Cholesterol Forum - Cholesterol at Age of 20 - cutting out or cutting down?

Hi, I've got 6.6 level cholesterol, its not that high I know...compared to others that I've heard...but I'm 20 years old, I recently started to exercise, and I have lost alot of weight over the past 3 years.... 2 years ago it was 5.5 and after I started working in the food industry It rose to 6.6 I kinda liked alot of cream!

But I really don't know what I should do now, Should I be cutting out or cutting down?, How many weeks does it take for a cholestrol level to go down alot. Should I not eat Dairy at all?
Should Saturated fats be Out of my diet? Completely?... So I shouldn't even be having like 2grams of saturted fats in a serve of food?

Paul.

Replies(2)

MandMs

replied on October 29th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Are you overweighted?
Do you eat plenty of fruit and vegetables?
Are you consuming products with non-saturated fats (omega 3 and omega 6 fat acids)?
Have you checked HDL and LDL levels, too ( these are important values for a better analysis)?

Aliante

replied on December 29th, 2007

New User

Paul,
All animal products are saturated fat which raises your cholesterol higher. If you find you cannot live without your dairy, try the low-fat or no fat versions of it. Even though you will still get cholesterol from eating them, at least it won't be as bad as the fully saturated ones.

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