hey LasVegasLady - how's that cholesterol??!??!
Posted By: LOL....joke-kidding, no flames...no msg on 2007-10-23
In Reply to: Saw Jubilee at Harrahs but that is another old place - LasVegasLady
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good question, LasVegasLady...sm
well I *thought* eating lots of shrimp raises cholesterol but when you asked, I researched, and apparently it's a myth! who knew?
Question: Does eating foods such as eggs and shrimp that contain cholesterol raise your cholesterol level? Are they more or less dangerous than foods with high saturated fat?
Answer: Not much. You absorb only half the cholesterol you eat. Most -- about 80 percent -- of your blood cholesterol is made in your liver. Fats, especially saturated fats and trans fats, increase cholesterol production. You should limit cholesterol consumption to 200-300 mg a day. That's one egg yolk, so eggs a few times a week is fine. This is also true of shrimp. -- Richard A. Stein, associate chairman of medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and a spokesman for the American Heart Association.
It's less dangerous than foods high in saturated fat. That raises triglycerides twice as much as eating cholesterol-rich foods. Saturated fat is the primary enemy. Cholesterol in food is a sort of secondary enemy. Don't worry about the second when you haven't dealt with the first. Saturated fats and trans fats are the worst.-- Dr. Richard Milani, director of the cardiovascular health center at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4724255/
cholesterol
I can't eat a lot of cholesterol because my gallbladder reverberates up through my back all night if I do and it is quite painful.
I eat steel cut oats which actually absorbs the cholesterol out of my system and I also avoid egg yolks and only eat egg whites and even use powdered egg whites for baking. I also eat olive oil in place of butter on bread and a little margarine for baking.
My cholesterol level is very good (which may be hereditary), but maybe these tricks would help you also even with medication.
High cholesterol
Join the club. I, too, have high cholesterol. I was over 500 last year. I started Weight Watchers in Jan. of 06 and lost 40# pretty quick. I am now down to 20# within goal weight and my cholesterol is 160. I also do oatmeal for breakfast every day, take fish oil pills, garlique, and Cholesterol medication from Dr. I also have been walking (1-4 miles) at least 4 times a week since starting all of this. I feel much better. Last week, though, I had a checkup and I am back up to 358.  I guess you cannot always choose your parents!! lol More meds and more exercise.  
I am surprised myself at how low my cholesterol is
and so was my physician. My hubs very much against eating red meat but he knows I love a steak which I eat less of now since we married. When physician remarked about how good level is, he told me tell hubby alright about that steak and just about anything. No worries here but thanks anyway.
cholesterol meds sm
I was given Tricor (expensive) and it gives me embarrassing gas, only take it when I'm going to be alone, so it wasn't powerful enough and they added simvastatin which they told me to take before bed because supposedly that's when the cholesterol is best treated by this. I found it kept me awake or ? psychological??? I tried to stick to it because I have a doc's appt. Mon. and was so tired and nauseous from taking both, I actually feel like I have the flu. I think I am going to express the desire to just try diet but know I'll catch He*l, as they seem to prefer you to take all this stuff. I never heard of statin shuffle, can't find it, that's awful! Last time my #s were down to normal and they were so excited, well, now I think it's my turn to start to live again. If you can take it with no side effects, then do it, but I'm sick of feeling sick. Both parents had and died of heart disease, so I'm scared. There has to be a better way!
Looking for ideas on a diet for high cholesterol
I am doing the salad, chicken, turkey thing, but I will be getting sick of salad soon. I do not like fish, so what other options do I have? Any ideas/recipes would be appreciated. I can have red meat once a week.
Thanks!
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