High Cholesterol...

[Joan]

Originally posted by Icecub
Got results back yesterday from doctor, cholesterol is 6.6 - now doctor says i should follow a low fat diet -

now i follow this low fat diet

1. will i lose weight with this diet as well? (as this is cholesterol related - bear with me if i sound doff )

2. how soon after i start doing this diet, do i need to be tested again?

3. because of my high blood pressure, will it lower it??

4. what kind of foods should i be eating?

red meat to be avoided - what else should i be really
be avoiding - i do not have butter or margarine on my bread..
so no worries there..

as for my tummy problems - told him i am still experiencing burning pains just below the chest area, and getting lots of heart burn, he said it was because of the ailment i had - i was still bound to have burning which will work itself out eventually but he then gave me Pantaprazole for 28 days....basically antacid tablet - am i right Joan??

Pnatoprazole is what is known as a PPI, proton pump inhibitor, in other words, it prevents the release of HCl into the stomach (hydrochloric acid)... so yes, it is an antacid, but not one that neutralises acids)
You will loose weight cubbie on the diet needed to lower cholesterol and I know you are petite and do not really want to or need to loose weight, however, have you thought of using Bencol or Pro-activ products to lower the bad cholesterol and boost the good cholesterol?
In combination with a healthy diet of course.
Eat foods that are low in animal fats (saturated animal fats)... you can eat saturated plant fats like olive oil, coconut etc.
There will be many a website available to give you guidance on healthy foods and diets for lowering cholesterol.

Hope the little I said helps.............