Cholesterol Problems...

[LanceDBOL]

O.K. I am 5'7"...151lbs. 8%bf... I do not think that cholesterol is a big probelm for me now... but I eat a lot of eggs in the morning... 5, and that 215mg chol for each egg... so over 1000 mg each day at least... does whole wheat bread help lower that, and by how much? Am I putting in way too much chol?

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

first, arbitrarily speaking, it is suggested not to exceed 3 egg yolks/day because anymore may start to influence your blood cholesterol levels, although marginally and not as a main contributing factor i would say

as a corollary of the above, many expert opinions and some studies have demonstrated that LDL (bad cholesterol) is not directly influenced by exogenous cholesterol consumption but more over the result of the body's own processes... for example, if you take AIs or gear like winny, your lipid profile may be screwed regardless of all the EFAs you consume or cholesterol u eschew... on the other hand, nolvadex does wonders..its all hormonal

so to answer ur q, you wont know till u get your bloodwork done...

[Phate]

you shouldn't be eating 5 whole eggs in the morning anyway

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

Meh...don't eat whole eggs


My cholesterol stats

[C_Bino]

After work I will post a study if I can. They had volunteers eat 6 whole eggs 3 times per day. So pretty much their entire diet was 18 whole eggs daily for a month.

Result, cholesterol values LOWERED. Probably because they were only eating eggs and no refined sugars and trans fats etc. Also, eggs contain a ton of nutrients and vitamins.

[LanceDBOL]

Thanx everyone... What kind of blood work would need to be done?

[jimmyinkedup]

yeah its wierd ...I read an article stating people on atkins diet also lower cholesterol levels and they pay no attention to cholesterol content , sat fat etc.... they also lower triglyceride levels as well ..good article cited actual factual examples. Interesting how the body works ...wonder if in the atkins case its due to lowering overall bodyfat ...i dunno ....

[jimmyinkedup]

oh sorry : hdl /ldl test ...lipid profile and triglyceride test if im not mistaken .....but im not a doc and not 100% sure

[TODouble2]

i eat at least 4 whole eggs a day... i read that eating a complete protein is more beneficial than just the whites. after that i keep the rest whites though. but i havent had my cholesterol checked in a while so who knows whats happening with that

[sizerp]

/me consumes 2 whole eggs and 6-8oz egg whites

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

Thanx everyone... What kind of blood work would need to be done?

Just the regular checkup should have a comprehensive blood lipid profile as a basic feature anyways, stuff like;

Triglycerides
Total Cholesterol
HDL
LDL
etc....

Check this thread for more info:
ALL you need to know about bloodwork