Bad Cholesterol (overweight, clinic, working out, recipes)
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My Doc recently told me I had to lower my "bad" cholesterol. Cut back on red meat and eggs. As a side note I have discovered Egg Beaters aren't so bad after all. Any other ideas/recipes for this??
Last edited by 7th generation; 01-01-2012 at 06:45 AM..
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You can also start eating only the whites of the egg. The white portion contains no cholesterol. All the cholesterol is found in the yolk.
It's pretty easy to separate the yolk from the white in an egg. Just split the egg in half by tapping the center with a knife edge. Then pass the yolk back and forth between the two egg shell halfs. While you are passing the yolk back and forth, the white will drain from the egg, leaving only the yolk in the shell.
Or another easy way to eat just the white, is to hard boil the egg. Then the yolk is all balled up in the center, and can easily be discarded.
I typically hard boil around 12 eggs at a time, and put them all in the fridge, so I can enjoy them anytime I want them.
If you absolutely feel the need to eat a yolk, you can mix 3 - 4 egg whites + 1 yolk. That way, you are cutting the amount of yolk down by 60 - 75%, and reducing the cholesterol by the same amount as well.
Another thing to do to help lower your cholesterol is eat breads and cereal made from whole grain oats. Here is some good info on this:
Go ahead and make those changes to your diet and no others and then go back to the doc and have him measure it again. You may be unpleasantly suprised to discover that what you did had little or no effect on the reading. After that, get serious about exercising and eating fewer calories and sugared crap and then go back for a third reading. I'll bet at that point you and your doc will be pleasantly surprised at the results. Cholesterol management is a bit more complicated than merely switching to Egg Beaters and fish. You'd likely have to be consuming massive quantities of eggs and meat now to impact your blood lipids by eliminating them.
Go ahead and make those changes to your diet and no others and then go back to the doc and have him measure it again. You may be unpleasantly suprised to discover that what you did had little or no effect on the reading. After that, get serious about exercising and eating fewer calories and sugared crap and then go back for a third reading. I'll bet at that point you and your doc will be pleasantly surprised at the results. Cholesterol management is a bit more complicated than merely switching to Egg Beaters and fish. You'd likely have to be consuming massive quantities of eggs and meat now to impact your blood lipids by eliminating them.
So true. A well balanced diet of healthy foods and a good dose of exercise is usually all it takes to lower bad cholesterol. Some people do have more difficulty and need to go on medication, but that is the exception.
So true. A well balanced diet of healthy foods and a good dose of exercise is usually all it takes to lower bad cholesterol. Some people do have more difficulty and need to go on medication, but that is the exception.
That's pretty much the same story for diabetes 2: lifestyle reversible.
Eggbeaters are good, make some veggie omelets. I currently have to keep an eye on my HDL. I am trying to exercise more, eat less meat. So, hang in there!
Eggbeaters are good, make some veggie omelets. I currently have to keep an eye on my HDL. I am trying to exercise more, eat less meat. So, hang in there!
So how is that working out? Are you seeing your number dropping?
I feel like I'd be pretty safe if I offered $1 million to anyone who could demonstrate they actually reduced their cholestrol by merely reducing fat consumption but not losing weight or increasing physical fitness.
Cava, I am trying to raise my HDL, I think the OP may have issues with LDL? My physician said she likes to see women have HDL at 50 or more. I agree with you, I think that people do need to lose weight if they are overweight and increase their physical fitness, however I've known some people who have bad cholesterol even though they appear to be within normal weight range.
Cava, I am trying to raise my HDL, I think the OP may have issues with LDL? My physician said she likes to see women have HDL at 50 or more. I agree with you, I think that people do need to lose weight if they are overweight and increase their physical fitness, however I've known some people who have bad cholesterol even though they appear to be within normal weight range.
My husband is one of them. He takes Lipitor. He is also active, goes to the gym, is a good weight and eats really healthy foods. Its just one of those things for him.
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