Vegetarian Diet Cuts Cholesterol In Young Women

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In a message dated 4/15/00 8:56:21 AM Central Daylight Time,

vegan writes:

 

<< In just 2 months of restricting their intake of fat to 10% of their total

caloric intake and avoiding animal products, 35 young women reduced their LDL

( " bad " ) cholesterol levels by nearly 17% and total cholesterol by 13%,

according to the recent study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible

Medicine. Their report is published in the April 15th issue of the American

Journal of Cardiology. >>

 

 

Im just curious, but this says how it lowers the the " bad " cholosteral....

what about the good cholesteral?

Surely it goes down too...

[Guest guest]

Yes, the study did say that the HDL (good) cholesterol fell as well.

 

" The researchers do not know why this occurred, or why triglycerides (fatty

acids) rose when a low level of triglycerides is considered healthier, she

admitted. "

 

But I do know that people who exercise, don't smoke, and stay at their ideal

weight tend to have higher levels of HDLs. Perhaps these factors affected the

outcome.

 

I'd be interested in knowing if it fell at the same rate or by the same amount.

 

 

 

> Im just curious, but this says how it lowers the the " bad " cholosteral....

> what about the good cholesteral?

> Surely it goes down too...

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