ToddPres Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hi! I am on Day 28 of my first Whole30. I'm really excited about all of the benefits and I have experienced so far! I'm very concerned about my cholesterol numbers. I did a blood test after fasting for 12 hours on Day 25. Can Whole30 raise your cholesterol? Any suggestions for getting it down. I don't want to take statins at all and I know if I go to a doctor they will try to prescribe them. I'm stressed because the numbers are so high and I am only 30. LDL: 209 HDL: 44 TC/HDL Ratio: 6.4 Triglyceride: 126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiW Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 My cholesterol went down on W30.. have you ever had lipid blood work done before this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddPres Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Yes it was high with an LDL of 168 and HDL was 60. It was a year ago and I was hoping I would have better numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted February 5, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2018 45 minutes ago, ToddPres said: Yes it was high with an LDL of 168 and HDL was 60. It was a year ago and I was hoping I would have better numbers. Unfortunately some people have higher cholesterol in general regardless of diet. Dietary cholesterol like red meat and egg yolks doesn't give a person high blood cholesterol; that's a myth that has been debunked for a while now. I would definitely report to your doctor but have a collaborative conversation with him/her to see if there is time to wait and see how things go before taking meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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