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I went to my doctor to get a requisition for bloodwork, but I am leery of getting it because I'm losing weight, and I'm worried that losing weight will raise my cholesterol. Well, I'm not worried about that, as much as I wish to avoid a stupid conversation with my doctor about high cholesterol numbers.

I've googled some, and it seems that losing weight can raise it, as it's fat and it's entering your system from storage. Can any of you shed some light on that, and should I hold off on getting the tests? I'm really getting them to check my blood sugar, but asked I for a full work up. I have no doubt my blood sugar is fine, it was last year.

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Potato Avenger · Answer 1 · 2012-07-09 15:44:04Z UTC

I might be able to offer some reasoning explaining this occurrence:

Often as fat is lost and health is improved, sub-clinical cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are resolved, causing the liberation of lipoproteins from the liver which are hence released into circulation in the blood stream. Someone who knows a bit more about this (calling Mr. Masterjohn, Mr. Masterjohn?) might need to correct me or elaborate upon the process, but I think it's sensible.

Camilia Jonas · Answer 2 · 2012-07-12 12:44:53Z UTC

Losing weight may cause a short-term rise in your serum levels of cholesterol through the weight-loss process, as reported by "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition." They mention research in 1991 in which 6 fat women, their levels of cholesterol as well as body constitution all are taken into account. The research reveals a first decrease in cholesterol levels, accompanied by an increase while in ongoing weight loss to drop once again when they moved into weight maintenance.

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AJCN provides a reason behind the momentary rise in serum, blood, levels of cholesterol with weight-loss. The body has adipose (fat stores). The adipose stores start mobilizing when you lose weight, getting into the blood. That is a probable cause of a late increase in serum cholesterol levels with significant weight loss, points out AJCN. When your fat loss ceases, also does the increase in levels of cholesterol. Get on this website a diet plan to reduce cholesterol levels

Weight loss and Raised Cholesterol

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