Hi Triglyceride

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My last blood test showed that I had very high triglyceride levels. I am
taking Lovastatin and have just recently added Zetia. Is there anything
else I should be doing other than taking my medication to help lower my
triglyceriide levels?

Jerry

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Gerald Hall wrote:
:: My last blood test showed that I had very high triglyceride levels.
:: I am taking Lovastatin and have just recently added Zetia. Is there
:: anything else I should be doing other than taking my medication to
:: help lower my triglyceriide levels?
::
:: Jerry

Reducing calories should be helpful. In addition smaller but more frequent
meals, better glycemic control and fish oils 2-3 grams daily. Also rapeseed
oil:

J Am Coll Nutr. 2002 Apr;21(2):103-8. Related Articles, Links

Effect of a rapeseed oil substituting diet on serum lipids and lipoproteins
in children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Gulesserian T, Widhalm K.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Vienna, Austria.

OBJECTIVE: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a predominantly inherited
disorder, which contributes to a defect of the LDL-cholesterol receptor. For
adults with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), it is known that a
supplementary diet of monounsaturated fatty acids reduces elevated levels of
total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol and may further increase
HDL-cholesterol. In particular the reduced intake of dietary fat reduces
total serum cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in the range of 10% to 15% and
inhibits LDL-oxidation. Once the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia
is made in early childhood a supplementary diet with rapeseed oil should be
started as early as possible to prevent development of atherosclerosis and
subsequent complications. So far there are no reports of a lipid lowering
diet enriched with rapeseed oil in children and adolescents. METHODS:
Seventeen children and young adolescents (male = 6, female = 11, ages 4 to
19 years) diagnosed with FH were enrolled in this study. They received
dietary training and a classical low fat/low cholesterol diet enriched with
rapeseed oil over five months. In the first two months they received orally
mean 15 g/day (8-23 g/day), for the remaining three months mean 22 g/day
(15-30 g/day) rapeseed oil. The calculation of the three-days dietary
protocols showed the following characteristics: 29.5% calories from fat,
14.3% calories from protein and 54.6% calories from carbohydrates. The
subjects had six sessions of dietary counseling, and serum lipids levels and
lipoprotein(a) were estimated; each month's diet adherence was controlled by
a dietitian and discussed with the patients and their families during this
five-month study. RESULTS: During five months of rapeseed oil diet serum
triglycerides decreased by 29% (119.2+/-62.8 mg/dL vs. 84.9 mean +/- 39.7
mg/dL), VLDL-cholesterol by 27% (23+/-12 mg/dL vs. 17+/-8 mg/dL), total
cholesterol by 10% (233+/-35 mg/dL vs. 213+/-36 mg/dL), LDL-cholesterol by
7% (151+/-31 mg/dL vs. 142+/-31 mg/dL). HDL-cholesterol (59+/-15 mg/dL vs.
57+/-11 mg/dL) and Lp(a) (29.8+/-36.3 mg/dL vs. 32.6+/-40.7 mg/dL) were not
changed significantly. The diet was well accepted; in most families a
sustained change was reported. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that in
children and adolescents with FH a lipid-lowering diet with rapeseed oil has
a similar effect on total serum cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol compared to
classical cholesterol reduction diets (step I). However, an additional
pronounced effect on lowering of triglycerides and VLDL-cholesterol can be
observed. PMID: 11999536

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11999536&dopt=Citation

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janet · medicine forum beginner Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 19

cut back on white foods, sugar, white flour foods, potato, white rice etc.
take some fish oil, exercise.

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