Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I know this has been asked so many times but how do my numbers look?

Chol 194

Trigs 35

HDL 62

LDL 124

Chol/HDL ratio 3.1

Do these all seem ok? LDL flagged as high at the lab, but my ratio is good.

Only other thing that flagged was my White Cell Count which was 3.6 (range = 4.0-11.00). Dr said follow up in 6 weeks.

CRP was <1 (range 0-5)

I think I remember reading the ratio that Dr H said was most important was the Trig-HDL ratio. Is this right?

Cheers PH'ers

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turkeytyme · Answer 1 · 2011-08-17 14:03:54Z UTC

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I've always heard that the ratio is what matters too. I think also it matters what type of LDL you have, with the large, fluffy type that paleo dieters tend to have being better.

answered Aug 17 2011 at 14:03

turkeytyme
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Jack Kronk · Answer 2 · 2011-08-17 14:06:06Z UTC

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Looks real good. Your HDL is almost double your trigs, and your HDL makes up a third of your TC.

What is your diet like Peter?

answered Aug 17 2011 at 14:06

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	Hi Jack. My diet is pretty consistent. Fast till about 11, then whey protein drink with about 150ml coconut cream. Lunch is ususally 200g tuna with salad. Dinner is usually one of - Stew or casserole with vegies, fry up (steak, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomotoes, etc) or bacon frittata. Try to aim for around 200g meat for dinner with a lot of veg. For desert I have berries, melon, kiwi fruit, nuts, protein and coconut cream. I always cook my own food, so my stews are paleo approved. For snacks I eat hard boiled eggs, avos, jerky, carrots, apples, bananas, nuts. – peter Aug 17 2011 at 23:06
	I'm not seeing much too be concerned about here. Good job. – Jack Kronk Aug 18 2011 at 0:01

Travis Culp · Answer 3 · 2011-08-17 18:25:25Z UTC

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Keep doing whatever you're doing; these numbers are very good.

answered Aug 17 2011 at 18:25

Travis Culp♦
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Cool, thanks Travis. – peter Aug 17 2011 at 23:07

Andy · Answer 4 · 2011-08-17 18:42:15Z UTC

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These appear to be fantastic results to me.The 2 biomarkers to look at with regard to CVD risk are Total Chol/HDL and triglycerides. Both are excellent.

edited Aug 17 2011 at 18:42

answered Aug 17 2011 at 14:00

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Primordial · Answer 5 · 2011-08-17 19:01:30Z UTC

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If you don't mind I throw mine in, too. After more than a decade of eating only crap, then vegetarian (still with only crap), short time raw veganism, then 2 months gluten-free whole foods:

Chol 150

glucose: 90

Trigs 73

HDL 68

LDL 77

Chol/HDL ratio 2.6

CRP 0.1

homocysteine 13.7

vitamin D 7.7

Ok so far? I am eager to see my new results after 5 months lc paleo. I use 20.000 IU vit D per week and cod liver oil. Folate for high homocysteine.

answered Aug 17 2011 at 19:01

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	Is that vitamin D somehow using some other units or is it really that low? – Travis Culp♦ Aug 17 2011 at 19:26
	It is ng/ml. It is really that low. – Primordial Aug 17 2011 at 19:35
	I should add that this test was done after I had 3 months of constant heavy sun exposure in southern europe the year before. – Primordial Aug 17 2011 at 19:36
	Primordial - hmmm. I am suspicious of that VitD reading. I would get that retested if I were you. #1 - I have never heard of D that low. #2 - after "3 months of constant heavy sun exposure", you should definitely have PLENTY of vitamin D, even at a poor conversion rate. And is your new 20K per week + CLO in response to the 7.7 or included in it? Are you fair skinned? – Jack Kronk Aug 17 2011 at 20:30
	In response. No, dark skinned. – Primordial Aug 18 2011 at 7:29

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