life to much & I "may" get a " same ocean buddy " again !

[liamm]

Its all in the genes .........

good luck with the diet and exercise but my advice would be to go with the statins as well. My mum has always had high cholesterol but is afood freak and always has been. She doesnt eat fat, red meat butter cream etc ...... personally i think its more to do with how your body works. In my mums case there was asuggestion that stress was a factor - diving combats stress so maybe you need to go diving a bit more .....