Cholesterol and Roast potatoes

[Odds]

I do miss the Hypocrisy of the GD channel.

It's for the best that I'm not allowed access anymore.

So ...... I need to improve my roast p ot s

Who denied you access?

 

[JohnD]

I'm really at cross purposes as if to take or not.

I'm told once you start you need to do so then rest of your life.

If only there was some kind of trained and qualified health care professional you could consult. Better still if you lived in a country where that could be done without charge.

 

[Notch7]

When it comes to health I find nutrition fascinating.

We have been told for about 40 years that high fat content is what makes us fat
and eating too much sugar causes type 2 diabetes

both are pretty incorrect.

 

[Elsa TLC]

If only there was some kind of trained and qualified health care professional you could consult. Better still if you lived in a country where that could be done without charge.

That's right John. All I got was a phone call from a doctor while I was working.

Can you imagine if I called a doctor, with me telling her why her plumbing needs attention, and how I'm going to go about it!

I imagine she would say "can this wait" as I'm at work, and with a patient.

 

[Elsa TLC]

We have been told for about 40 years that high fat content is what makes us fat
and eating too much sugar causes type 2 diabetes

both are pretty incorrect.

In Australia I was told 17 years ago that it's the carbs that where the main culprit.

 

[Diver Fred]

O.K. can we get back on thread...

At my post 'retirement' 'MOT' (health check) review I was told my Cholesterol was high and would need to go onto Statins. We, the Doctor & I, discussed my general health, diet and drinking; I also said I didn't wish to start taking drugs on a daily basis so could I (try reduce) my Cholesterol level by diet. The Doctor agreed on a twelve month delay at the end of which my Cholesterol had dropped from high to borderline and now is in the 'safe' area.

Chatting to a Hematologist two things which go against low Cholesterol, are having bloods taken shortly after eating (so nothing to eat for 12, preferably 16 hours before the bloods are taken) and the time between the blood being taken and the testing (I now insist on a before 10AM taking as I know the local surgery has bloods collected at 10AM, then tested the same day).

 

[Odds]

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[Notch7]

O.K. can we get back on thread...

At my post 'retirement' 'MOT' (health check) review I was told my Cholesterol was high and would need to go onto Statins. We, the Doctor & I, discussed my general health, diet and drinking; I also said I didn't wish to start taking drugs on a daily basis so could I (try reduce) my Cholesterol level by diet. The Doctor agreed on a twelve month delay at the end of which my Cholesterol had dropped from high to borderline and now is in the 'safe' area.

Chatting to a Hematologist two things which go against low Cholesterol, are having bloods taken shortly after eating (so nothing to eat for 12, preferably 16 hours before the bloods are taken) and the time between the blood being taken and the testing (I now insist on a before 10AM taking as I know the local surgery has bloods collected at 10AM, then tested the same day).

that is is very interesting, certainly knowledge worth knowing

 

[securespark]

Someone I know has been wrecked by statins.

The side effects they suffer are:

Muscle and joint pain.

Increased blood sugar and increased risk of diabetes.

Liver damage.

Skeletal muscle breakdown.

I'm sure as heck not going to add them to my huge list of meds.

My GP told me that everyone's Cholesterol levels rise with age.

 

[mattylad]

OK so eating walnuts is takinga lot and they get stuck in your teeth etc.
Always having to spit out bits.

Might have to give up this crusade

 

[Notch7]

Someone I know has been wrecked by statins.

The side effects they suffer are:

Muscle and joint pain.

Increased blood sugar and increased risk of diabetes.

Liver damage.

Skeletal muscle breakdown.

I'm sure as heck not going to add them to my huge list of meds.

My GP told me that everyone's Cholesterol levels rise with age.

I thought statins were the wonder drug a few years back they were recommending everybody take them

 

[JohnD]

I thought statins were the wonder drug a few years back they were recommending everybody take them

IIRC they are so widely used because their benefits greatly outweigh their costs.

They seem to be prescribed particularly for older men to reduce cases of heart attack and stroke.
I and my retired chums are on them, at various levels of heath and fitness.

The price is not high enough to attract the excitement of pharma companies, and there are plenty that are effective off-patent.

I'm sure someone can find NHS figures.

Here's the BHF

Statins – your questions answered

Statins help lower your cholesterol levels. We answer your top questions, such as are they safe, what’s a low dose statin and what to do about side effects.

www.bhf.org.uk

And NICE

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng238/resources/patient-decision-aid-on-should-i-take-a-statin-pdf-243780159

 

[johnny2007]

I thought it was illegal to roast potatoes in anything other than a full bar of lard...

 

[Elsa TLC]

My mates a doctor in Oxford. his dad runs a practice in QLD Australia.
My customer is a retired GP., in Bishops Stortford.
I have spoken to them all. They all tell me to take the drugs.

I'll give it till February. Test again and reassess.

 

[aveatry]

I thought statins were the wonder drug a few years back they were recommending everybody take them

Yes that is right it was to try and stem the massive increase in heart attacks/ disease after people were given some covid vax. That is what this cardiologist said anyway.

BBC criticised for letting cardiologist ‘hijack’ interview with false Covid jab claim

Aseem Malhotra’s ‘misguided’ views linking some Covid vaccines to excess heart disease deaths should not have aired, say experts

www.theguardian.com