tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321910464334748186.post3971774274464629396..comments2023-11-05T01:54:25.792-08:00Comments on Skinny Without Willpower: CHOLESTEROL: IS IT REALLY THE ENEMY?Healthy Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371697338213850058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321910464334748186.post-57635266245601707272009-09-24T12:38:37.472-07:002009-09-24T12:38:37.472-07:00But does one do about clogged arteries (and heart ...But does one do about clogged arteries (and heart attack and death) :) I don't think anyone says cholesterol should be zero. Everyone acknowledges good vs bad cholesterol! Surely body itself produces required cholesterol - it's the excess from food intake that everyone's worried about.<br><br>True there are other contributing factors to heart disease but even after healthy life style if cholesterol is high, statins dissolve the extra from creating plague on artery wall which leads to heart attacks and premature death!<br><br>Eating more chocolate may help!<br><br>But then I am not doctor :)Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321910464334748186.post-6551539055936152572009-09-24T13:21:41.262-07:002009-09-24T13:21:41.262-07:00Researchers are finding out the real cause of plaq...Researchers are finding out the real cause of plaque on the artery walls is inflammation of walls themselves as they are attacked by oxidative agents in the blood. Once the artery walls get microscopic damage from the inflammation, cholesterol merely acts as a band-aid to cover up the damaged site. So in essence cholesterol is just a symptom and not the real cause. Omega 3 and other antioxidants that can reduce this inflammation process are what are needed to stop this in the first place and not statins. Cholesterol is blamed for nothing. In fact researchers are even doubting the good vs bad cholesterol theory and believe the cause to be something called c-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood. I would think in the future CRP testing will be as critical as cholesterol testing is today and perhaps we won't even be testing for lipid cholesterol levels to asses the risk for CHD. <br><br>Also the excess cholesterol from food intake that everyone is worried about has been shown to have an inverse correlation with lipid cholesterol i.e., when you get cholesterol from outside sources your body starts making less of it and so your lipid cholesterol levels actually go down which is what is really measured in the blood work that we do for cholesterol testing. So either way as long as you are eating saturated fats in moderation you are not as risk for CHD from your diet. <br><br>And if your arteries are already clogged from plaque then make lifestyle changes to increase your good cholesterol, like exercising, eating high levels of omega-3's and anti-oxidants and let the HDL cholesterol do its job. Either way I dont see a need for statins unless you are at the brink of a stroke and are incapacitated due to age or some other factor to be unable to exercise and make other lifestyle changes. In such as case I suppose statins would be your last bet for survival.Yogesh Verma's Fitness Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597412465904915372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321910464334748186.post-75635350775083221642009-09-25T02:05:29.336-07:002009-09-25T02:05:29.336-07:00Hey man that was really a fantastic blog you share...Hey man that was really a fantastic blog you share with us, it's really a nice and very helpful for us and for all who read this nice blog..piedshttp://www.vitabits.fr/partie-du-corps/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321910464334748186.post-77594642794505199512009-09-27T05:03:14.433-07:002009-09-27T05:03:14.433-07:00Thanks for your comment Pieds!Thanks for your comment Pieds!Yogesh Verma's Fitness Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597412465904915372noreply@blogger.com