Triglycerides, Part 1 on Yahoo! Health

I have a question that no one seems to know the answer. How can someone, approaching age 70, with very high cholesterol presently (LDL 273 and HDL 55) have a low Homocysteine and CRP test for heat disease results (I never got an exact number just that comment.)? My doctor was perplexed and didnt know so he did not continue to insist on my taking a Statin. Five years ago, then I was 65, my triglycerides were very high (over 300) as was my cholesterol at over 300. However, except for being quite overweight, I seemed healthy. Then I lost 50 lbs (down to 200 at 5"9" female) and did more exercise and both went down. But last year I reached a plateau on both at still high numbers but my weight is fairly good but still high. I tried to cut all fat out of my diet and ended up with dry hair and being tired. Then I read Atkins and started eating real eggs again (two a day) and butter, nuts and very little carbs esp. not simple ones. Within three weeks my glucose fell to 92 and cholesterol total 259 (HDL 62) which is the lowest it has ever been. Triglycerides are under 200 (cannot find numbers right now) now My hair, skin, and energy in general has come back but I am still not dropping as much weight as I would like but am holding off the 50 I lost. I now have a semi-Atkins diet with only complex carbohydrates. I have always had normal to low blood pressure etc. The Homocysteine and CRP test and result were both tests for heart disease work are low.

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1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jul 28, 2005, 8:34 am PDT

I have a question that no one seems to know the answer. How can someone, approaching age 70, with very high cholesterol presently (LDL 273 and HDL 55) have a low Homocysteine and CRP test for heat disease results (I never got an exact number just that comment.)? My doctor was perplexed and didnt know so he did not continue to insist on my taking a Statin. Five years ago, then I was 65, my triglycerides were very high (over 300) as was my cholesterol at over 300. However, except for being quite overweight, I seemed healthy. Then I lost 50 lbs (down to 200 at 5"9" female) and did more exercise and both went down. But last year I reached a plateau on both at still high numbers but my weight is fairly good but still high. I tried to cut all fat out of my diet and ended up with dry hair and being tired. Then I read Atkins and started eating real eggs again (two a day) and butter, nuts and very little carbs esp. not simple ones. Within three weeks my glucose fell to 92 and cholesterol total 259 (HDL 62) which is the lowest it has ever been. Triglycerides are under 200 (cannot find numbers right now) now My hair, skin, and energy in general has come back but I am still not dropping as much weight as I would like but am holding off the 50 I lost. I now have a semi-Atkins diet with only complex carbohydrates. I have always had normal to low blood pressure etc. The Homocysteine and CRP test and result were both tests for heart disease work are low.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 4:22 pm PDT

my weight doctror told me my levels weretotal cholesterol is 174;with a goal of 200. my question is if my hdl is 45 the ldl is 115 and tric. is at 69. she says they should be;total 200, hdl at 50 and tric. at 150?

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Triglycerides, Part 1 By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Posted Wed, Jul 27, 2005, 1:20 pm PDT