Comments on: Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL: debunking the myth

By: Colesterol HDL LDL VLDL trigliceride | Kaciula.ro

Colesterol HDL LDL VLDL trigliceride | Kaciula.ro — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:12:46 +0000

[...] Formula lui Friedewald este relativ exacta doar cand trigliceridele sunt cuprinse in intervalul [...]

By: How Do I Lower My Bad Triglycerides

How Do I Lower My Bad Triglycerides — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:27:19 +0000

[...] Low-Carbohydrate Diets Increase LDL: Debunking The Myth [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:47:13 +0000

great post as always
i have been on a low carb diet for years now and i can safely say that i feel really great. i think this whole story of LDL increase is just a myth

By: questions about my lab results - Atkins Diet

questions about my lab results - Atkins Diet — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:11:47 +0000

[...] several posts on his blog about cholesterol. Here is one that seems to pertain to your situation: Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL: debunking the myth | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. Note the following excerpt. [...]

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:49:34 +0000

I really didn’t want my cholesterol levels checked, but since the Dr. put it on the lab requisition……
He is horrified at the numbers. I have to admit I was a bit taken aback myself.

Total 465
HDL 102.18
Trig 48.95
LDL 353.73

Even recalculating with the better formula leaves LDL really high. Given that I am a 54 year old female, very low blood pressure, no family history and very thin …… any reason for concern or further testing? Doc wants me to see a specialist.
Sigh. Ignorance was bliss….

By: Rabbi Hirsch Meisels

Rabbi Hirsch Meisels — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:51:24 +0000

I have a question which you already answered, but I just didn�t get it. If the LDL is really lower, then it must be that the VLDL is higher. why isn�t that by itself a problem? I’ll give you an example that I have just been working on. Total 242, HDL 59, Trigs 38. Based on the Friedewald equation the LDL is 175, while on the Iranian it’s 131. Adding the HDL 59 and the LDL 131, we are left with 52, what would that be? VLDL or IDL, both are supposed to be dangerous. And it would seem that the VLDL is even higher than the full trigs, not a fraction of it.

By: Raymond Vonderlieth

Raymond Vonderlieth — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:52:27 +0000

DR.Eades,
My wife stopped Zocor a year ago due to muscle joint pain and memory loss. Since that time, I have been watching her cholesterol numbers closely. I am considering LC diet for my wife after reading your article on the Friedewald equation article. I am concerned if LDL is overestimated. Could you check against Iranian formula? I tried to figure this out myself. Is this the correct formula?
LDL (mg/dL = TC/1.19 + TG/1.9 – HDL/1.1 – 38
TOTAL CHOL HDL LDL TRIG
1/27/09 238 56 159 116
4/7/09 239 48 138 267
5/20/09 250 56 170 121
7/21/09 255 57 178 101

The formula is correct, but it works only if the triglycerides are below 100 mg/dL, which your wife’s are not.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:25 +0000

Just to add my two cents: two months ago I turned up lipid values of the scary/shocking variety (TC: 544; HDL 123; Trig 59; LDL 409). On Dr Mike’s suggestion, I had a CT heart scan. Calcium score=zero. I also plan a VAP test for particle number/size which I’ll report when it comes in. I’ve never been concerned about heart disease (everyone in my family dies of cancer) but want to do my part anecdotaly to show the disconnect between LDL and disease.

Thanks for the report. I’m sure many will find it helpful.

By: Micky

Micky — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:32:39 +0000

Dr. Eades,

I’ve followed your guidelines since 5/1/09: To compare:

12/06 results:
cholesterol, total: 188
Triglycerides: 53
HDL: 87
Est. LDL: 90

7/09 results:
cholesterol, total: 229
Triglycerides: 34
HDL: 81
Est. LDL 141

My doctor is concerned about my LDL but had nothing to say about the favorable HDL and triglyceride levels. Your explanation of what goes into an LDL calculation is a great comfort. So was losing 12 pounds.

By: jen

jen — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:18:47 +0000

I’ve been reading everything I could find about LDL today and came across your blog. Told today by a phone call (!!) that my recent blood work indicated the following levels:
Choles. 231 mg/dl
HDL 55 mg/dl
Tricyl. 88 mg/dl
LDL 158 mg/dl

Weight 129/ Height 5′4″/Age 48/Active, but not daily exercise due to work and graduate program

Told (stressing over phone again, by nurse!) that I needed to follow a strict diet to reduce LDL or I would be “put on meds”.

Current diet consists of chicken or fish each once a week, salads, vegetables, lots of fresh herbs, whole grain cereal/bread, fruits, tea, occasional snack of low fat cheese (mozzerella), low fat yogurt, lots of non-sweetened seltzer water, olive oil to cook; nothing ever fried, no chips, rarely eat out, but if I do….fish/salad. Willing to try stricter diet and committ to exercise over the summer, but did not like threat of meds without talking to me!!!

How can you be worried about the “threat of meds”? Are they going to hog you down, hold your nose, and force pills down your throat? It’s up to you whether or not you take whatever medications they recommend. Sounds to me as if your diet could do with a few less carbs. And your lipids look okay. Considering your low triglycerides, your LDL levels are actually lower than the test you got showed.