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Posted by joebob on August 13, 2003, at 16:57:25
i used to be very proud of my low cholesterol, but now know it is related to depression/suicide/cancer
i eat lots of meat, when i eat at all, but that doesn't raise my levels or ease my symptoms
neither does fish oil
any ideas? comments?
Posted by Iansf on August 13, 2003, at 19:50:34
In reply to low cholesterol.....for becker, hoover, et al, posted by joebob on August 13, 2003, at 16:57:25
> i used to be very proud of my low cholesterol, but now know it is related to depression/suicide/cancer
>
> i eat lots of meat, when i eat at all, but that doesn't raise my levels or ease my symptoms
>
> neither does fish oil
>
> any ideas? comments?I also used to be proud of my low cholesterol (it was extremely low -- 110), then discovered the correlations with depression and cancer, both of which I had, or "have" in the case of depression. With time it has risen into the normal range, but it's still nowhere near high.
Some friends of mine have seen their cholesterol rise while on the Atkins diet (high fat and protein, low carbohydrate), but I don't think that's always the case.
If you do get it up, however, be sure not to let your homocysteine level rise with it. B6, B12, folic acid, trimethylglycine and SAM-e help lower homocysteine -- as well as alleviate depression for some people.
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