Comments on: HELP OR ADVICE SOUGHT RE ESCALATING CHOLESTEROL L

By: Sofia Cabrera

Sofia Cabrera — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:44:49 +0000

How does one list lean vs non-lean beef? I know you can see
marbeling, etc, but what cut’s are considered leaner? I usually buy
boneless beef ribs (yum!), chuck or rump roasts, maybe a steak if
it’s on sale (all “natural” beef).

By: Patrica Alethia

Patrica Alethia — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:07:21 +0000

I’d look at my food ratios. There seems to be a fine line paradox regarding
cholesterol levels. If you eat a lot of carbs
don’t eat much meat. If you eat a lot of meat you can’t eat a lot of carbs. And
also make sure the meat that you are getting
is lean regardless of which type of program you are on. So go and reexamine
your ratios. Also make sure that you are getting
enough antioxident type food in your diet. One thing if you are just going
through menopause then that could be a factor (not
so much the diet). The hormone estrogen tends to “help” women when younger and
works against you as you get older. You might
consider traditional HRT or an alternative such as mexican yams, etc. to see if
that helps at all. (Also make sure that you
are not getting transfats anywhere at all in your diet.). If you doctor is
concerned he could try a therapy of Niacin which
is known to help reduce cholesterol. Also when you do eat carbs try to ensure

they are soluable fiber-type such as oatmeal
(just an example).
Hope you levels go down.
Crystal.

By: Zack Hinton

Zack Hinton — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:16:41 +0000

I have one, but have only used it for burgers so far. I’m thinking
about using it for salmon, though. The burgers were great, and the
fat did drip off the meat into the tray.
I tend to stay toward lean meats. Sirloin and top round roasts are my
favorite. Actually, rib-eye is my *favorite*, but it isn’t on the
list of lean meats so I only indulge occasionally.
Karen

By: Zack Hinton

Zack Hinton — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:02:34 +0000

Merrill, can you give us an idea of what your diet is like? There are different
ways to be compliant with ER This might help
us understand what you can do to reduce your cholestrol.
Karen